Core Networking Engineer — Lead & Innovate

Southern Company; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking a Core Networking Engineer to design, implement, and operate the core IP network infrastructure across SouthernLinc datacenters. The role blends IP networking and telecommunications engineering to plan, procure, install, and maintain mission‑critical network systems supporting 4GLTE packet cores.

The engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network equipment such as switches, routers, firewalls, and proprietary telecom systems, while enforcing cybersecurity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design future virtualized network and server infrastructure to support additional capacity, scalability, and lifecycle upgrades.

Skills

IP Routing

Network Switching

VPN & Firewalls

Leadership

Project Management

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Wireshark

SNMP / Syslog monitoring

Arista/ Cisco IOS

Job description

Southern Company is seeking a Core Networking Engineer to design, implement, and operate the core IP network infrastructure across SouthernLinc datacenters. The role blends IP networking and telecommunications engineering to plan, procure, install, and maintain mission‑critical network systems supporting 4GLTE packet cores.

The engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network equipment such as switches, routers, firewalls, and proprietary telecom systems, while enforcing cybersecurity