Title: Network Engineer

Location: New York – Financial District

Hybrid 3/2

Direct Hire

$120k - $150k + Performance Discretionary Bonus + Benefits

Wea relooking for a Network Engineer with strong technical expertise in Cisco and Juniper technologies, to take ownership of network projects, and ensure high availability, reliability, and security of our network systems. This role also includes network incident response and proactive improvement of our infrastructure.

Required Skills

• 5+ years in enterprise network engineering, administration, or network operations roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco (IOS, NX-OS) and Juniper (Junos OS) technologies.
• Expertise in routing & switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP), MPLS, VLANs, VPN (IPSec, SSL), DNS, DHCP, and network segmentation.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools (Splunk, DataDog, etc.), configuration management, and logging platforms.
• Ability to lead network incident response, troubleshoot Layer 2/3 issues, and document RCA (Root Cause Analysis).
• Certifications (Plus) CCNP, JNCIP, CCIE, or equivalent industry certifications preferred.
• Zero Trust Network Security: Experience implementing or supporting Zero Trust platforms (e.g., Zscaler ZPA/ZIA, Zero Trust Network Access, identity-based segmentation, continuous authentication). - MUST

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Ruben Rabines