Top Network Engineer Jobs

Lead the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, security, and monitoring of complex WAN/LAN networks. Serve as a technical expert and mentor, evaluate emerging technologies, support infrastructure projects and assessments, strengthen CJIS and MULES compliance, and collaborate with clients, vendors, and internal teams. Contribute to budgeting, vendor evaluations, and infrastructure planning while resolving complex issues independently.

Design, develop, and maintain network datapath monitoring and observability infrastructure for GPU cloud services. Build real-time network telemetry and analytics pipelines across host networking, smart NICs, and overlay/underlay networks. Collaborate with DevOps, production, and data platform teams; troubleshoot Kubernetes and cloud networking issues; participate in on-call support, code reviews, architecture decisions, and continuous infrastructure improvements.

Build and maintain software for Starlink Ground Network capacity planning, forecasting, optimization, and deployment strategy. Develop scalable data pipelines, backend services, simulations, and predictive models using network telemetry, inventory, cost, and usage data. Own software architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and iteration while collaborating with network engineers, operators, software teams, and external partners.

Designs, deploys, maintains, and troubleshoots secure DoD transport networks. Responsibilities include network architecture updates, hardware implementation, change and incident management, fault isolation, root-cause analysis, optical network testing, ServiceNow documentation, customer reporting, maintenance coordination, and vendor engagement. The engineer supports SONET, DWDM, TDM, optical transport, Cisco, Ciena, and cryptographic systems while recommending network improvements and ensuring reliable service availability.

Design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot highly available, low-latency networks for AI supercomputer campuses. Responsibilities include data-center and campus networking, hardware deployment, network automation, monitoring and telemetry, change management, cluster support, incident response, documentation, fiber infrastructure, segmentation, and cybersecurity compliance. The role provides on-call operational support, collaborates with infrastructure and site teams, supports campus expansions, and requires up to 20% travel, physical site work, and occasional extended hours.

Designs, deploys, secures, operates, and optimizes complex network and telecommunications systems in a secure mission environment. Troubleshoots advanced connectivity and performance issues, integrates technologies, supports accreditation and compliance, maintains technical documentation, and provides leadership to junior network engineers. The role requires extensive network engineering experience, CCNP certification, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and virtualized/cloud environments. Perform network O&M, upgrades, configuration management, and troubleshooting for LAN/WAN/VPN/SD-WAN/VoIP. Implement INFOSEC/COMSEC and perimeter security, work with Cisco IOS technologies, and support containerized and multi-cloud solutions.

Designs, upgrades, and maintains moderately complex networks for a government customer. Performs network O&M, uses analysis tools to troubleshoot performance, prepares technical proposals and documentation, and mentors junior engineers. Plans integrations and presents designs to review boards.

Installs, configures, maintains, and troubleshoots network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, VPN endpoints, servers, and CDN systems. Performs network upgrades, resolves outages and hardware or software issues, manages ISP and vendor relationships, handles traffic inquiries, and supports global production and corporate network environments. The role requires knowledge of routing, switching, server operating systems, Active Directory, DNS, virtualization, wireless controllers, firewalls, CDN infrastructure, and internet peering.

Provide senior-level network engineering and design for a multi-enclave federal environment. Design, install, maintain, and troubleshoot complex LAN/WAN networks, perform architecture and feasibility studies, provide Tier 3 issue resolution, and support secure systems including TACLANE and classified enclaves.

Deploys, manages, automates, monitors, and troubleshoots network, cloud, and server infrastructure for small and midsized business clients. Owns Cisco Meraki deployments, Azure environments, monitoring, alert response, packet analysis, carrier escalations, security hardening, backup and disaster recovery. Develops PowerShell and Python automation, maintains runbooks, resolves escalated tickets, documents procedures, trains service desk staff, and performs onsite client work.

Design, deploy, scale, and optimize large multi-vendor Ethernet and InfiniBand HPC networks across on-premises and cloud environments. Develop performance and observability frameworks, improve high-throughput and low-latency infrastructure, evaluate emerging technologies, collaborate with vendors, and provide technical leadership for scalable, secure network solutions.

Provides onsite network engineering and advanced IT support for Rocket Lab’s launch facility. Responsibilities include troubleshooting network infrastructure, deploying routers, switches, and firewalls, maintaining reliable and secure systems, implementing infrastructure standards, automating deployments, documenting environments, and supporting 24/7 launch mission operations through on-call rotations. The role also collaborates with IT, engineering, and business teams on infrastructure upgrades, availability, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement.

