Principal Network Engineer

Candidates Must be local to Evansville IN, Baltimore MD, or Charlotte NC.

Skill/Experience/Education

Mandatory Skills:

Minimum 10 years of experience supporting large enterprise multi-cloud hybrid network stacks.

Network & Infrastructure - Deep understanding of DNS architecture, resolution, and troubleshooting — this is foundational to the role.

• BGP proficiency across diverse platforms including Azure VWAN, Arista, Aruba, AWS Transit Gateway, Virtual Network Gateways, VPNs, and Palo Alto.
• Solid grasp of dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP) and route influencing techniques (local preference, MED, AS path prepend, route maps).
• Understanding of high availability designs including VRRP, HSRP, and active/passive and active/active failover architectures. 
• Familiarity with ECMP and traffic distribution across multiple paths. - Global traffic management, GSLB, and DNS-based load balancing.
• Deep understanding of TLS negotiations, cipher exchanges, and common failure points. 
• HTTP response codes known by heart. - Deep understanding of cloud networking best practices in both Azure and AWS. 
• Familiarity with WAN circuit technologies: DWDM (WAVE), Type 2, Point-to-Point, and MPLS.
• Foundational understanding of SD-WAN concepts including underlay/overlay architecture. 
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes networking across EKS, AKS, native K8s, and OCP.
• Proficiency with Wireshark for packet capture analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret browser HAR files. Automation & Tooling 
• Python scripting and automation development.
• Bash scripting and automation.
• Ansible for network configuration management and automation. 
• GitOps workflows and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
• Terraform for infrastructure-as-code provisioning and management across cloud environments.
• Secrets management across HashiCorp Vault, Azure KeyVault, and/or AWS Secrets Manager.
• Proficient with the Linux command line and system processes. Professional Skills
• Ability to operate as a self-directed team of one while effectively leading borrowed resources on larger initiatives. 
• Experience with both ITSM and Agile project management methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to take abstract or ambiguous requirements and develop detailed execution plans. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences. 
• A thirst for learning new and ever-changing network topologies and products.
• Willingness to serve as secondary on-call 24/7/365. 

Desired Skills:

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.