Sr Network Engineer (Palo Alto, Cisco, DNS)

The Sr. Network Engineer is a key technical contributor on the Network & Unified Communications Engineering team, responsible for the engineering and deployment of Gartner’s large-scale, global LAN/WAN enterprise environments. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, evaluate, design, implement, and support a wide range of network technologies-including LAN, MAN, WAN, Wireless, VPN, content networking, unified communications, and advanced security solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in switching, routing, firewall, VPN, wireless, content networking, load balancing, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and network management systems, and demonstrates a passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and technical mentorship.

What you’ll do:

• Research, design, plan, and implement new network technologies into the current operating environment, including participation in beta tests and evaluation of emerging solutions.
• Investigate, recommend, and implement enhancements to existing network services, defining ROI and following change control methodologies.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and support complex IP network solutions, including network security systems and protocols.
• Define and follow standards and best practices for network design, testing, and implementation; document the environment thoroughly.
• Configure, deploy, fine-tune, monitor, maintain, upgrade, troubleshoot, support, and repair the Gartner global network as required.
• Provide training to regional site staff and Operations Center personnel.
• Work closely with colleagues to meet team goals and continuously improve processes and practices.
• Serve as a key escalation point for the Operations Center and other on-call network engineers.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent knowledge with 6 to 10 years of related professional experience.
• Professional Experience: 5+ years of direct engineering and design experience in global enterprise networks. Cisco CCNP/CCDP or CCIE certifications preferred.
• Technical Skills & Competencies:
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting scalable, reliable network architectures with a focus on fault tolerance, performance, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, 802.11 wireless access points, Palo Alto Firewalls, Infoblox DNS/DHCP, and F5 load balancers.
• Experience with Cisco SDWAN and Palo Alto firewalls is required; Palo Alto certification (PCNSE or equivalent) is highly preferred.
• In-depth understanding of transport, routing, and security/authentication protocols at all OSI layers, with emphasis on TCP/IP.
• Subject matter expertise in IP routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, IP Multicast, MPLS) and proficiency with VLAN, VRF, HSRP, Port Security, Traffic Shaping, Priority Queuing, and Class of Service (CoS).
• Advanced knowledge of IPv4, IPv6, IOS, IOS-XE, VPC, and experience with Cisco and F5 hardware.
• Experience writing, testing, and optimizing iRules; familiarity with F5 LTM, F5 GTM, Viprion class LTM, Perl, Tcl, iControl is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of networking features/protocols: spanning tree, ARP, CDP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, HSRP, QoS, multicast, 802.11, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, 802.1x, and caching services.
• Experience with network management tools (Sniffers, Ethereal, MRTG, SolarWinds, CA) and supporting Windows/UNIX systems on networking technologies.
• Certifications/experience equivalent to MCSE, Solaris, and Linux are a bonus.
• Python, Terraform, and/or Ansible experience for network automation is required.
• Experience with Cisco Catalyst Center and SDN/SDWAN implementation is a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with internal customers, vendors, and management.
• Strong analytical, technical, and independent decision-making skills.
• Strategic planning, project management, organizational, and time management skills to handle multiple complex enterprise projects simultaneously.

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact - your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.

And much more!

What are we:

• Action Oriented - Deliver fast, get great results. We embrace the vision, roadmap to success and the action it takes to make it happen.
• Intellectually Curious - Seek to learn, love to teach. We’re humble and embrace respectful, radical candor with a mindset of ongoing professional and personal development.
• Collaborative - One team, shared mission. We welcome feedback and understand the value of working together to accomplish more than what is possible individually., Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it’s productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 86,000 USD - 118,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

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