Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PND NDCHealth Corporation is hiring a Network Systems Engineer to administer, support, and improve enterprise network and security infrastructure in a highly regulated environment. The role supports production network operations, security controls, compliance activities, and infrastructure reliability, while collaborating with engineering, cybersecurity, and GRC teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Palo Alto Networks firewall platforms
• Administer and support Cisco firewall technologies
• Implement approved firewall rules, VPN configurations, NAT policies, and network segmentation requirements
• Assist with vulnerability remediation and security hardening activities
• Participate in security incident investigation and resolution efforts
• Support implementation of security controls and approved security baselines
• Support Cisco switching and routing environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve network connectivity and performance issues
• Support network infrastructure upgrades and lifecycle management activities
• Participate in change management processes and maintenance activities
• Perform root cause analysis on network service incidents
• Support F5 load balancing technologies
• Maintain virtual servers, traffic management policies, SSL configurations, and application delivery services
• Partner with application support teams to maintain highly available services
• Apply patches, firmware updates, hotfixes, and security updates
• Perform user administration and access management activities
• Execute operational maintenance procedures and validation activities
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity testing activities
• Maintain operational runbooks and support procedures
• Support infrastructure operating within a federal, healthcare, or otherwise highly regulated environment
• Participate in audit readiness, evidence collection, and remediation activities
• Assist with maintenance of technical controls aligned to regulatory and security requirements
• Support protection of sensitive information including PII and PHI
• Follow established configuration management and change control processes
• Utilize monitoring and observability platforms to identify service and infrastructure issues
• Review network health, capacity, availability, and performance metrics
• Support operational reporting and dashboard development
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, technical procedures, standards documentation, and operational guides
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready documentation
• Collaborate with Systems Administration, Senior Systems Engineering, Senior Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and GRC teams
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Typically requires 4+ years of relevant network engineering, network administration, or network security experience
• Experience administering Palo Alto firewalls
• Experience administering Cisco firewalls
• Experience supporting Cisco switching environments
• Experience supporting enterprise production infrastructure
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Experience performing operational maintenance activities including patching, upgrades, and user administration
• TCP/IP networking
• Routing and switching
• VPN technologies
• Network security principles
• DNS and related network services
• High availability concepts
• Load balancing concepts
• Cloud networking fundamentals
• Monitoring and observability concepts
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding documentation and organizational skills
• Ability to independently manage operational responsibilities with limited supervision
• Strong attention to detail in compliance-sensitive environments
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across infrastructure, engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance teams
• Commitment to operational excellence, security, and regulatory compliance
• Experience supporting federal, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 security controls
• Familiarity with DISA STIG security configuration standards
• Familiarity with HIPAA compliance requirements
• Experience protecting regulated information including PII and PHI
• Experience supporting audit and compliance activities
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud networking environments
• Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible
• Familiarity with vulnerability management processes and security remediation activities
• CCNA
• CCNP
• Security+
• Palo Alto PCNSA
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• CISSP
• Azure AZ-104
• Azure AZ-700
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking
• ITIL Foundation

Benefits

• An annual bonus may be offered.
• Long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.
• Fully remote.

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