Network Engineer

Allegis Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegis Group seeks a network engineer responsible for implementation, migration, and operational support across enterprise environments in the United States. You will contribute to automation efforts using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and APIs while following established playbooks and ITIL processes.

Qualifications include 3–5 years in Cisco/Arista routing and switching, Cisco Nexus familiarity, and CCNA with CCNP/CCIE being a plus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years hands-on Cisco/Arista routing & switching experience.
• CCNA preferred; CCNP/CCIE preferred but not mandatory.
• Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Networks and Cisco Nexus environments.
• Experience supporting network operations, incident resolution, service requests, and change implementations.
• Familiarity with ITIL incident, problem, and change processes.
• Ability to run predefined automation tasks and scripts.
• Document operational procedures and asset inventories.

Responsibilities

• Role includes network implementation, migration execution, operational support, automation execution, and troubleshooting.
• Support change implementations and customer communication; escalate complex issues to leads.
• Update configurations, onboarding, validation testing, and procedures per playbooks.
• Maintain operational documentation and asset inventories.

Skills

Cisco routing

Arista routing

Cisco Nexus

CCNA

CCNP

CCIE Enterprise/DC

Python

Ansible

Terraform

APIs

ITIL processes

Network operations

Troubleshooting

Education

BE/B.Tech/BSc in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

APIs

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Role Purpose: Network implementation, migration execution, operational support, automation execution, and troubleshooting.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of hands‑on experience with Cisco and/or Arista routing & switching technologies.
• Fundamental understanding of Cisco Enterprise Networks and Cisco Nexus environments.
• CCNA certification preferred; CCNP is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Basic working knowledge of Python, Ansible, Terraform, and APIs, with the ability to execute predefined automation tasks and scripts.
• Experience supporting network operations, incident resolution, service requests, and change implementations.
• Ability to perform configuration updates, device onboarding, validation testing and troubleshooting using established procedures and playbooks.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
• Escalate complex technical issues to technical leads while ensuring timely resolution and customer communication.
• Maintain operational documentation, asset inventories, and standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech/BSc in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant networking experience.

Certifications

• CCNA (Preferred)
• CCNP (Preferred)
• CCIE Enterprise/Data Center (Preferred