Network Engineer

Paul Hastings is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal solutions to many of the world’s top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. With a strong presence throughout the U.S., Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, we have the global reach and extensive capabilities to provide personalized service wherever our clients’ needs take us. As one of the world’s leading law firms, we seek dynamic individuals who share our commitment to service, innovation, and professional growth.

Job Title Network Engineer

Location New York

Regular/Temporary Regular

Job Description Summary We have an opening for a Network Engineer in our New York office.

The Network Engineer will contribute to our organization’s network infrastructure design, implementation, and operations. The successful candidate will work on advanced networking technologies including Wi-Fi, BGP, global WAN, SD-WAN, and cloud connectivity (Azure/AWS), ensuring robust, secure, and high-performing network services across multiple geographic locations. This role requires deep technical expertise in routing protocols, traffic prioritization (QoS), and on-premises-to-cloud connectivity, combined with strong collaboration skills to support distributed teams. The Network Engineer will drive technical innovation, optimize performance, and work with cross-functional teams to support business-critical applications and services.

Job Description In this capacity, the Network Engineer will:

• Contribute to global Wide Area Network (WAN) operations, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance;
• Participate in the deployment and optimization of Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions to enhance network agility and cost-efficiency;
• Design, implement, and maintain multiple networks connecting via advanced routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP;
• Implement on-premises-to-public-cloud connectivity, including hybrid network architectures.
• Set up and maintain cloud networking environments in Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon AWS, including VPCs, VPNs, and Direct Connect/ExpressRoute;
• Ensure seamless integration of cloud-based services with enterprise network infrastructure;
• Implement and refine Quality of Service (QoS) policies for traffic prioritization, ensuring optimal performance for critical applications (e.g., VoIP, video, business systems);
• Monitor and troubleshoot network latency, packet loss, and bandwidth utilization;
• Collaborate with network engineering teams across multiple geographic locations, fostering technical knowledge sharing;
• Support resource allocation and project execution to meet organizational goals;
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members;
• Maintain network uptime, security, and compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST);
• Configure monitoring tools, high availability setups, and disaster recovery plans for network infrastructure;
• Maintain detailed documentation of network configurations, policies, and procedures;
• Partner with IT leadership, application teams, and external vendors to align network capabilities with organizational needs;
• Serve as an escalation point for complex network issues and outages;
• Contribute to network-related projects, such as infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations, or SD-WAN rollouts, ensuring technical deliverables are met on time;
• This role may be required to participate in an on-call rotation to support incident management processes as a member of the global Network engineering team;
• Some (limited) non-standard hours may be required to support Network changes as part of the change management process and approved windows; and
• Some (limited) travel may be required for team meetings or other reasons.

Proficiencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities;
• Superior communication skills, capable of translating technical details for diverse audiences;
• Proven ability to collaborate on complex initiatives;
• Knowledge of automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python) for network configuration and management;
• Familiarity with zero-trust security models and network segmentation; and
• Understanding of compliance frameworks (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2) as they relate to network infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience);
• Relevant c…