Network Engineer IV

Primary Talent Partners; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 94,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners has a contract opening for a Network Engineer IV in Charlotte, NC / Raleigh, NC / Cincinnati, OH / Plainfield, IN / St. Pete or Lake Mary, FL.

The role focuses on WAN engineering, MPLS, and enterprise routing, with responsibilities spanning design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of network platforms. The ideal candidate has strong Cisco, ACI, and SD-WAN experience, plus scripting and automation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or ten years of IT experience with Cisco product design and support.
• Experience with network capacity planning and security best practices.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple groups and teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network solutions including MPLS WAN, SD-WAN, and data center connectivity.
• Develop architectures, implementation guides, templates, and operational docs.
• Engineer Cisco-based solutions (Catalyst, Nexus, ACI) and optimize QoS and routing.
• Lead MPLS, BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN deployments and analytics.
• Support VPN, SD-WAN, SASE, and zero-trust access.
• Develop network automation using Python, Ansible, APIs; perform root cause analyses.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Change management

Problem solving

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS

10+ years IT experience (no degree)

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Cisco ACI

SD-WAN

Palo Alto firewalls

Python automation

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Network Engineer IV with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC / Cincinnati, Ohio / Raleigh, NC / Plainfield, IN / St.Pete or Lake Mary, FL. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay

$68.00 - $78.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description

The Network Engineer supports the Enterprise Core Delivery team by designing, implementing, and maintaining network solutions across MPLS, ACI, data center, wireless, VPN, and cellular technologies, including vendor platforms such as Cisco, Semtech, and Digi. This role is initially focused on WAN engineering, MPLS services, and enterprise routing infrastructure, with responsibility for delivering reliable and scalable solutions that support critical business operations. The position also contributes to broader network engineering activities across data center, wireless, VPN, automation, monitoring, and lifecycle management as team priorities evolve.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network solutions across MPLS WAN, SD-WAN, Data Center, Wireless, VPN, Internet Edge, and Cellular network environments.
• Develop and maintain network architectures, standards, reference designs, implementation guides, configuration templates, and operational documentation.
• Engineer and support Cisco-based solutions including Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, SD-WAN, Client, Secure Firewall, and cloud-connected network services.
• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot Cisco ACI fabrics, Nexus switching platforms, Nexus Dashboard, and multi-site/multi-pod data center architectures.
• Lead the technical design and implementation of MPLS, Segment Routing, BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, QoS, and large-scale routing and switching environments.
• Design and support VPN, SD-WAN, SASE, and zero-trust access solutions.
• Evaluate, test, and integrate new technologies while ensuring security, compliance, and operational alignment.
• Develop technical requirements, conduct proof-of-concepts, and provide vendor recommendations.
• Engineer and support enterprise wireless and industrial wireless solutions.
• Procure, activate, and troubleshoot MPLS, Internet, Ethernet, cellular, and cloud connectivity services.
• Develop and maintain network automation using APIs, Python, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across enterprise network environments.
• Monitor performance, capacity, availability, and user experience using telemetry and assurance platforms.
• Optimize QoS, traffic engineering, and application prioritization policies.
• Conduct security reviews, configuration audits, compliance validation, and quality control assessments.
• Maintain network diagrams, inventory, IP address management records, and configuration repositories.
• Create engineering work packages, implementation plans, migration procedures, and rollback documentation.
• Support infrastructure projects through design reviews, testing, implementation, and operational transition.
• Collaborate with architects, operations, cybersecurity teams, and vendors to deliver network solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in after-hours maintenance and provide escalation support for critical network incidents.

Working Conditions

• Travel to alternate headquarter locations other than the location you are hired to work is a requirement.
• Up to 5% travel

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university plus a minimum of five years of experience in Information Technology or Computer Science with at least four years of design and support of Cisco Systems' products.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of ten years of experience in Information Technology with at least five years of design and support of Cisco Systems' products.
• Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and general network management best practices.
• Understanding of communication technology and fundamentals.
• Ability to work well within a team; good interpersonal relational skills
• Effective verbal & written communication
• Experience in coordination with multiple groups, companies, and people simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to work productively with little direct supervision.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills
• Adherence to Change Management practices
• Strong interpersonal skills to support successful performance in a team environment
• Superior working knowledge of the telecommunications systems, associated safety policies, practices, work procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Superior inter-personal skills (listening, conflict management, approachability, negotiations) with ability and willingness to share information and transfer knowledge to others.
• Ability to present information on technically complex subjects in an understandable manner in both oral and written form to business clients and senior management.

Desired Qualifications

• Cisco Certifications: CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP
• Agile Certification: Kanban Management Professional, Scrum Master
• Experience with the following network hardware/software solutions:
  • Cisco routers, switches, wireless controllers, Client, phones, ASAs, Client, Client, DNA, ACI and OTV
  • Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama
• Advanced working experience with network technologies and protocols such as spanning tree, TCP/IP V4/V6, SIP, ARP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, Link Aggregation, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, VSS/VSL, QoS, Multicast, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, Cisco ASRs/Cisco Nexus/Cisco IOS, HTTP/s, MPLS, IKEv2, IPv6, Route-maps, SNMP, ACL, Palo Alto Firewalls, Opengear Terminal Servers and Syslog
• Datacenter experience with technologies like ACI around design, implementation, & support
• Experience in leading key network projects, representing the organization and working closely with Product Owners, Operations, Business Units, Suppliers, and Peer Organizations
• Experience with designing communications solutions for SCADA systems
• Ability to design repeatable, reliable, and scalable solutions with fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery
• Experience with Python, shell scripts, RESTful APIs, EEM Scripting, JSON/XML, Ansible automation is a plus
• Experience navigating process-oriented workflows, understanding many different internal business partner requirements and building good working relationships.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Afffirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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