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Results-driven & remote-first Senior Network Engineer with 14+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure across financial services, government, and Fortune 500 environments Strong expertise in Cisco and Fortinet SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and VPN technologies, network security, and monitoring tools, with a track record of reducing downtime, improving reliability, and supporting mission-critical systems. Strong experience in co-location (co-lo) data center design, architecture, configuration, monitoring, supporting high availability, and failover testing to ensure minimal business impact. Proven ability to lead full lifecycle network initiatives including design, build, implementation, configuration, testing, and optimization. Highly developed communications and administrative skills, with over 14 years’ experience executing back-office responsibilities that provide transparency and accountability to all program stakeholders CORE EXPERTISE • Network Architecture & Design (Scalable, Secure, High Availability, Route Filtering) • Routing & Switching: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, TCP/IP • Network Security: Firewalls, VPNs (IPsec/SSL), VPN, DMVPN, IDS/IPS, Encryption • Network Optimization & Performance Tuning • Cisco SD-WAN & Fortinet SD-WAN • Network Design & Architecture (LAN/WAN, co-lo, hybrid cloud) • Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, OMPV, ADVPN • Failover Design & Testing (High Availability, Redundancy) • Enterprise Routing & Switching: Cisco Nexus, Catalyst • Firewalls: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, FortiGate • Cloud Networking: Azure (ExpressRoute), AWS exposure • Monitoring & Troubleshooting: SolarWinds, ExtraHop, Splunk, Wireshark, vManage • Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis (RCA) • Capacity Planning & Network Scaling • Hardware Deployment (Routers, Switches, AP’s, Firewalls) • Change Management & Documentation: ServiceNow • Vendor Management & Issue Resolution • High Availability & Disaster Recovery Testing • Scripting & Automation (basic task automation) • Documentation: Network diagrams (Visio), runbooks, SOPs ________________________________________ REMOTE WORK CAPABILITIES • Lead end-to-end network design and SD-WAN deployments remotely across enterprise environments • Execute remote configuration, testing, and failover validation with zero on-site dependency • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact infrastructure changes with minimal disruption • Manage and troubleshoot large-scale distributed networks (300+ sites) in real time