Lead Enterprise Network Engineer - Hybrid/Remote

PetSmart Store Support Group, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Dog Park

Top Dog gym with fitness classes

Pet-friendly environment

On-site cafe

Job summary

PetSmart is seeking a highly experienced Lead Network Engineer to join our Enterprise Network Engineering and Operations team at the Phoenix Home Office. You will shape strategy, architecture and reliability of our network across retail, distribution, corporate, and cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive end-to-end network projects, and collaborate with security, cloud, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions in a fast-paced enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in networking, CS, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience in large enterprise environments; 4+ years in senior role.
• Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, or PCNSE desirable.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deploy enterprise network solutions across data centers, offices, distribution centers, retail locations, and cloud platforms.
• Act as technical authority for network engineering and guide complex designs.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of network projects including planning, execution, risk management, and post-implementation validation.
• Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support for major incidents and deep root-cause analysis.
• Establish and enforce network standards, documentation, and multi-vendor governance.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and align with roadmaps.
• Manage vendor relationships and performance oversight.
• Lead change management and participate in 24x7 on-call rotations.
• Mentor and guide network engineers to foster growth.

Skills

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

VXLAN/EVPN/Underlay/Overlay

Zero Trust

VPNs/IPsec/SSL

VLANs/VRFs/multi-tenant

WAN design (1000+ sites)

SD-WAN integration

Cloud networking (GCP)

Network monitoring (SolarWinds)

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Networking/CS

Tools

SolarWinds

Job description

PetSmart is seeking a highly experienced Lead Network Engineer to join our Enterprise Network Engineering and Operations team at the Phoenix Home Office. You will shape strategy, architecture and reliability of our network across retail, distribution, corporate, and cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive end-to-end network projects, and collaborate with security, cloud, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions in a fast-paced enterprise setting.