Principal Network Engineer

Reperio Human Capital; Ireland; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Reperio Human Capital is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to develop secure and high-availability network architecture within a hybrid cloud/on-premise environment. This role requires deep expertise with Palo Alto and Juniper technologies as well as a strong background in enterprise networking. Ideal candidates will have a long-term career history and experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, working alongside various technical teams to ensure network integrity and resilience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise-level networking and infrastructure.
• Deep hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Strong knowledge of Juniper switching/routing.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-availability network architecture across a hybrid cloud/on-premise environment.
• Collaborate with TechOps, DevOps, InfoSec, and senior engineering stakeholders.
• Drive automation, observability, and resilience across the stack.

Skills

Palo Alto

Juniper

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting

Disaster Recovery Planning

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Desired skills:
Network Engineer , Remote , Palo alto , Juniper

Remote

In this role you'll be responsible for developing secure, high-availability network architecture across a hybrid cloud/on-premise environment (AWS, Azure, GCP). The position involves both greenfield cloud-focused work and legacy infrastructure migration.

You'll collaborate with TechOps, DevOps, InfoSec, and senior engineering stakeholders to drive automation, observability, and resilience across the stack.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in enterprise-level networking and infrastructure
• Deep hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (Panorama administration)
• Strong knowledge of Juniper switching/routing, including VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF
• Proven ability to work with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Exposure to hybrid cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Preference for candidates with stable, long-term career history
• Experience with disaster recovery planning, monitoring tools, and config management platforms

Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

Peter Megarity is recruiting for this role.

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