Principal Network Engineer (Operations)

Principal Engineer, Network OperationsRequired Skills & Experience:• 10+ years of network engineering experience supporting large enterprise environments• Experience with routing, switching, and wireless networking experience• Strong network operations experience supporting and optimizing existing infrastructure rather than designing new environments• Experience leading network upgrades, maintenance windows, and lifecycle management initiatives• Experience evaluating software releases, understanding bugs/features, and determining upgrade strategies• Experience creating, maintaining, and enforcing standardized "Golden Configurations" across enterprise environments• Hands-on Cisco and Aruba networking experience• Experience supporting WAN, LAN, WiFi, and firewall technologies• Experience performing root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and long-term remediation of network issues• Experience remediating security vulnerabilities, audit findings, and configuration-related risks• Exposure to Python, Ansible, and Azure DevOps for network automation and configuration management• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership within an engineering organizationJob Description:Seeking a Principal Engineer, Network Operations to serve as the highest technical escalation point within the network organization. This individual will be responsible for maintaining the reliability, performance, and standardization of a large-scale network environment consisting of approximately 56,000 devices. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in routing, switching, wireless, network operations, and infrastructure lifecycle management, with hands-on experience leading upgrades, maintaining Golden Configurations, resolving complex outages, and driving automation initiatives using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Azure DevOps.