Network Principal Engineer

York is seeking a Network Principal I to join our Network & Infrastructure team. The Network Principal I is a senior technical leader responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and governance of the organization’s network infrastructure. This role provides expert-level guidance, drives strategic initiatives, and ensures the stability, security, and scalability of enterprise network services. The Network Principal I acts as an escalation point for complex issues, mentors engineering staff, and partners with leadership to align network capabilities with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, architecture, and documentation of enterprise network solutions, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, data center, and cloud networking.

Serve as the highest-level escalation point for network incidents, focusing on root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.

Develop and enforce network standards, policies, best practices, and security controls.

Oversee capacity planning, performance tuning, lifecycle management, and modernization of network technologies.

Collaborate closely with security, systems, application, and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive and secure service delivery.

Evaluate and recommend new network technologies, tools, and methodologies to advance organizational capabilities.

Lead major network projects, upgrades, and infrastructure transformations with minimal downtime.

Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer to network engineers and operational teams.

Participate in budgeting, vendor evaluation, contract negotiations, and long-term network strategic planning.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.

7+ years of progressively advanced experience in network engineering, design, or architecture roles.

Expert knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, wireless technologies, and network protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, MPLS, etc.).

Demonstrated experience with enterprise-grade platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Aruba.

Strong understanding of network security principles, segmentation, and zero-trust architectures.

Ability to analyze complex problems and provide innovative, scalable solutions

Willingness to work full-time in our Greenwood Village, CO office; this position does not support remote or hybrid work.

Core Competencies

Professional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP/IE, PCNSE, or equivalent.

Experience with cloud networking (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Knowledge of automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).

Familiarity with network monitoring, observability, and telemetry tools.