Network Operations-50% Remote-W2

June 9, 2026

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Anveta Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! 50% Remote -50% On-Site <>Senior Network Operations Lead – Enterprise Networking & Security</> Focus specifically on Juniper Mist, Zscaler, and Forti Manager. Prioritize candidates with strong NOC experience and proven leadership in managing L1/L2 teams. Focus on hands-on expertise with Cisco/Juniper/Palo Alto and strong incident management and troubleshooting skills. Need candidate onsite at Grand Rapids on Mon, Tue and Wed, 8-5 PM. NOC Lead Engineer – Enterprise Network & Security Operations Infrastructure: Network Juniper Networks, SDWAN, Cisco Firewalls, Palo Alto Step into a senior network operations leadership role supporting a complex enterprise network environment across security, routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, data center, cloud networking, and load balancing. This role is ideal for a hands-on NOC Lead or Senior Network Engineer who work in a Hybrid onsite/remote capacity with the team in Grand Rapids, MI (3 days onsite with 2 days allowable for remote work from home). Bring your strong troubleshooting skills, architect-level network knowledge, and the ability to lead incident response, mentor L1/L2 engineers, improve operational processes, and partner with engineering teams on long-term network reliability. Responsibilities <ul><li>Lead day-to-day NOC operations and provide technical direction to L1/L2 engineers.</li><li>Serve as a senior escalation point for complex network issues.</li><li>Oversee response to network alerts, hardware issues, performance problems, and service interruptions.</li><li>Lead and coordinate P1/P2 bridge calls, including troubleshooting direction and communication.</li><li>Perform root cause analysis for recurring network issues and recommend preventive actions.</li><li>Improve monitoring, incident response, documentation, and escalation processes.</li><li>Develop and maintain SOPs, runbooks, incident reports, and operational standards.</li><li>Collaborate with network engineering, infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams.</li><li>Support continuous improvement of network reliability, visibility, and operational readiness. </li></ul>Skills for Success <ul><li>Palo Alto firewalls</li><li>Juniper SRX firewalls</li><li>Juniper Mist wireless and wireless authentication</li><li>Juniper and/or Cisco access layer switching</li><li>SD-WAN</li><li>L3 routing, especially BGP</li><li>Data center switching</li><li>ACI / VXLAN fabrics preferred</li><li>Cloud networking, preferably Azure or Google Cloud Platform</li><li>Load balancing, preferably F5</li><li>VPNs, access points, monitoring tools, and network troubleshooting </li></ul>Requirements Required Qualifications: <ul><li>Extensive experience in network operations, network engineering, or NOC leadership.</li><li>Proven ability to lead or mentor L1/L2 NOC engineers.</li><li>Strong troubleshooting experience across routing, switching, wireless, firewall, VPN, and network performance issues.</li><li>Experience leading incident response and coordinating technical teams during high-priority outages.</li><li>Ability to document issues clearly, create SOPs, and improve operational processes.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Ability to work hybrid onsite 3 days per week. </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.</li><li>Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS, Palo Alto, CISSP, or similar.</li><li>Experience with enterprise-scale environments.</li><li>Experience supporting data center, SD-WAN, cloud networking, or network security operations</li></ul>

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