Specialist Systems Engineer, Cloud Services

Our Culture:

At STS we are proud of our culture and how it drives everything we do. We are looking for individuals who share our values and want to be part of a unique and engaging culture that revolves around collaboration and innovation. If you are looking for a role where you can drive engagement and excellence across teams through commitment and collaboration, and are someone who is customer-centric and appreciates an organization with uncompromised integrity that focuses on employee engagement then read on to learn more about how you can become part of the STS family.

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated L2–L3 Network & Security Engineer with over 5 years of experience in enterprise networking and security environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise with Cisco switching and routing, Fortinet and Palo Alto firewalls, and automation using Ansible for network provisioning and configuration management. This role sits at the intersection of traditional network operations and modern NetOps practices and is pivotal to the continuous improvement of our secure and scalable infrastructure. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain Cisco-based enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure
• Manage and optimize security configurations across Fortinet (FortiGate) and Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Implement, maintain, and automate network configurations using Ansible and other scripting tools
• Support network segmentation, NAT, VPNs, and access control policies (ACLs)
• Monitor network and firewall health and performance using NMS tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, FortiManager)
• Work with change management processes and document network changes and diagrams
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for network and firewall-related issues
• Collaborate with DevOps, Systems, and Security teams to implement secure and automated infrastructure
• Contribute to the development of infrastructure-as-code practices for network operations

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering (L2/L3)
• Deep understanding of Cisco routers, switches (IOS/XE/NX-OS), VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP
• Experience with Fortinet FortiGate 
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls 
• Proficiency in Ansible (playbook creation, dynamic inventory, Jinja2 templating)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git) for network automation
• Knowledge of security best practices (segmentation, zero trust, threat prevention)
• Experience with enterprise change and incident management processes
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Desirable Certifications (not mandatory but preferred):

• CCNP Enterprise or Security
• CCIE (If possible)
• NSE4 (Fortinet Network Security Expert)
• PCNSE (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer)
• Ansible or DevNet Associate/Professional
• ITIL Foundation