Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
Overview
ROLE AT A GLANCE: The Principal II, Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting global network services across the enterprise. This role partners with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable delivery and operational excellence. This position requires deep expertise across multiple network technologies, providing leadership in architecture, engineering, and release management across a global environment. The role collaborates with senior IT leaders, vendors, and internal technology partners, and influences strategic direction to align with business and operational goals.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
- Lead technical review and governance of global network architecture, including performance, capacity, and utilization management
- Define and establish network capabilities, standards, and processes to support both tactical and strategic objectives
- Lead support and continuous improvement of network platforms through maintenance, enhancements, and incident resolution
- Drive strategic network architecture decisions and long-term technology direction
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment, work with minimal guidance and balance workload based on direction from senior management and/or business driver
- Validated customer service skills, specifically, the ability to build and nurture customer relationships and respond to customer needs.
- Ensure an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort
- Proactively identify, escalate, and drive resolution of risks impacting network delivery and stability
- Ability to create and maintain detailed project plans, scope of work, and other user documentation of all moves, adds, and changes regarding the wide-area network
- Ability to evaluate existing communications systems, identify deficiencies, and make network performance recommendations
- Ability to organize workload for effective implementation
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels with sensitivity to cultural diversity
- Ability to join On-Call routine coverage to support global network operations
TEAM DYNAMICS: Global, high-impact network team supporting mission-critical operations across regions. Modern environment focused on cloud networking, SD-WAN, and hybrid architecture. High ownership model with end-to-end responsibility for design, stability, and performance. Strong cross-team collaboration with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams. Focus on innovation and continuous improvement (automation, performance, optimization)
LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to network engineering and operations teams across global regions
- Drive architecture standards, best practices, and governance to ensure consistency, scalability, and reliability
- Influence and align cross-functional teams (cloud, security, infrastructure) on network strategy and design decisions
- Lead major initiatives and transformation programs (cloud networking, SD-WAN, infrastructure modernization)
- Manage and guide vendors and strategic partners, ensuring alignment with business and technology objectives
- Support team development through knowledge sharing, coaching, and technical guidance
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents and high-impact issues
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCCESS:
Education
- Bachelor’s in information technology or equivalent
Experience
- 7+ years’ experience in network operations or related field
- Routing & Switching (Enterprise-Scale Networks)o Deep expertise in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)o Advanced switching technologies and large-scale FW/LAN/WAN designo Troubleshooting and performance optimization across global networks
- Cloud Networking (Public & Hybrid)o Design, implementation, and support of cloud network architectures across GCP, Azure, OCI and/or AWSo Hybrid connectivity (VPN, SD-WAN, private circuits such as ExpressRoute/Direct Connect)o Integration of on-prem and cloud network environments including Cisco ACI or VMware NSX and cloud gateway
- Data Center infrastructure solutions:o Cisco (R&S), ASA/Firepower (NGFW + IDS/IPS)o Infoblox (DDI), Citrix NetScaler, Portnox NACo Cisco and Arista platformso Network segmentation and access control in remote offices
- Comprehensive knowledge includes solutions analysis, design, deployment, and operationalization in the following areas:o Cloud Edge Networking and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), Automation, Data Center. Cloud
- Programming/scripting languages and frameworks knowledge and experience, in support of automation (Python, Ansible, etc.)
- Data Center Automation & Orchestration
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and verbal/written communication (with both technical and non-technical audiences)
Skills/Certifications
- Preferred: CCIE or equivalent
- Multi-lingual is a plus
Ethical
- Complies with policies and procedures; Takes the high road and upholds our values; Maintains confidentiality; Acts with integrity, honesty and respect.

