Onsite Network Config Engineer: Routers & Switches

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

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Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP is seeking a detail-oriented Configuration Engineer (Routers & Switches) in Sunnyvale for an onsite role. The candidate will configure, deploy, and validate enterprise networking equipment, including routers and switches, to meet customer requirements and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of hands-on networking experience, knowledge of VLANs, OSPF/BGP/EIGRP, ACLs, and familiarity with Juniper or Aruba platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience configuring enterprise routers and switches.
• Experience with networking equipment or equivalent (Juniper, Aruba).
• Strong understanding of: TCP/IP networking Ethernet technologies IPv4/IPv6 VLANs Routing and switching concepts DNS, DHCP, and SNMP.
• Experience using console access, SSH, TFTP/FTP/SCP, and terminal emulation software.

Responsibilities

• Configure, provision, and validate routers, switches, and other network devices based on customer specifications.
• Perform initial software installation, firmware upgrades, and operating system configuration.
• Configure networking features including: VLANs Static and dynamic routing (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP) Access Control Lists (ACLs) Port Security
• Validate configurations through functional testing and troubleshooting.
• Work with engineering and project management teams to ensure customer requirements are accurately implemented.
• Maintain configuration documentation, build procedures, and technical records.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software configuration issues during staging and deployment.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards and configuration management processes.
• Assist in developing standard configuration templates and automation scripts to improve efficiency.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Ethernet technologies

VLANs

Routing & switching

SSH/console access

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/CE

Tools

Juniper

Aruba

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP is seeking a detail-oriented Configuration Engineer (Routers & Switches) in Sunnyvale for an onsite role. The candidate will configure, deploy, and validate enterprise networking equipment, including routers and switches, to meet customer requirements and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of hands-on networking experience, knowledge of VLANs, OSPF/BGP/EIGRP, ACLs, and familiarity with Juniper or Aruba platforms.