DTS Network Product Engineer Principal

About the role

The Network Product Engineer Principal at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) leads the design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure. This role focuses on data center fabric architectures, hybrid connectivity, and secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning and implementation of advanced network technologies, including cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
• Designs scalable, resilient data center fabric architectures and integrates dynamic routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and develops enterprise-wide standards for network infrastructure.
• Oversees complex troubleshooting and automation efforts across multi-vendor environments.
• Led enterprise-wide network initiatives requiring deep cross-domain expertise.
• Maintains expert-level knowledge of internal systems and external industry trends.
• Mentors engineers across all levels and contributes to strategic planning and governance.
• Serves as expert for management task forces and committees.
• Participates and provides feedback to improve CHOP corporate and DTS processes including, but not limited to, work flow, project management, time accounts, and employee reviews.

Requirements

• At least seven (7) years experience in Data Networking and TCP/IP Protocols.
• At least seven (7) years experience in networks, LAN/WAN or management information systems.
• At least three (3) years Hands-on experience with cloud networking in Azure and AWS environments.
• At least five (5) years Experience designing and deploying data center fabric architectures and integrating BGP/OSPF routing.
• At least three (3) years Familiarity with load-balancer technologies (F5, Netscaler, Cloud Native Load Balancing solutions) and enterprise firewalls (Checkpoint, ASA, Palo Alto).

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma / GED.
• CCIE / CCNP preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with team members, management, customers and support personnel.
• Strong ability to analyze and solve complex problems using analytical and creative problem solving skills for design, creation and testing of networks.
• Extensive knowledge and experience understanding industry best practices on network architecture and engineering and experience in robust network, product/service and system design and implementation strategies.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in wide range of technologies including routing and switching design and architecture.
• Expert level knowledge of switching, including but not limited to: CGMP, IGMP, 802.xx, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Vlan/Trunking (802.1q), Etherchannel, Spanning Tree (STP), HSRP, VRRP.
• Solid knowledge of IPv4 routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), along with their control plane dynamics, QoS and rate limiting, IP addressing and subnetting, Ethernet standards and 10GigE Ethernet technology.
• Expert knowledge of network security systems and protocols including firewalls, Radius and TACACS+, IPSEC and IKE, SSH, etc.
• Knowledge in ancillary technologies used to support enterprise network monitoring and management such as fault/performance management and metric gathering tools/technology (SNMP, Netflow), packet capturing tools, and automation tools.

Benefits

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Pay

SALARY RANGE: $126,560.00 - $167,690.00 Annually