This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps.
Our partner is looking for a Principal Network Engineer based in the United States.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, maintain, and optimize scalable, highly available enterprise network infrastructures across LAN, WAN, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Provide advanced technical expertise in routing and switching technologies, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, VXLAN/EVPN, VPNs, Quality of Service (QoS), firewalls, and load balancers.
Develop, implement, and support Microsoft Azure networking and hybrid connectivity solutions.
Lead complex network troubleshooting, incident management, and root-cause analysis.
Contribute to network architecture design, technology assessments, infrastructure modernization.
Establish and maintain network engineering standards, configuration templates, architecture diagrams.
Strengthen network security through segmentation, secure connectivity, resilient architecture.
Monitor network performance, capacity, and traffic patterns.
Collaborate with cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, application development, and operations teams.
Coordinate with network vendors, telecommunications carriers, and technology partners.
Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to network engineers.
Lead large-scale network projects throughout the full lifecycle.
Evaluate emerging networking technologies.
Support operational improvements.
Requirements
Professional experience: At least eight years of experience in enterprise networking and network security.
Enterprise networking expertise: Strong hands-on experience with LAN/WAN architectures, data center networking, SD-WAN, cloud networking, and hybrid infrastructure.
Routing and switching: Advanced knowledge of routing and switching protocols and technologies, particularly BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN/EVPN, VPNs, and QoS.
Cloud networking: Practical experience implementing and supporting Microsoft Azure networking or equivalent networking solutions on major cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.
Network security: Strong understanding of firewalls, network segmentation, secure connectivity, load balancing, and infrastructure resilience.
Hardware and monitoring tools: Experience working with enterprise routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
Troubleshooting and incident management: Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex connectivity problems.
Technical leadership: Experience leading network engineering initiatives.
Infrastructure design and documentation: Ability to develop network architectures, configuration standards, technical diagrams.
Analytical and problem-solving skills: Strong capacity to assess technical requirements.
Communication and collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Project management: Ability to manage multiple technical priorities.
Preferred certifications: CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent networking certifications are highly desirable. Microsoft Azure networking certifications, AWS or Google Cloud networking certifications.