Junior Network Engineer

Remote
Full Time
Mid Level

Shift: US Central Timezone — 04:00 PM to 01:00 AM CDT or 12:00 AM to 08:00 AM CDT (2 days off during the week, weekend off not guaranteed)
Availability: Preferably Immediate Joiner

Hiring Requirements

  • Experience: 3–5 years in Networking

  • Preferred: 1–2 years of exposure in Web and Cloud Hosting industry

Core Skills & Responsibilities

Networking Fundamentals

  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, and subnetting

  • Proficiency in routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, MPLS

  • Experience with VPN technologies (IPSec, SSL, GRE, site-to-site, remote access)

  • Hands-on with switching technologies: STP, EtherChannel, VXLAN

  • Certifications: CCAN R&S (EI), CCNP R&S (EI), or JNCIA-Junos, JNCIS-ENT, JNCIS-SP, JNCIP-ENT, CCNA DC, CCNP DC (mandatory)

  • Practical experience with Cisco Catalyst & Nexus switches, Juniper EX/QFX/MX series

  • Preferred exposure to Arista or Mellanox data center switches

Hosting & Data Center Networking

  • Experience with DNS (Bind, PowerDNS, Anycast)

  • Knowledge of protocols: HTTP(S), SMTP, FTP/SFTP in hosting environments

  • Load balancing experience (Nginx, HAProxy, or hardware LB like F5, Citrix)

  • Understanding of multi-tenant hosting and client isolation

Cloud Networking

  • Familiarity with VPCs, subnets, peering, NAT gateways, VPN gateways

  • Hands-on with AWS, Azure, or VMware NSX networking

  • Hybrid connectivity (on-prem ↔ cloud)

Security

  • Firewall administration: Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet, Palo Alto

  • Basic DDoS mitigation & WAF knowledge

  • IDS/IPS configuration and monitoring

  • Network segmentation and Zero-Trust principles

Automation & Monitoring

  • Scripting with Python, Bash, or Ansible

  • Familiarity with Zabbix, Nagios, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent tools

  • Building proactive alerts and reporting dashboards

Troubleshooting & Operations

  • Strong diagnostic and root-cause analysis skills (packet captures, traceroute, Wireshark)

  • Handling SLA-driven escalations from NOC/customers

  • Comfortable with 24/7 operations and shift work

Soft Skills

  • Strong English communication skills (verbal & written)

  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users

  • Excellent documentation skills (configs, procedures, incident reports)

  • Team collaboration with cloud, sysadmin, and support teams

  • Adaptability to fast-paced hosting environments

  • Flexibility to work across different time zones

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