Provides tier 3 engineering and support for voice and communications networks. Configures, patches, secures, and enhances Cisco VoIP systems, including CUCM, Unity, Ribbon devices, presence services, and teleconference bridges. Develops SIP configurations for border elements, session border controllers, and connections to external customer networks, including Asterisk and Cisco VoIP environments. Maintains physical network infrastructure and supports network implementation and maintenance.

Designs, installs, configures, secures, monitors, and maintains enterprise LAN, WAN, datacenter, wireless, telecommunications, and network infrastructure. The role manages Cisco equipment, SD-WAN, firewalls, load balancers, proxies, Teams Phone, and WebEx; remediates vulnerabilities; oversees vendors; performs capacity planning; maintains inventories, policies, procedures, disaster recovery plans, and technical documentation; and provides engineering guidance and support.

Delivers post-sales network engineering services, including requirements assessment, solution design, equipment staging, configuration, testing, deployment, documentation, and client coordination. Manages complex data center networking environments involving routers, switches, firewalls, load balancing, DMZs, DDI, routing protocols, and modern switching architectures. Collaborates with clients, vendors, Smart Hands, project managers, and internal teams to meet service-level objectives, resolve issues, improve deployment processes, and enhance service delivery.

Installs, configures, maintains, monitors, and troubleshoots classified voice and data network infrastructure. Designs network architectures, manages hardware and software platforms, creates technical documentation, analyzes performance, coordinates vendors, supports tactical environments, and mentors team members. The role requires advanced Cisco networking experience, classified computing knowledge, after-hours availability, and an active U.S. Secret clearance. It is onsite in Tucson, Arizona, with possible domestic travel and relocation support.

Design and develop embedded Linux platform infrastructure for TeraWave satellite communications systems. Responsibilities include process management, IPC frameworks, kernel modules, device drivers, kernel optimization, hardware integration, system debugging, networking performance tuning, secure boot, runtime security, credential management, and full software lifecycle ownership across LEO satellites, terminals, and gateways.

Drive selection, validation, qualification, and operational acceptance of network hardware for Cloudflare’s global network. Lead NPI activities, develop automated hardware performance tests, evaluate network operating system releases, troubleshoot and reproduce hardware issues, collaborate with engineering and operations teams, and work with OEMs, ODMs, and technology vendors. Document findings and improve testing efficiency across network hardware systems.

Leads architecture, integration, modernization, accreditation, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise and mission networks supporting DoD programs. Serves as technical authority for Cross Domain Solutions, secure data transfer, network segmentation, transport engineering, cybersecurity compliance, and operational readiness. Provides technical direction, resolves complex integration issues, oversees engineering documentation and reviews, supports customer and government stakeholders, mentors engineers, and contributes to proposals and business development.

Designs, implements, troubleshoots, and supports complex enterprise networks across offices, campuses, and data centers. Responsibilities include Cisco routing and switching, SD-WAN, wireless, BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, Equinix connectivity, physical infrastructure validation, network architecture, monitoring, documentation, and technical leadership during deployments and upgrades. The role requires extensive hands-on networking experience, after-hours support, and travel to infrastructure locations.

Designs, deploys, administers, and maintains enterprise network, wireless, security, and data center environments. Evaluates network performance and scalability, implements automation, manages infrastructure changes, maintains technical documentation, troubleshoots issues, coordinates with vendors, and provides rotational on-call support. The role also leads critical projects and mentors junior network technicians.

Supports federal network operations and administration across LAN, WAN, intranet, and extranet environments. Configures, administers, troubleshoots, and optimizes Cisco network devices, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points, and controllers. Implements STIGs and network security measures, supports disaster recovery and ATO/IATT packages, maintains technical documentation, replaces faulty hardware, and resolves VTC connectivity issues. The role is fully onsite in Washington, D.C., with occasional after-hours or weekend maintenance support.

Lead technical improvements in global network operations to increase reliability, incident response, change quality, and operational readiness. Drive operational deployments of new network products, establish standards and runbooks, mentor engineers, coordinate cross-functional teams, and use metrics and monitoring to reduce incidents and improve service health across enterprise, manufacturing, campus, data center, wireless, and WAN environments.

Designs, implements, integrates, troubleshoots, and documents complex multi-vendor enterprise and service-provider networks. Supports network equipment installations, Tier 1–2 escalations, topology analysis, infrastructure risk assessments, secure configurations, and SD-WAN and automation initiatives. Develops bills of materials, conducts market research, advises stakeholders and clients, and provides technical leadership to network engineering teams supporting government and intelligence customers.