Senior Network Engineer (Hybrid)

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to play a key leadership role in designing, scaling, and evolving high-performance backbone and access networks. This individual will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to drive long-term network architecture, reliability, and performance.

You'll collaborate cross-functionally, mentor engineering teams, and serve as a technical authority influencing both internal initiatives and external partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Network Planning & Architecture

• Lead the design and evolution of optical, Layer 2, and Layer 3 networks to meet increasing bandwidth, performance, and resiliency requirements
• Develop and maintain technical roadmaps, architecture standards, and configuration policies
• Perform traffic engineering and capacity planning to guide long-term infrastructure investments
• Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Act as a subject matter expert and architectural authority for core and edge network environments
• Translate business and organizational priorities into scalable network solutions
• Identify systemic risks and proactively lead cross-functional solutions
• Represent the organization in technical forums, partnerships, and industry engagements

Collaboration & Execution

• Partner with Network Operations, Security, and Program teams on deployments, troubleshooting, and network improvements
• Support end-to-end lifecycle of network services, from design through implementation and optimization

Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers
• Lead design reviews, share best practices, and foster continuous learning across the team

Automation & Tooling

• Drive adoption of network automation for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring
• Evaluate and improve network visibility, telemetry, and performance tools

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering and architecture
• Deep expertise in:
  • Routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS
  • MPLS technologies, including Segment Routing
  • VPN services: L2VPN, IPVPN
  • Traffic engineering and large-scale network design
• Experience with major networking vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or Nokia
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and enforce best practices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DWDM / optical transport platforms (e.g., Cisco NCS series or similar)
• Familiarity with network automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Python, NSO, NetBox)
• Experience designing and managing IP peering strategies with cloud, content, or service providers
• Background working in large-scale, distributed, or research-oriented network environments

Work Environment

• Hybrid work setting
• Standard schedule: Monday-Friday, business hours
• Occasional evening/weekend work based on operational needs
• Periodic travel for conferences, collaboration, and industry engagement