Senior IT Network Engineer

NAVA Software is looking for a Senior IT Network Engineer

Details :

Title : Senior IT Network Engineer

Duration : 6 months contract to hire

Location : Houston TX - Onsite required 3x week

Fortinet Firewalls & switches and BGP routing skills are absolute MUST

Seeking an experienced Senior IT Network Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. In addition to the usual responsibilities expected of a high-level network engineer, this role demands hands-on experience with Fortinet firewalls and switches and strong BGP routing skills.The ideal candidate will serve as one of the top technical authorities in our networking team, mentor junior engineers, influence architecture decisions, and participate in strategic infrastructure planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, reliable network architectures (LAN, WAN, data center, campus).
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiSwitch, etc.) firewall and switch appliances across multiple sites.
• Implement, monitor, and optimize BGP routing (both internal BGP and external BGP peering) in multi-homed and large-scale environments.
• Lead network upgrades, migrations, and refresh projects (hardware, firmware, topology).
• Develop and enforce best practices for network security, segmentation, high availability, redundancy, QoS, and traffic engineering.
• Work closely with security teams to integrate network and security policy (firewall rules, VPNs, IPS / IDS, etc.).
• Perform root-cause analysis of complex network incidents; produce post-mortems, document findings, propose improvements.
• Mentor and coach junior network engineers; lead knowledge-sharing sessions and internal training.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging protocols, and best practices; evaluate new network technologies and vendors.
• Participate in capacity planning, forecasting, budgeting, documentation, and procurement of network gear.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, cloud, applications, operations) to ensure network alignment with business goals.

Required Qualifications & Skills

eBGP and iBGP peering

Preferred / Bonus Skills