Senior Network Engineer

At **[Wilson Elser](https://www.wilsonelser.com/),** we are redefining what it means to work at a national law firm. With more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices nationwide, we are recognized among the top 100 law firms by *The American Lawyer* and ranked #36 in the *National Law Journal’s* survey of the nation’s largest law firms. Our continued success is built on a culture of collaboration, innovation, client service, and mutual respect. We are committed to fostering an environment where employees are empowered to grow their careers, contribute meaningfully, and thrive professionally. **The Position** We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to own and evolve our enterprise network across multi-site and cloud environments. You'll be a key technical voice shaping infrastructure strategy, driving security posture through zero-trust principles, and ensuring high availability for business-critical systems — all while working remotely on a collaborative, senior-level team. **Key Responsibilities** Design & Architecture - Architect scalable, resilient network solutions including routing/switching, SD-WAN, firewalls, VPN, QoS, and zero-trust segmentation. - Define requirements, evaluate technologies, and lead infrastructure changes from design through implementation. - Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans for all network components. Operations & Maintenance - Perform proactive maintenance — patching, upgrades, tuning, and health monitoring across the networking estate. - Manage vulnerability findings and vendor security advisories for network equipment and systems. - Maintain accurate network documentation, configuration baselines, and topology diagrams. - Own and resolve network-related incidents and service requests, driving issues to resolution. Collaboration & Strategy - Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to support firm-wide initiatives. - Evaluate emerging technologies and translate their impact into actionable recommendations. - Serve as a technical mentor and backup resource across the Network Engineering team. - Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels. **Qualifications** - 10+ years of hands-on network engineering experience across multi-site enterprise environments - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience. - Palo Alto Firewalls - Production deployment, policy management, and troubleshooting of Palo Alto NGFW (Panorama experience a strong plus). - Cisco ACI - Hands-on experience with Nexus 9300/9000 series in ACI mode — fabric design, EPG/contract configuration, and troubleshooting. - Proven ability to architect, implement, and troubleshoot complex, multi-vendor network infrastructure. - Strong documentation habits — you leave networks better documented than you found them. - Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into clear, implementable technical designs. - Excellent communication skills — comfortable presenting to both engineers and executives. - Strong project management instincts with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams independently. - A collaborative, team-first mentality balanced with the ability to drive work autonomously. - **Routing & Switching** - Deep expertise in enterprise routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) and switching (VLANs, port channels, spanning tree, QoS) across multi-site environments. - Cisco certification at the professional or expert level (CCNP, CCDP, or CCIE) strongly preferred. - Experience in professional services, financial services, or legal industry environments. - Familiarity with network automation tooling (Ansible, Python/Netmiko, Terraform for network infra). - Experience with public cloud networking (AWS, Azure) and hybrid connectivity patterns. - Exposure to Panorama for centralized Palo Alto management at scale. - **Core Networking** - SD-WAN (Silver Peak / HPE Aruba EdgeConnect)…