4–6 years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
Proficiency with Palo Alto Networks NGFWs and Panorama; experience with security policy management, zone-based segmentation, and GlobalProtect VPN.
Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, STP/RSTP, VLANs, LACP, and L2/L3 design.
Experience designing and supporting enterprise wireless networks (Cisco Meraki, Aruba, or equivalent); familiarity with 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6 and RF optimization.
Working knowledge of datacenter networking concepts: spine-leaf, VxLAN/EVPN, and high- availability failover.
Strong troubleshooting methodology—comfortable working through complex multi-layer problems in production environments.
Effective written and verbal communication; able to produce clear runbooks and incident postmortems.