Network Engineer -Palo Alto, CA-Locals are preferred

Job title:

Network Engineer, Corporate & Datacenter Location:

Hybrid @ Palo Alto, CA-Locals are preferred. LongTerm Required Qualifications 4-6 years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience. Proficiency with Palo Alto Networks NGFWs and Panorama; experience with security policy management, zone-based segmentation, and GlobalProtect VPN. Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, STP/RSTP, VLANs, LACP, and L2/L3 design. Experience designing and supporting enterprise wireless networks (Cisco Meraki, Aruba, or equivalent); familiarity with 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6 and RF optimization. Working knowledge of datacenter networking concepts: spine-leaf, VxLAN/EVPN, and high- availability failover. Strong troubleshooting methodology-comfortable working through complex multi-layer problems in production environments. Effective written and verbal communication; able to produce clear runbooks and incident postmortems.

Preferred Qualifications Relevant certifications:

PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks), CCNP Enterprise, CWNA/CWSP, or equivalent. Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or Terraform. Familiarity with public cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) as it intersects with on-premises connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN). Exposure to load balancers (F5, AVI/NSX

ALB, NGINX

) and application delivery in datacenter environments. Experience with 802.1X / NAC platforms (Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or equivalent). Comfort using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) for network operations, documentation, and automation tasks is a plus and actively encouraged.