Sr. Network Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Network Engineer based in the United States.

This is a senior individual contributor opportunity for an experienced network engineer looking to expand into software engineering. You’ll work on large-scale, distributed network environments within a growing cloud-based technology organization. The role combines hands-on network architecture, troubleshooting, authentication, automation, and device management with increasingly deeper software development responsibilities. You’ll initially serve as a network subject matter expert while partnering closely with experienced software engineers. Over time, you’ll take greater ownership of software services that interact with and control network infrastructure. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to build toward a hybrid network and software engineering skill set in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Design, configure, operate, and troubleshoot large-scale, multi-vendor network environments including routers, switches, gateways, and wireless access points.
• Manage and troubleshoot network authentication environments using RADIUS, AAA, 802.1X, EAP, certificate-based authentication, captive portals, and MAC-based authentication.
• Apply advanced knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs, NAT, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, VPNs, QoS, and related networking technologies.
• Diagnose complex Layer 2–7 issues using packet captures, device logs, monitoring platforms, and system telemetry.
• Support distributed network deployments through centralized configuration, monitoring, firmware management, and device lifecycle processes.
• Develop Python, Bash, network scripting, and API-based automation for provisioning, configuration, authentication, monitoring, diagnostics, and device management.
• Build tools that improve network troubleshooting and translate network behavior and vendor capabilities into requirements for software services.
• Partner with software engineers to progressively design, develop, test, and maintain production services that interact with network infrastructure.
• Work with REST APIs, Linux environments, cloud infrastructure, and containerized services while contributing to architecture and technical design discussions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, UX, and other cross-functional teams and participate in code reviews, testing, technical discovery, and Agile/Scrum development sprints.
• Incorporate security considerations into network architecture and software development practices and participate in an on-call rotation as needed.
• Maintain technical documentation, network standards, architecture guides, troubleshooting procedures, and operational runbooks while mentoring team members and sharing network expertise.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, operating, and troubleshooting production IP networks.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs, NAT, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, VPNs, QoS, and other core networking technologies.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex networking issues across Layers 2–7.
• Deep practical experience with RADIUS, AAA, 802.1X, EAP, certificate-based authentication, and related network access technologies.
• Experience supporting multiple network hardware and software vendors across routers, switches, gateways, and wireless infrastructure.
• Experience managing large fleets of network devices across multi-site or distributed environments.
• Experience with centralized configuration, monitoring, firmware management, and network device lifecycle processes.
• Strong programming and scripting experience applied to network operations and automation, particularly with Python, Bash, network scripting, and REST APIs.
• Strong Linux skills and confidence working in command-line environments.
• Genuine interest in transitioning from network-focused engineering into broader software engineering responsibilities.
• Willingness to adopt modern software development practices including version control, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote Agile environment.
• Nice-to-have experience includes large-scale Wi-Fi/WLAN deployments, high-density wireless environments, cloud-managed wireless systems, wireless RF fundamentals, professional software engineering, RESTful API development, Git, CI/CD, AWS or other major cloud platforms, infrastructure-as-code, serverless architecture, containerized services, or technologies such as C#/.NET and SQL.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and networking certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CWNA, or equivalent vendor certifications are advantageous.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. The role is limited to U.S.-based candidates and does not offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits:

• Base salary of $155,000–$165,000.
• Full-time, direct-hire employment.
• 100% remote work for candidates based in the United States.
• Opportunity to develop from a senior network engineering role into a broader hybrid network and software engineering position.
• Exposure to large-scale, cloud-based technology and distributed network environments.
• Collaboration with experienced software engineers and cross-functional product and engineering teams.
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud, automation, containerization, and software development technologies.