Principal Network Engineer

Presidio - McLean, VA

Full-time - Senior

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Principal Network Engineer at Presidio is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of the datacenter and hybrid cloud network and security infrastructure. This role requires a hands-on approach to solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, acting as a trusted advisor to various teams and management. The engineer will also promote the adoption of innovative technologies and mentor technical leaders to ensure optimal performance and security of the network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of datacenter and hybrid cloud network and security infrastructure.
• Solve critical and complex problems in a collaborative environment.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to infrastructure and operations teams, engineering directors, and executive management.
• Evangelize the adoption of forward-looking technologies and methods.
• Mentor technical leaders and key stakeholders in establishing technical roadmaps.
• Ensure maximum performance, scalability, and security of network infrastructure.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a similar engineering program with strong academic performance.
• CCIE in relevant technologies is a must.
• 15+ years of hands-on experience in cloud computing and/or data center operations.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, such as AWS and Azure.
• Experience with multi-site ACI implementation.
• Knowledge of network security technologies including IDS, IPS, Firepower, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience with data protection technologies like Akamai/CloudFlare and microsegmentation.
• Proven experience in designing highly available, high performance, and scalable redundant networks.
• Experience with ISP management and IPAM.
• Knowledge of IPv6 design and deployment at the enterprise and data center level.
• Strong knowledge of OSPF and BGP for ISP, public cloud, and private peering.
• Experience with virtual private networking and security.
• Experience with F5 load balancers at high scale.
• Proficiency in Cisco Networking and Cisco Nexus.
• Experience with containerization, network security, load balancing, and auto-scaling.
• Experience with Cisco UCS and automation frameworks including Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience supporting IoT driven workloads.
• Proven experience designing and implementing geographically dispersed infrastructure, including multi-site and multi-cloud solutions.
• Experience with disaster recovery and data center failover architectures.
• Capacity planning and forecasting.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent benefits
• Exciting company culture