Principal Network Engineer

Harris Teeter; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Teeter seeks a Principal Network Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and support complex enterprise networks across on‑premises, cloud, data center, and hybrid environments. This senior role provides technical leadership for network initiatives, ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and performance, while mentoring other engineers in a remote US setting.

Responsibilities include architecture design, incident resolution, optimization of VPNs, SD‑WAN, and cloud networking, plus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise networking and network security experience.
• Strong experience with LAN/WAN, cloud networking, data center, SD-WAN, and hybrid environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure or other major cloud platforms.
• Experience leading network projects and providing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable LAN, WAN, data center, cloud, and hybrid networks.
• Provide advanced technical expertise in routing, switching, security, and troubleshooting.
• Lead complex network troubleshooting, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain network standards, diagrams, and documentation.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams on solutions.
• Mentor and guide network engineers and support large-scale projects.

Skills

LAN/WAN

Cloud networking

Data center

SD-WAN

Hybrid environments

Routing

Switching

Network security

Network troubleshooting

Azure

Cloud platforms

Job description

Position Summary

The Principal Network Engineer is a senior technical expert responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting complex enterprise network and security environments. This role provides technical leadership for network initiatives across on-premises, cloud, data center, and hybrid environments while ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and performance.

Location: Remote - United States

Job Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

The Principal Network Engineer is a senior technical expert responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting complex enterprise network and security environments. This role provides technical leadership for network initiatives across on-premises, cloud, data center, and hybrid environments while ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable and highly available LAN, WAN, data center, cloud, and hybrid network environments.
• Provide advanced technical expertise in BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, VXLAN/EVPN, VPN, QoS, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Implement and support Azure/cloud networking and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Lead complex network troubleshooting, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis.
• Participate in network architecture, technology evaluation, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain network standards, configuration templates, diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Implement network security, segmentation, resiliency, and performance improvements.
• Analyze network performance, capacity, and traffic patterns and recommend optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Security, Infrastructure, Application, and Operations teams on complex technical solutions.
• Work with network vendors, carriers, and technology partners to resolve technical issues and deliver network solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to network engineers.
• Support large-scale network projects from design through implementation and operational handoff.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise networking and network security.
• Strong experience with LAN/WAN, cloud networking, data center, SD-WAN, and hybrid environments.
• Advanced knowledge of routing, switching, network security, and network troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Azure or other major cloud platforms.
• Experience with enterprise routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and network monitoring tools.
• Strong experience troubleshooting complex network and connectivity issues.
• Experience leading network projects and providing technical leadership.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP / CCIE or equivalent
• Microsoft Azure networking certifications
• AWS or Google Cloud networking certifications
• Other relevant networking or security certifications

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Salary range: $100,000-$135,000.