Top Remote Network Engineer Jobs

The Principal Hardware Engineer will lead the design of hardware systems for a satellite communications platform, focusing on power distribution, signal integrity, and PCB design, while ensuring high-reliability and fault tolerance in space environments.

Lead end-to-end sourcing, procurement, and delivery of infrastructure and circuits for global PoP deployments. Manage carrier and data center relationships, negotiate contracts and SLAs, oversee site readiness, equipment logistics, capacity planning, testing, and documentation to ensure on-time, compliant PoP turn-up and lifecycle activities.

Responsible for designing and architecting network infrastructure on GCP, with hands-on technical leadership in cloud connectivity and automated provisioning.

Embed with client teams to diagnose operational friction, redesign operating models, and build AI-powered proofs of concept. Map workflows, establish governance and measurement frameworks, scope engagements, drive adoption, and deliver working prototypes to demonstrate measurable business value.

Designs, builds, and supports corporate networks, servers, storage, telephony, and cloud systems across on-prem, colo, and cloud. Leads infrastructure projects, provides technical escalation, mentors staff, manages vendors, drives vulnerability remediation and lifecycle tasks, and supports global 24x7 operations with SOX compliance.

The Sr. Network Engineer designs, implements, and operates cloud and hybrid network infrastructure, emphasizing automation and customer-centric solutions while supporting 24x7 operations.

Manage and integrate complex systems, providing communications solutions, maintaining cloud infrastructure, assessing systems, and leading technical programs while ensuring compliance and data security.

Perform L3 network troubleshooting and RCA on production enterprise networks, review telemetry/logs/configs, label and annotate network behaviors for ML training, and help define schemas and data pipelines to support AI-driven infrastructure.

Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution for complex network incidents across routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing. Execute maintenance, migrations, and recovery efforts; lead root cause analysis, incident response, and post-incident reviews. Create/runbooks and mentor support staff while partnering with Engineering, Platform, and NOC to improve reliability and operational efficiency.

Lead design, implementation, and automation of Akamai's global network. Build and maintain IP/BGP routing, data center CLOS fabrics, and overlay technologies (VxLAN/EVPN). Create/manage configuration templates with Python, Ansible, and Jinja2. Troubleshoot complex multi-vendor environments and collaborate cross-functionally on data models and requirements.

Perform continuous monitoring, alert triage, and hands-on troubleshooting of a multi-vendor global network. Own ServiceNow tickets, participate in major-incident bridges, execute MOPs during changes and hypercare, tune DataDog dashboards, and improve runbooks to restore and stabilize high-bandwidth, mission-critical sites.

Own design, automation, and lifecycle of Kubernetes platform for global network infrastructure. Build production-quality tooling for cluster provisioning, upgrades, GitOps delivery, observability, and recovery. Provide production support and incident response for network services on the platform, drive root-cause analysis, and establish platform standards and runbooks.

Ensure reliability, scalability, and usability of network infrastructure for Akamai Connected Cloud. Define requirements and SLOs, build automation and CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with dev/QA to improve code and stability, troubleshoot complex network issues (on-call), and mentor teammates while driving architectural standards.

Provide advanced technical support for Skydio UAS systems and private Cloud deployments: diagnose flight communication and data flow issues, troubleshoot networks (WiFi/cellular/ethernet), manage REST/API integrations, escalate and resolve integrations, and assist customers and internal teams to optimize operational reliability and privacy.

Maintain, administer, and extend large-scale network monitoring platforms. Develop automation and integrations using Perl, Python, and shell. Troubleshoot Linux systems and network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS). Perform SNMP MIB analysis, trap parsing, and monitor multi-vendor Cisco environments. Produce technical documentation, present findings to stakeholders, and independently manage project tasks and forecasting.

The Network Engineer will support DARPA by managing DCO capabilities, troubleshoot networks, and deploy sensor platforms in various environments.

Lead design, deployment, and migration from legacy VPNs to ZTNA (Zscaler/ZVPN), architect Zero Trust segmentation, drive phased rollouts, provide Tier-3 escalation, ensure global HA/resilience, automate network tasks, and partner with security and business teams for enterprise remote access strategy.

Lead design, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of enterprise networks and hybrid infrastructure. Apply systems engineering and cybersecurity principles, mentor junior staff, evaluate solutions, and support secure facilities and client engagements with ~15-25% travel.

Design, implement, and assess enterprise and cloud network architectures; install and configure firewalls, switches, routers, and wireless; perform capacity and performance planning; ensure security/compliance with industry frameworks; produce operational documentation; mentor team members and support tier 3 incident resolution. Travel ~25% as needed.

Lead planning, design, testing, implementation, and support of enterprise LAN/WAN and voice communications. Provide 24x7 on-call support, vendor management, network design for business units, ensure reliability/security, and mentor team members.

Lead network engineering for application integration across on-premise and multi-cloud environments. Serve as senior escalation for complex routing, load balancer, firewall, and connectivity issues; manage Infoblox IPAM/DDI, NNMi/PagerDuty monitoring, and document SOPs and topologies while collaborating with architecture, server, and application teams.

Design, implement, and maintain cyber range and test bed environments. Architect physical, virtual, and cloud networks; manage routing, switching, firewalls, AD, DNS, VPNs, VLANs, and SANs. Deploy bare-metal and virtual systems; develop automation and orchestration using Ansible/Chef/FOG/Python/Bash; administer VMware/KVM/Xen and Windows/Linux servers; monitor performance, troubleshoot, and mitigate network vulnerabilities; integrate ICS/SCADA, IoT, RF, and camera systems to support training and testing.

Design, develop, and implement network automation solutions for GPON/XGS-PON and IP multi-vendor environments. Lead scripting (Python, Go), CI/CD pipelines, integrations, documentation, mentoring, and automation of provisioning, monitoring, and reporting to boost operational efficiency.

Provide Tier 1 network engineering support for government customers: troubleshoot connectivity and hardware issues, monitor network health, perform routine maintenance tasks, escalate complex incidents to higher tiers, document actions in ticketing systems, and assist end users with basic networking needs.

Lead Greenfield and Brownfield customer network deployments and production migrations. Design and troubleshoot advanced routing (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF), implement firewalls (FortiGate, Cisco ASA), and build secure enterprise VPN and SD-WAN architectures. Participate in U.S.-aligned change windows and resolve complex escalations to minimize downtime.