Summary
Senior Network Engineer responsible for the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of enterprise network infrastructure across data center, campus, branch, wireless, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud environments. Act as a subject matter expert for Juniper routing and switching, Versa SD-WAN, Juniper Mist wireless, and New Relic observability while championing automation and infrastructure-as-code. Collaborate cross-functionally, mentor junior engineers, and support hybrid operations based in Seattle.
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and maintain Juniper EX/QFX and MX/SRX platforms across data center, campus, and branch environments.
- Design, implement, and operate Versa SD-WAN including Director and Analytics platform management and policy development.
- Lead Juniper Mist wireless deployments, RF planning, SSID design, and proactive issue resolution using Mist AI and Marvis.
- Build and maintain network observability in New Relic including dashboards, NRQL queries, alerting, and telemetry ingestion.
- Develop automation and network-as-code using Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and operate cloud networking and hybrid connectivity across AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP, including Direct Connect and ExpressRoute integrations.
- Provide technical leadership, conduct design and code reviews, author runbooks and post-incident reviews, and participate in change advisory board reviews.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
- Deep expertise with Juniper routing and switching platforms (EX, QFX, MX, SRX) and Junos OS.
- Demonstrated production experience with Versa SD-WAN and Juniper Mist wireless platforms.
- Proven ability to build network observability in New Relic and instrument devices for SNMP, syslog, and flow telemetry.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python preferred) and experience with Ansible, Terraform, or similar IaC tools.
- Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, QoS, IPSEC VPNs, and Wi-Fi standards plus advanced troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to work independently, and experience mentoring junior engineers.
- Preferred: Juniper or Versa certifications and cloud networking certifications or equivalent hands-on experience.
