# Network Engineer

> Pavago · Pakistan (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-05-06

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

### **🌐 Network Engineer (Cisco, Palo Alto, BGP, Firewalls & Enterprise Infrastructure)**

**Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours**

### **🚀 About the Role**

We’re hiring a technically strong and proactive **Network Engineer** to design, configure, secure, and maintain enterprise-grade network infrastructure across production environments.

This role is focused on:  
✅ Routing & switching  
✅ Firewalls & VPNs  
✅ Network security  
✅ Monitoring & troubleshooting  
✅ Cloud networking  
✅ Performance optimization

You’ll work directly with enterprise networking environments involving:

-   Cisco
-   Juniper
-   Palo Alto
-   Fortinet
-   Hybrid cloud infrastructure
-   Multi-site enterprise networks

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-moving technical environments and enjoys solving complex networking and infrastructure challenges.

### **🔥 What You’ll Own**

### **Enterprise Network Configuration & Maintenance**

-   Configure and manage:

-   routers
-   switches
-   firewalls
-   VPNs

-   Work across technologies including:

-   Cisco
-   Juniper
-   Palo Alto
-   Fortinet

-   Implement and maintain:

-   VLANs
-   QoS
-   VPN tunnels
-   ACLs
-   network segmentation

-   Configure routing protocols including:

-   BGP
-   OSPF
-   EIGRP

-   Perform:

-   firmware upgrades
-   patch management
-   hardware maintenance

### **Monitoring & Troubleshooting**

-   Monitor network health using:

-   SolarWinds
-   Nagios
-   PRTG
-   Zabbix

-   Diagnose:

-   latency
-   packet loss
-   routing instability
-   failover issues

-   Use tools such as:

-   Wireshark
-   TCPdump

-   Resolve escalated network incidents and provide:

-   root cause analysis
-   remediation documentation

### **Network Security & Compliance**

-   Enforce:

-   firewall policies
-   ACLs
-   segmentation strategies
-   intrusion prevention systems

-   Support security and compliance initiatives involving:

-   PCI-DSS
-   HIPAA
-   SOX
-   GDPR

-   Implement:

-   Zero Trust networking principles
-   secure remote access
-   VPN security best practices

-   Support tools such as:

-   Snort
-   Suricata

### **Performance Optimization & Reliability**

-   Conduct:

-   bandwidth analysis
-   capacity planning
-   failover testing
-   load balancing optimization

-   Maintain:

-   high availability
-   network redundancy
-   ≥99.9% uptime

-   Proactively identify risks before outages occur

### **Documentation & Governance**

-   Maintain:

-   network diagrams
-   topology maps
-   runbooks
-   configuration documentation

-   Use:

-   Visio
-   Lucidchart
-   ITIL change management workflows

-   Ensure all changes are documented accurately

### **Cloud Networking & Infrastructure Projects**

-   Collaborate with:

-   DevOps teams
-   Cloud engineers
-   Infrastructure teams

-   Support:

-   AWS VPCs
-   Azure VNets
-   GCP networking
-   hybrid cloud environments

-   Participate in:

-   office expansions
-   migrations
-   data center deployments
-   infrastructure upgrades

### **💻 Required Experience & Skills**

-   3+ years of experience in:

-   Network Engineering
-   Infrastructure Engineering
-   Enterprise Networking

-   Strong hands-on experience with:

-   Cisco
-   Palo Alto
-   Fortinet
-   Juniper

-   Deep understanding of:

-   TCP/IP
-   VLANs
-   QoS
-   VPNs
-   ACLs
-   BGP
-   OSPF

-   Experience with:

-   monitoring tools
-   troubleshooting tools
-   packet analysis

-   Strong documentation and communication skills

### **⭐ Ideal Experience**

-   CCNP / CCIE certifications
-   Palo Alto or Fortinet certifications
-   Experience with:

-   AWS VPC
-   Azure networking
-   hybrid cloud networking

-   Familiarity with:

-   Python
-   Ansible
-   Terraform
-   network automation

-   Experience supporting:

-   multi-site enterprise networks
-   high-availability environments

### **🧠 What Makes You a Great Fit**

-   Strong troubleshooting instincts under pressure
-   Highly detail-oriented and process-driven
-   Proactive mindset focused on preventing outages
-   Excellent communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly
-   Comfortable balancing operations, troubleshooting, and project work
-   Passionate about network reliability, security, and optimization

### **📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like**

-   Monitor dashboards and respond to network alerts
-   Troubleshoot routing, VPN, or firewall issues
-   Configure switches, firewalls, and routing policies
-   Support migrations and cloud networking integrations
-   Update network diagrams and change documentation
-   Optimize bandwidth and failover performance
-   Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams on projects

**In short:**  
You ensure enterprise networks remain secure, reliable, optimized, and highly available across production environments.

### **📊 Key Success Metrics (KPIs)**

-   Network uptime ≥ 99.9%
-   MTTR within SLA targets
-   Zero missed critical patches or compliance gaps
-   Accurate and updated documentation
-   Reduced recurring outages and escalations
-   Strong end-user and stakeholder satisfaction

### **🌍 Why This Role Stands Out**

-   Exposure to enterprise-grade networking infrastructure
-   Work with modern:

-   firewalls
-   routing systems
-   cloud networking
-   hybrid infrastructure

-   Strong ownership and technical depth
-   Opportunity to work across networking, security, and cloud environments
-   Career growth into:

-   Senior Network Engineer
-   Infrastructure Architect
-   Cloud Networking
-   Security Engineering

### **🧪 Interview Process**

-   Initial Phone Screen
-   Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
-   Technical Task:

-   VLAN configuration
-   network troubleshooting scenario

-   Client Interview with Engineering Team
-   Offer & Background Verification

### **👉 Apply Now**

If you:

-   Enjoy solving complex networking issues
-   Thrive in enterprise infrastructure environments
-   Care deeply about uptime, reliability, and security
-   Want ownership over production network systems

This role is a strong fit for you.

## Apply

[Apply at Pavago](https://apply.workable.com/pavago/j/C75CFE0B36/apply)

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