Precision Resources, a division of the Trimarc Group Inc., has an immediate opening for a Network Engineer for one of our clients located in Birmingham, AL. The qualified individual will serve as the strategic lead and technical "Working Manager" for the organization’s global connectivity, network security, and communications operations. This person is responsible for the long-term vision, architectural design, and day-to-day stability of the enterprise network and voice infrastructure. Additionally, be capable of designing a roadmap for Cisco routing and Palo Alto security stacks, while remaining willing to troubleshoot core issues and mentor a technical team. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite in the Birmingham office. Compensation $115K to $125K Insurance-Health, Vision, Dental Vacation and PTO 401K Required Qualifications 8+ years in network engineering, with at least 2 years in a Lead, Architect, or Supervisory capacity. Expert-level mastery of Cisco enterprise-grade routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, etc.) and hardware lifecycle management. Advanced proficiency in Palo Alto security appliances, including SSL inspection, sophisticated VPN architectures, and advanced threat protection. Working knowledge of enterprise telephony platforms (PBX, VoIP, SIP), WAN circuit management, and carrier service administration. Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience. Cisco Architect or Expert-level certification. Palo Alto Professional/Specialist certification preferred. CCNP/CCIE or equivalent industry-standard certification preferred. US Citizenship or Green Card Key Responsibilities Network Architectural Strategy & Technical Leadership Enterprise Architecture Design: Architect and evolve a global, high-availability network fabric leveraging Cisco routing and switching plus Palo Alto security stacks. Ensure the infrastructure supports multi-region scalability, reliability and performance. Security Perimeter & Zero Trust: Lead the strategic design of the Palo Alto security posture. Implement a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) integrating identity-based access, micro-segmentation, and deep packet inspection across all physical and cloud boundaries. Hybrid-Cloud & SD-WAN: Design and govern the "Cloud Edge," ensuring seamless, secure connectivity between on-premises data centers and multi-cloud environments (Azure). Optimize traffic flow using Cisco SD-WAN capabilities. Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (DR/BC): Establish technical standards for geo-redundancy. Define and validate architectural patterns for automated failover and recovery, aligning with RTO and RPO objectives. Infrastructure Roadmap: Develop and maintain a 3–5 year technology roadmap. Conduct TCO/ROI analyses to justify architectural shifts, hardware refreshes, and the adoption of emerging technologies. Standards & Governance: Act as the final authority on network standards. Author and maintain Global Reference Architectures and Security Compliance Frameworks to ensure every deployment is audit-ready. Voice & Telecommunications Architectural Strategy & Technical Leadership Telephony Architecture & Roadmap: Define and own the enterprise telephony architecture, establishing standards, design patterns, and multi-year roadmaps for voice infrastructure across all company locations including PBX, VoIP, and unified communications platforms. Platform Evaluation & Migration Strategy: Lead the evaluation, selection, and design of telephony solutions, including architectural decisions around on-premises PBX, hybrid deployments, and migration pathways to cloud-based or UCaaS platforms such as Microsoft Teams Voice, Cisco Webex Calling, or equivalent. Voice Network Design: Provide architectural guidance on dial plan strategy, call routing topology, SIP trunk architecture, codec selection, and integration with enterprise directory and identity platforms including Active Directory and Entra ID. WAN & Circuit Architecture: Develop and maintain the enterprise WAN and telecommunications architecture, defining standards for circuit types, topology, redundancy, and failover strategies across all company locations including MPLS, SD-WAN, SIP trunks, dedicated internet access, and broadband services. Resilience & Business Continuity: Design telecommunications infrastructure incorporating redundancy, diverse routing, and automated failover to meet business continuity and disaster recovery requirements across all voice and data circuits. Carrier & Vendor Authority: Serve as the senior technical authority for carrier relationships, leading contract negotiations, service level definition, performance reviews, and escalation management to ensure delivery against cost and availability objectives. Telecom Governance: Establish governance frameworks for telecom inventory management, circuit lifecycle tracking, and carrier invoice validation, ensuring financial accountability and operational visibility across the full telecommunications portfolio. Initiative Oversight: Provide architectural oversight for telecommunications changes associated with major organizational initiatives including data center migrations, office expansions, acquisitions, and cloud platform adoptions. Management & Execution Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 network administrators, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. Project Oversight: Direct the planning and execution of network and voice infrastructure projects (site migrations, site additions, security overhauls). Vendor & Budget Management: Manage relationships with ISPs, hardware vendors, and telecom carriers. Oversee the network and telecom budgets, including capital expenditure (CapEx) planning and operating expense (OpEx) optimization. Client will not provide sponsorship as a US Citizenship or Green Card is required. Third party candidates will not be considered. Apply directly: https://evoportalus.tracker-rms.com/PrecisionResources/MyLite?id=1294 View all of our open positions at www.precisionresources.org/careers Precision Resources, a division of the Trimarc Group Inc., is one of the fastest growing consulting and recruiting firms providing top-tier Information Technology professionals in the southeast. Our IT Consulting and Recruitment Division is strengthened with our ability to match talented and experienced Information Technology professionals to the unique business needs of our clients. Our team-based approach allows us to combine our experiences in the IT industry to develop effective, customized solutions quickly and efficiently. Since we focus on building long-term relationships, we are always striving to provide higher quality service and produce better results. We have become a strategic partner for Fortune 500 firms as well as small to medium sized companies because of the ability to quickly develop effective, customized solutions for time-sensitive initiatives for our clients. From contract and consulting, to contract to hire and permanent placement, Precision Resources has a solution to meet your needs.