Campus Network Engineer

Toucreek Technology; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

PTO + holidays

Fully remote with flexible schedule

Growth opportunities in aCollaborative

Job summary

Toucreek Technology Services in New York City is seeking a Senior Campus Network Engineer with strong automation skills to design, deploy, migrate, and operate enterprise campus networks across the NYC metro.

You will lead multi-vendor environments (Cisco/Arista/Juniper/Aruba) with Python, Ansible, and source-of-truth data models, driving automated changes, validation, and day-2 operations while interfacing directly with customers in a hybrid onsite role.

Qualifications

• 12+ years as a Network Engineer
• 3+ years of hands-on automation in production
• Strong Python skills and Ansible playbooks
• Proficiency with Git and CI/CD for network changes
• Experience with multi-site campus migrations and refreshes
• Expertise across Cisco Catalyst, Arista, Juniper EX, Aruba CX
• Experience with wireless platforms (Cisco, Juniper Mist, Meraki, Aruba)
• Knowledge of 802.1X/NAC with Cisco ISE/Aruba ClearPass
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent customer service and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, refresh, and troubleshoot campus networks across sites
• Lead large-scale migrations and hardware refreshes across multiple sites
• Automate day-0 through day-2 operations with templates and zero-touch provisioning
• Establish and drive a network source of truth (NetBox/Nautobot)
• Develop Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines for network changes
• Automate against APIs (Arista CloudVision, Cisco CCE, Meraki)
• Configure and troubleshoot NAC, 802.1X with ISE/ClearPass
• Provide design docs, runbooks, and automation documentation
• Mentor junior engineers and customer teams
• Participate in on-call and maintenance-window cutovers

Skills

Network engineering

Automation experience

Python scripting

Git & CI/CD

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

NETCONF/RESTCONF

NetBox/Nautobot

Job description

Location: New York City & Surrounding Regions

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Must be flexible and available to work onsite at customer data centers throughout the NYC metropolitan area as needed.

Toucreek Technology Services is a fast-growing professional services firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a strategic partner to a leading global cloud networking company, we are expanding our professional services team.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Campus Network Engineer with significant automation

experience to design, deploy, migrate, and operate enterprise campus networks, with a strong focus on wired switching, Wi-Fi, and NAC. The ideal candidate combines deep multi-vendor campus expertise (Cisco, Arista, Juniper Mist, Aruba, Meraki) with a software-driven approach: building source-of-truth-driven configuration, automated deployments, and pre/post-change validation using Python, Ansible, and vendor APIs. This hybrid onsite, customer-facing role involves leading campus refresh and migration projects, automating repeatable workflows, and resolving complex issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, refresh, and troubleshoot campus access, distribution, and core networks (Cisco Catalyst, Arista, Juniper EX, Aruba CX), including stacking/MLAG, StackWise Virtual, and campus EVPN-VXLAN fabrics.
• Lead large-scale campus migrations and hardware refreshes across multiple sites, including Cisco-to-Arista, with automated config translation, staging, and cutover.
• Build and maintain network automation for day-0 through day-2 operations: templated config generation, zero-touch provisioning, bulk changes, compliance checks, and pre/post-change.
• Establish and integrate a network source of truth (NetBox, Nautobot, or equivalent) and drive configurations from it.
• Develop Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/GitLab) for network changes, including peer review, testing, and rollback.
• Automate against controller and platform APIs (Arista CloudVision, Cisco Catalyst Center, Meraki Dashboard, Juniper Mist, Aruba Central) using REST, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and gNMI.
• Deploy, refresh, and troubleshoot Wi‑Fi solutions (AP configuration, RF planning, interference mitigation, roaming, WPA2/WPA3) using Cisco, Juniper Mist, Meraki, and Aruba, and automate AP onboarding and site rollouts.
• Configure and troubleshoot NAC and 802.1X/MAB with Cisco ISE and Aruba ClearPass, including dynamic segmentation and policy automation.
• Implement monitoring, telemetry, and observability (streaming telemetry, SNMP, syslog) and automate health checks and reporting.
• Conduct POCs, produce design documents, runbooks, and automation documentation, mentor junior engineers and customer teams, and participate in on-call and maintenance-window cutovers.
• Act as a Automation and Campus Networking Subject Matter expert and collaborate with the customer for a successful migration. Be a trusted advisor to the customer for networking.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years as a Network Engineer, 5+ in senior roles focused on campus routing, switching, and Wi‑Fi.
• 3+ years of hands-on network automation experience in production, with examples of automation built and operated (not just scripts run).
• Strong Python skills (Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, Requests, pyATS or similar) and Ansible playbook/role development with Jinja2 templating.
• Proficiency with Git and version-controlled change workflows; experience with CI/CD for network changes.
• Hands‑on experience with large-scale campus refreshes or migrations (multiple sites, hundreds to thousands of switches and APs).
• Expertise in campus switching platforms: Cisco Catalyst, Arista, Juniper EX, and/or Aruba CX (ideally 1–2 primary vendors).
• Expertise in wireless platforms: Cisco, Juniper Mist, Meraki, and/or Aruba.
• Strong knowledge of 802.1X/NAC with Cisco ISE and/or Aruba ClearPass.
• Experience and background in network security fundamentals especially as it relates to 802.1x.
• Solid routing fundamentals: OSPF, BGP, VRFs, and first-hop redundancy in campus designs.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent years of experience.
• Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent written skills, including design and automation documentation, ticket tracking, and Meeting follow-up.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Arista AVD, ANTA, and CloudVision (CVP or CVaaS), including CloudVision Studios.
• Experience with NetBox or Nautobot as a source of truth, including custom fields, plugins, or API integrations.
• Familiarity with campus EVPN-VXLAN, Cisco SD-Access, or Aruba dynamic segmentation.
• Exposure to data center leaf-spine fabrics (BGP EVPN/VXLAN) for campus-to-DC integration.
• Experience with model-driven programmability (NETCONF/YANG, gNMI) and streaming telemetry stacks.
• Network industry certifications preferred, e.g. Arista ACE L3/L5, Cisco CCNP/CCIE Enterprise, Cisco DevNet Professional/Expert, Juniper JNCIP-ENT, or Aruba ACMP/ACCP.

What We Offer:

• 401(k) matching
• PTO + holidays
• Fully remote with flexible schedule
• Work with cutting-edge Wi-Fi and data center technologies
• Growth opportunities in a collaborative team