Network Engineer III

Overview

Position: Network Engineer III

Location: Santa Ana, CA **Hybrid work schedule 

Compensation: starting at $108,000/yr+ DOE   

*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Position Summary:

New American Funding is well along the way with its journey to the cloud. This role will focus mainly on Azure cloud network.

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter and a change agent with strong experience in cloud technologies. Must have solid experience with cloud network as well as working with IaaS, SaaS and PaaS vendors services to deliver successful implementations and integrations. Must have strong communication and a team player and can work independently to resolve day-to-day cloud network related tickets.

Disclaimer:  Identity Verification checks are in place throughout the Candidate journey to prevent candidate fraud.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, troubleshoot, automate cloud and on-premises network deployment within cloud hosted environments (mainly Azure).• Configure and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls on the cloud and strong security skills to trace and troubleshoot cloud and on-premises services.• Configure and troubleshoot cloud to cloud connectivity using Alkira and maintain services onboarding and troubleshooting.• Full understanding of how network cloud services work on Azure and solid knowledge in tracing and troubleshoot services and network connectivity between cloud services and through express routes.• Create virtual networks, peering, subnets, private endpoint and working closely with IaC and cloud team to integrate service on the cloud.• Support and troubleshoot cloud DR services on Azure and stretch reachability to different regions when needed. • Maintain express routes, express gateways, VPN gateways and stay up to date with new updates from Microsoft that would impact on cloud networking.• Collaborate with cloud and network team to support current services or onboard new services on the cloud.• Primary point of contact for offshore teams and assist in troubleshooting their cloud network and network security related issues.• Escalation point of contact for hybrid network team for anything related to cloud networking.• Actively monitor of cloud networking components and work with cloud vendors to ensure services and networking delivered properly.• Develop, implement, and create a standardized environment for all cloud network services.• Create documentation, update spreadsheets and network diagrams to reflect all new changes or new deployment on the cloud.• Being available 24/7 and support hybrid cloud network team services.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in network engineering roles.• 5+ years of experience in troubleshooting Azure networking core services such as express routes and Azure services networking including connectivity and reachability such as private endpoints, subnets and peering.• 5+ years of experience configuring and troubleshooting ExpressRoute for secure, high-throughput on-premises to cloud integration, expert in designing and managing VNet Peering and subnet to optimize internal traffic flow as well as skilled in implementing Azure Private Link and Private Endpoints to enhance data privacy and resolve complex reachability challenges.

• Advanced experience with Palo Alto App-ID, Content-ID, and User-ID policies in high-throughput environments.• Solid experience leading projects as an SME and translating complex network constraints to non-technical executive stakeholders.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:

· Create and maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for application configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.· Develop and share knowledge base articles to empower users to resolve common issues independently.

Collaboration:

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., cloud, product and engineering) to enhance application functionality and resolve user issues.· Collaborate with other internal support teams to improve user experience for cross- platform issues.

Certifications:

Preferred

• Azure: Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert• Palo Alto: Certified Palo Alto Specialist• Cisco: CCNP

Minimum Requirements:

• Microsoft: AZ-700 (Azure Network Engineer)
• Palo Alto: Certified Palo Alto Specialist
• Cisco: CCNA

Work Authorization: Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Other Duties: This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction. HEARING: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

[EOE/M/F/D/V. Drug-free workplace.]

Pay Transparency Disclosure: If based in New American Funding’s offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

New American Funding offers competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave , mental health & wellness benefits, and generous PTO. New American Funding also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. New American Funding’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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