Network Engineer
Pavago · Costa Rica
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The posting
Network Engineer – Remote
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Location: Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours (Flexibility required for on-call support and critical incidents)
About the Role
At Pavago , one of our clients is hiring a Network Engineer to design, maintain, secure, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure across client environments.
This is not a helpdesk or support-only role. You’ll take ownership of network reliability, performance, and security across enterprise environments while supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term infrastructure initiatives.
Working across routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, monitoring systems, and hybrid cloud environments, you’ll ensure network infrastructure remains stable, secure, scalable, and highly available.
If you enjoy solving complex networking challenges, improving infrastructure, and maintaining mission-critical systems, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
Network Infrastructure & Configuration
Configure, maintain, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
Implement and manage
VLANs
QoS
VPN tunnels
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Routing protocols including OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP
Perform firmware upgrades, patching, and infrastructure maintenance.
Support network expansion projects, migrations, and infrastructure upgrades.
Maintain reliable connectivity across multi-site and hybrid environments.
Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Monitor network health using tools such as
SolarWinds
PRTG
Nagios
Zabbix
Diagnose and resolve latency, packet loss, DNS, routing, and connectivity issues.
Troubleshoot escalated incidents using tools such as Wireshark and TCPdump.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement long-term preventive solutions.
Participate in on-call support and respond to critical network incidents when required.
Network Security & Compliance
Configure and maintain firewall environments including
Cisco
Palo Alto
Fortinet
Juniper
Implement network segmentation, ACLs, and security policies.
HIPAA
SOX
GDPR
Assist with Zero Trust networking and secure remote access implementations.
Maintain a secure, resilient, and well-governed network infrastructure.
Performance Optimization & Reliability
Perform bandwidth utilization analysis and capacity planning.
Optimize network performance through redundancy, failover, and load balancing.
Maintain high-availability infrastructure across enterprise environments.
Identify bottlenecks and recommend scalable infrastructure improvements.
Support cloud networking integrations across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
Documentation & Operational Governance
Maintain accurate network diagrams, topology maps, SOPs, and technical documentation.
Document infrastructure changes following structured change management processes.
Keep configurations, procedures, and documentation organized and audit-ready.
Collaborate closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, and DevOps teams on network initiatives.
What Makes You a Great Fit
You have a strong troubleshooting mindset and remain calm during critical incidents.
You proactively identify and resolve infrastructure risks.
You communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You maintain high standards for documentation and operational excellence.
You work independently while collaborating effectively within remote teams.
You take ownership of infrastructure reliability and long-term improvements.
Required Experience & Skills
3+ years of professional Network Engineering experience.
Hands-on experience managing enterprise networking environments.
OSPF
BGP
Experience configuring
Routers
Switches
Firewalls
VPN environments
Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting platforms.
Strong experience with Cisco networking environments or equivalent enterprise platforms.
TCP/IP
DNS
The PivotHop read
- What a network engineer actually earnsmedian, seniority, by country
- Alternative careers for a network engineerevery measured route out
- Security Engineer → Network Engineer71% readiness
- Systems Administrator → Network Engineer51% readiness
- IT Support Specialist → Network Engineer49% readiness
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