Introduction Welcome to Gallagher – a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 52,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it’s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher's future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself. We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply. Overview Network Engineer - Lead Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 30,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures. Please note additional position details below: This is a Temp-To-Hire, W-2 position. We are not able to do 1099 or C2C. It is a fully remote role that will need to be based in the U.S. You must meet our U.S. Eligibility requirements for work authorization as noted under How you'll make an impact The Network Technology Lead will function as a technology lead for network and network security related automation initiatives. They will also cover for other developers, build, deploy, and support the solutions in conjunction with other engineering and operations resources. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Will work with Infrastructure leadership, other IS teams and business units to engineer, recommend, plan technical projects to meet network strategic, reliability, tactical, performance, or controls needs. Analyzes business needs; gather requirements, designs, installs, troubleshoots, and supports technical solutions in a world-class infrastructure. Develops and documents models, plans, diagrams, illustrations, and procedures in support of engineering activities and network related business initiatives. Participates in regular meetings and conference calls 8+ years experience in network engineering. Experience network engineering and operation with an enterprise organization preferred. 8+ years of experience leading project teams and/or mentoring junior engineers. In depth knowledge and understanding of networking technologies, design principles, and the practical application of routers, switches, virtualization, storage, storage networking virtualization/zoning, load-balancers and network security. Experience working with SDN solutions such as Cisco ACI, VMware VNX a plus Demonstrated working knowledge of network security solutions such as firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion detection/prevention, and web application firewalls. Strong technical knowledge and experience in several of the following (certification a plus): Routing/Switching, spine/leaf architecture F5 LTM/GTM Cisco ACI Cisco ISE Palo Alto Networks firewalls and security solutions QoS, prioritization of voice and video Network automation Proven understanding of network segmentation/isolation architectures Strong documentation skills and experience generating technical documents, diagrams, solutions specifications, guidelines, processes, and procedures. Automation, Ansible, Terraform, scripting Excellent communications and customer service skills with proven ability to communicate professionally in a corporate environment. Experience in standardizing and automating network and security configuration and deployment Experience with software and hardware troubleshooting and system monitoring. Flexible schedule and hours as you will be working with other resources on a global scale. Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one! Life and accident insurance 401(K) and Roth options Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA) Educational expense reimbursement Paid parental leave Other benefits include: Digital mental health services (Talkspace) Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function) Training programs Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing Charitable matching gift program And more... We value inclusion and diversity Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.