Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

- Posted on February 12, 2026Published By

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Boston, MA for a hybrid position!

As a Senior Network Engineer you will be responsible for maintaining the design and integrity of the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportations internal network with a focus on supporting approximately 160 Fortinet devices including FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager [central management appliance] and FortiAnalyzer [log appliance], as well as customer-facing hosted and cloud environments. The engineer will provide expert technical assistance to team members with high-level system and networking request. This role will be responsible designing, implementing and testing complex infrastructure in support of our business customer needs. This will involve deploying new firewalls to branch offices while converting them from layer 2 routing to layer 3.

As a member of the Network Team, the Senior Network Engineer will provide onsite and remote support on a 24x7 basis to our business customers who have critical response time requirements for their business technology systems. You will work independently and as part of a team to resolve Service-Now tickets, urgently analyze technical issues, address escalated issues, work with the project manager on team related projects, and troubleshoot over the phone/onsite/via remote access. This position will require flexible work hours for systems deployment and troubleshooting activities.
This role will successfully demonstrate the skills required to secure and manage network infrastructures to protect productivity, mitigate threats, and reduce costs.

Duties and Responsibilities:
-An experienced Network/Security Engineer with a solid understanding of all facets of FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer appliances.
-An experienced Network Engineer familiar with Cisco and Fortigate firewall best practices.
-Thorough knowledge of Networking and Infrastructure
-Design, install and support of Routing, Switching and Security technologies in the WAN/LAN environment.
-Ability to work effectively as part of the MassDOT Network team
-Willingness to respond to on-call / on-site situations in MassDOT within required SLA parameters (3 hr max drive time) for emergencies and planned maintenance.

Pay rate is $84/hour. Apply now!

Qualifications:
1. Experience with designing, configuring and troubleshooting complex networks.
2. Knowledge of routing protocols (e.g. EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and BGP) in a mixed environment.
3. Knowledge of VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols.
4. Experience in Access Control Lists, Firewalls, VPN technologies, Wi-Fi technologies, Enterprise Wireless technologies and other security technologies.
5. Solid understanding of network routers and switches.
6. Experience with Metro-Ethernet technologies.
7. Experience in Network monitoring and management tools.
8. Experience in VOIP and QoS.
9. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
10. Ability to work independently or in a team setting.
11. Ability to adjust to changing situations to meet emergencies, program changes or production requirements.
12. Knowledge of the methods and techniques of statistics.
13. Poses Fortinet certifications such as (NSE or ( FCF,FCA, FCP and FCSS)
14. Extensive knowledge and experience in creating and updating Network Visio Diagrams

Minimum
-Applicants must have at least four years of full-time professional experience in network design and engineering.

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for the employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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