[Remote] Network Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Moderna is a high-growth organization transforming the biotech industry, and they are seeking a Network Operations Engineer. The role focuses on managing daily network operations, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring a stable and efficient global network.
Responsibilities
- Support the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, VPN, WAN circuits CASB, ZTNA, and cloud connectivity
- Investigate and resolve Tier 1 and Tier 2 network incidents, service requests, and performance issues, escalating complex issues to senior network engineers or architecture teams when needed
- Perform initial triage, packet-level analysis, log review, and root cause investigation for network connectivity, latency, routing, firewall, DNS, DHCP, and application access issues
- Support network changes, upgrades, configuration updates, and maintenance activities in accordance with established change management processes
- Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, support procedures, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks
- Contribute to the standardization and continuous improvement of network operations processes, tools, and documentation
- Monitor network availability, performance, and capacity using observability and network monitoring platforms
- Respond to alerts, identify service-impacting events, and coordinate timely resolution of network incidents
- Review network metrics, trends, and recurring issues to identify opportunities for performance improvement and proactive remediation
- Partner with monitoring and infrastructure teams to improve alert quality, reduce noise, and strengthen visibility across global sites and critical network services
- Participate in incident response activities for network outages, degraded service, and critical business-impacting events
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams during incidents to support effective communication, troubleshooting, and restoration of service
- Assist with post-incident reviews, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and problem management follow-up
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support business-critical network services outside normal business hours
- Work with third-party vendors and service providers, including Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, ISPs, and managed service partners, to troubleshoot and resolve network issues
- Assist with vendor support cases, circuit escalations, hardware replacement coordination, and service-impacting investigations
- Collaborate with Service Management and internal stakeholders to support SLA performance, change coordination, and operational reporting
- Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders during incidents, maintenance activities, and service requests
Skills
- 3–5 years of experience in network engineering, network operations, infrastructure support, or a related technical role
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, switching, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN, and basic network security concepts
- Hands-on experience supporting enterprise network environments, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, WAN circuits, and remote access technologies
- Experience troubleshooting network connectivity, latency, routing, firewall policy, and application access issues
- Familiarity with common routing protocols and network technologies such as OSPF, BGP, static routing, IPsec VPN, SD-WAN, and high-availability network designs
- Experience using network monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as SolarWinds, Splunk, ThousandEyes, LogicMonitor, PRTG, or similar platforms
- Experience working with ITSM and ticketing platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional environment and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation for critical network support
- Experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, or other regulated enterprise environments
- Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, PCNSA, PCNSE, JNCIA, or equivalent practical experience
- Hands-on experience with Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Aruba, F5, or similar enterprise networking technologies
- Experience supporting Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, GlobalProtect, or similar network security platforms
- Familiarity with Prisma Access, SASE, Zero Trust Network Access, secure remote access, or cloud-delivered network security solutions
- Exposure to CASB, SaaS visibility, cloud application monitoring, or cloud security operations
- Experience reviewing firewall logs, network flow data, security alerts, and access control policy behavior
- Experience working with vendors, managed service providers, carriers, and global support teams
- Scripting or automation experience with Python, Ansible, APIs, or network automation tools is a plus
Benefits
- Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
- Access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
- Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
- Location-specific perks and extras
- Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance
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