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Senior Network/Security Engineer
Meridian Technology SolutionsUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Sept 2025
About the role
JOB TITLE: Senior Network/Security Engineer
REPORTS TO: Director, Network/Security Services
LOCATION: Remote
DATE: June 2025 For 40+ years, Meridian IT has been helping medium and enterprise businesses solve their complex technical IT problems. Through a unique strategic perspective, deep expertise, and a personalized proactive approach, Meridian IT is the top IT solutions provider in the industry. Offering best-in-class cloud, hybrid, and on-premises data storage solutions, backup and recovery solutions, security solutions, hyperconverged infrastructure, contact center solutions, flexible pricing models and award-winning managed services, Meridian IT works with each client to create a customized plan to help solve their IT obstacles. Meridian IT is part of Meridian Group International. Meridian Group International is a privately held organization headquartered in Deerfield, IL. Operating since 1979, Meridian Group International is a leading IT service provider and equipment leasing and finance company across 4 continents.
Position Summary
The Sr. Network Security Engineer is an experienced technical resource responsible for developing and implementing end-to-end solutions to complex business networking and communications problems for new and existing clients. This individual will work with the Project Management Office to staff project-based network implementation work, as well as respond to implementation requests, T&M or managed service work. The Sr. Network Security Engineer is responsible for the entire lifecycle of an engagement (planning to close) to which they have been assigned. This engineer will also work with the sales team in a pre-sales role to develop and position technology solutions. Presentations, face-to-face meeting and conference calls are a critical part of this position. The ability to properly and professionally manage customer expectations and to calmly handle stressful and complex troubleshooting scenarios are requirements of this position.
The Senior Network Engineer will also be responsible for mentoring and assiting peer Engineers with implementing solutions and problem solving for new and existing clients
Duties and Responsibilities Post-Sales Implementation and Operational Work
REPORTS TO: Director, Network/Security Services
LOCATION: Remote
DATE: June 2025 For 40+ years, Meridian IT has been helping medium and enterprise businesses solve their complex technical IT problems. Through a unique strategic perspective, deep expertise, and a personalized proactive approach, Meridian IT is the top IT solutions provider in the industry. Offering best-in-class cloud, hybrid, and on-premises data storage solutions, backup and recovery solutions, security solutions, hyperconverged infrastructure, contact center solutions, flexible pricing models and award-winning managed services, Meridian IT works with each client to create a customized plan to help solve their IT obstacles. Meridian IT is part of Meridian Group International. Meridian Group International is a privately held organization headquartered in Deerfield, IL. Operating since 1979, Meridian Group International is a leading IT service provider and equipment leasing and finance company across 4 continents.
Position Summary
The Sr. Network Security Engineer is an experienced technical resource responsible for developing and implementing end-to-end solutions to complex business networking and communications problems for new and existing clients. This individual will work with the Project Management Office to staff project-based network implementation work, as well as respond to implementation requests, T&M or managed service work. The Sr. Network Security Engineer is responsible for the entire lifecycle of an engagement (planning to close) to which they have been assigned. This engineer will also work with the sales team in a pre-sales role to develop and position technology solutions. Presentations, face-to-face meeting and conference calls are a critical part of this position. The ability to properly and professionally manage customer expectations and to calmly handle stressful and complex troubleshooting scenarios are requirements of this position.
The Senior Network Engineer will also be responsible for mentoring and assiting peer Engineers with implementing solutions and problem solving for new and existing clients
Duties and Responsibilities Post-Sales Implementation and Operational Work
- Provide assistance to team members with project execution;
- Provide assistance to managed service customers within the agreed upon SLAs in our managed service contracts;
- Assist with verifying received hardware inventory, performing initial equipment staging, assisting with physical deployment of switches, creating documentation during onboarding and maintaining it, performing software updates, scripted triaging of tickets;
- Assist with the management of monitoring solution used by Meridian;
- Remain up-to-date on the latest network technologies and trends, continuously improving your skills and knowledge;
- Lead and manage the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable enterprise-grade network solutions, including routing, switching, security, remote access, and automation, from plan to close;
- Provide expert efficient troubleshooting and problem-solving for network outages, performance issues, and security concerns;
- Collaborate with other engineers and teams to integrate network infrastructure with IT systems and applications;
- Develop and implement network automation solutions using scripting languages and APIs;
- Mentor and train junior engineers on network best practices and troubleshooting techniques;
- Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and procedures;
- Participate in network project planning, budgeting, and execution;
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers;
- Optimize network performance through bandwidth analysis, traffic shaping, and QoS techniques;
- Implement and maintain robust network security measures to protect against various threats.
- Design and implement complex, scalable and highly resilient LAN/WAN infrastructure solutions utilizing products from such manufacturers as Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Aruba, F5, Riverbed, HP, etc.;
- Design and implement complex perimeter and data security solutions including f
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