Network Reliability Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Network Reliability Engineer to design, maintain, monitor, and optimize reliable, secure, and high-performing network infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for improving network availability, troubleshooting complex connectivity issues, automating routine network operations, and minimizing service disruptions.

The ideal candidate will have strong networking fundamentals, experience with network monitoring and incident management, and the ability to collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, and operations teams to ensure consistent network performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize network infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.
• Monitor network health, latency, throughput, packet loss, and overall service reliability.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve network outages, performance bottlenecks, and connectivity issues.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Develop and maintain network automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and reduce manual errors.
• Manage network devices and technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs.
• Establish and maintain network reliability metrics, service-level objectives (SLOs), and service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Implement network redundancy, failover, disaster recovery, and capacity-planning strategies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to enforce network security policies and protect infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Support cloud networking environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Recommend infrastructure improvements based on monitoring data, performance trends, and recurring incidents.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Three or more years of experience in network engineering, network operations, site reliability engineering, or a related technical role.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, routing, and switching.
• Experience with network monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting tools.
• Familiarity with Linux systems, scripting, and network automation using Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Understanding of high-availability architectures, redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and change management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as Cisco CCNA or CCNP, Juniper JNCIA or JNCIS, or equivalent networking credentials.
• Experience with cloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), or infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, SolarWinds, or Wireshark.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience working in high-availability enterprise, telecommunications, data center, or cloud environments.
• Familiarity with SRE practices, error budgets, reliability engineering, and automated incident response.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000-$150,000 annually for a full-time role in the United States. Candidates with extensive experience in network automation, cloud infrastructure, large-scale distributed systems, and advanced reliability engineering may qualify for compensation toward the upper end of the range.

The final offer will depend on the candidate's experience, certifications, geographic location, and the organization's compensation structure.

Depending on the employer, benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Retirement savings plans with employer contributions.
• Professional development and certification reimbursement.
• Remote or hybrid work flexibility, where available.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives, where applicable.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Performance may be evaluated based on:

• Network uptime and availability.
• Mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to resolve (MTTR) network incidents.
• Reduction in recurring network outages and service disruptions.
• Network latency, packet loss, and throughput performance.
• Effectiveness of automation and reduction in manual operational tasks.
• Compliance with network security policies and change-management procedures.
• Accuracy of documentation and effectiveness of root cause analysis.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and reliability-focused engineer who can proactively identify network risks, respond effectively to incidents, and continuously improve infrastructure performance. They should be comfortable working in fast-paced technical environments, collaborating across teams, and applying automation and data-driven approaches to maintain dependable network services.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and fostering an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made based on relevant skills, qualifications, experience, and business needs.