Principal Network Engineer

About the role

This is a senior individual contributor role serving as the technical lead for enterprise network operations across cloud, hybrid cloud, on-premise, and application delivery infrastructure. This role focuses on application delivery, reliability, redundancy, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for network infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and on-premise environments.
• Own the application delivery and reliability strategy with a focus on DNS, global traffic management (GSLB), and load balancing.
• Translate abstract business requests into detailed technical roadmaps with clear milestones.
• Develop and maintain automation using Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, and GitHub Actions following a GitOps model.
• Career forward your team on project-based work, maintaining quality standards and keeping deliverables on schedule.
• Serve as secondary on-call (24/7/365) when the primary on-call engineer is blocked or unable to resolve an issue.
• Maintain thorough documentation of designs, decisions, and operational procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience supporting large enterprise multi-cloud hybrid network stacks.
• Experience with both ITSM and Agile project management methodologies.
• Ability to operate as a self-directed individual while leading borrowed resources on larger initiatives.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of DNS architecture, resolution, and troubleshooting.
• BGP proficiency across platforms including Azure VWAN, Arista, Aruba, AWS Transit Gateway, and Palo Alto.
• Understanding of high availability designs (VRRP, HSRP) and active/passive and active/active failover.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, GitOps workflows, and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with secrets management across HashiCorp Vault, Azure KeyVault, and/or AWS Secrets Manager.
• Proficiency with Wireshark for packet capture analysis and the ability to interpret browser HAR files.

Preferred Qualifications

• F5 BIG-IP or equivalent Application Delivery Controller (ADC) experience.
• NGINX or NGINX Plus experience.
• Zscaler or similar cloud security platform experience.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries; familiarity with audit and compliance frameworks.
• Comfort with emerging AI tooling for task acceleration and problem solving.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.