Principal Engineer I

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Are you ready to drive engineering activities that will take Spectrum's telecommunications and signal processing systems to new heights? As a Principal Engineer I, you will partner with network engineering, operations, and platform teams to design, implement, and optimize scalable, reliable, and secure network solutions. You will lead efforts to automate network provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, and deployment workflows, while helping teams adopt modern DevOps practices that improve speed, stability, and operational efficiency. In this impactful role, you will be at the forefront of innovation, enhancing critical network systems through infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and continuous improvement.
How You'll Make an Impact

• Design, implement, monitor, enhance and troubleshoot systems in assigned areas
• Analyze and revise existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary
• Test and review system designs
• Provide engineering technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met
• Mentor and guide the work of technical staff
• Review work plans and design and advise on improvements
• Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable
• Know, understand and follow company policy

Working Conditions

• Office environment

What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience

Experience

• 5+ years engineering work experience
• 5+ years project management work experience

Skills

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Basic knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
• Basic knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
• Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model
• Basic knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations
• Basic knowledge of network devices and basic network appliances
• Basic knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio
• Ability to perform duties in a very fast-paced environment and ability to learn new technology quickly
• Ability to use personal computer and software applications

Preferred Qualifications
Education

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Juniper JNCIP-SP or JNCIE
• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training preferred (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)

Skills

• Expert knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet, and Transport technologies and protocols
• Expert knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols, and network topology
• Expert knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model
• Expert knowledge of network devices and network appliances
• Basic knowledge of network design software, such as Visio
• High-level understanding of DevOps principles, including automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous improvement
• Advanced knowledge of scripting and automation tools used to support network provisioning, configuration, and operational efficiency
• Understanding of version control practices and change management processes in support of infrastructure and network environments
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and performance management concepts for network and system reliability
• Basic understanding of cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments and how network services integrate with them
• Ability to collaborate across network engineering, operations, development, and security teams to support scalable and reliable service delivery

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