Senior Network Engineer

HEICO is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our corporate team for full time direct hire role in Hollywood, FL.

Role Description:

Responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure to support data, voice, video, and wireless services. Provides hands-on support for routers, switches, Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, VMware NSX, and load balancers while optimizing network performance, resiliency, and security. This role requires strong, hands-on, primary expertise with Palo Alto firewalls, including administration, policy management, NAT, VPNs, threat prevention, logging, and troubleshooting in complex enterprise environments. Experience with Check Point firewalls is strongly desired as a secondary platform.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Network Design & Maintenance
• Configure and manage LAN/WAN environments, VLANs, VPNs, and subnetting.
• Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot network hardware, including routers, switches, Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, and access points.
• Implement and manage Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and SD-WAN solutions.
• Maintain fiber switches and associated infrastructure.
• Optimize network performance through monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive upgrades.
• Design and support secure network segmentation and traffic flows through proper firewall policy design and network security architecture.
• Work with virtualized networking environments (VMware NSX, vCenter).

• Security & Compliance
• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Palo Alto next-generation firewalls.
• Manage and optimize security policies, NAT rules, zone-based controls, application-based policies, URL filtering, threat prevention, logging, and high availability on Palo Alto platforms.
• Perform firewall change management, rule review, policy cleanup, and ongoing optimization to maintain a secure and efficient rule base.
• Monitor firewall activity, investigate alerts and traffic logs, and support incident response and root cause analysis related to network security events.
• Provide support for Check Point firewalls as a strongly desired secondary platform, including policy review, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Enforce IT security policies, including access controls and 802.1X authentication.
• Conduct network security audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation support.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors to implement firewall/security changes aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Wireless Networking
• Manage Cisco Meraki wireless access points.
• Ensure secure and efficient wireless connectivity.
• Require a working knowledge of StrataCloud.

• Support & Documentation
• Provide technical support and incident response within SLA guidelines.
• Document network configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for issue resolution.

• Telecom Support
• Proficient in voice traffic flow and related technology.
• Troubleshooting circuits and ISP related issues.

Requirements

Education:

• Associate’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering required; Bachelor’s preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in a fast paced and dynamic technical support environment or equivalent with a combination of education and experience.

Certifications:

• Required: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or equivalent enterprise networking experience.
• Strongly Preferred: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) or higher-level relevant Palo Alto certification.
• Preferred: Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or equivalent Check Point certification.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in routing, switching (L2/L3), and network security.
• Proficiency in fiber infrastructure and load balancers.
• Experience with Cisco platforms (ISE, VoIP, Meraki).
• Knowledge of network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, LiveAction).
• Understanding of SD-WAN, cloud networking, and virtualization.

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving, time management, and customer service skills.
• Ability to document procedures and effectively communicate with stakeholders.