Senior Network Engineer

About the role

The Network Test & Certification team provides pre-production validation, certification, automation, and lab engineering services that help ensure network hardware, software, security updates, and infrastructure changes are thoroughly tested before deployment. We support all of the Network Technology Services groups.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure including routing, switching, SD-WAN, wireless, security, and cloud networking solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and manage network lab environments to support testing, validation, certification, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Evaluate and validate network hardware, software, firmware, and infrastructure upgrades prior to production deployment.
• Create and execute test plans to ensure network performance, scalability, reliability, security, and compliance requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve stability and availability.
• Drive network automation and orchestration initiatives using modern tools and scripting technologies to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, security teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to design and deploy enterprise networking solutions.
• Support incident management, problem resolution, and escalation activities for critical network services and infrastructure.
• Research, prototype, and implement emerging technologies including cloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), network automation, and AI-driven operations.
• Develop technical standards, architecture documentation, operational procedures, and reusable engineering frameworks to support enterprise network initiatives.
• Partner with technology vendors to evaluate new products, influence roadmap decisions, and ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years experience within a total Information Technology (IT) environment
• At least 5 years experience with managing day-to-day delivery of satisfactory network services to clients

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Expertise in enterprise networking technologies including Routing & Switching, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, and Wireless
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking platforms including Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, Identity Services Engine (ISE), DNA Center, and Meraki
• Knowledge of network security technologies including Firewalls, VPNs, NAC, Zero Trust, Segmentation, IDS/IPS, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• Proficiency in network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Python, Ansible, Terraform, APIs, Git, and CI/CD methodologies
• Experience with cloud networking and hybrid architectures across AWS, Azure, and multi-cloud environments
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, packet analysis, and root cause analysis skills using tools such as Wireshark, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, and network monitoring platforms
• Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN), network virtualization, automation frameworks, and AIOps solutions

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law