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Principal Engineer - Network Reliability Engineering serves as a technical authority within the network reliability team, focusing on vulnerability remediation, network lifecycle management, and configuration compliance. The role involves defining engineering strategies, architecture, and roadmaps for automation platforms while leading enterprise-wide modernization and risk remediation programs. Day-to-day responsibilities include establishing standards for patching, code upgrades, and change assurance, as well as designing solutions to improve observability and operational intelligence. The position requires expertise in large-scale network platforms including routing, switching, load balancing, DNS, WAN, and cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Candidates must possess skills in Python, Ansible, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, and telemetry-driven operations. This role addresses the critical business problem of enhancing network resiliency and security while reducing manual operational effort through scalable engineering solutions and automated, policy-driven controls.
What does a Engineer earn in Texas?
Median $172500 from 39 postings across 11 companies.
Serve as the technical authority for network software lifecycle management, vulnerability remediation, and configuration drift management.
Define and drive engineering strategy, architecture, and roadmaps for network lifecycle and automation platforms.
Lead enterprise-wide network modernization, risk remediation, and technology transformation programs.
Establish engineering standards and governance models for patching, code upgrades, and change assurance.
Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), policy-driven controls, and self-healing operational capabilities.
Design platform solutions to improve network observability, compliance management, and risk visibility.
Provide technical leadership for critical incidents, root cause analysis, and systemic reliability improvements.
Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering approaches to enhance operational efficiency and reduce risk.
What we're looking for
7+ years of Engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military experience, or education.
Expertise in large-scale network platforms including routing, switching, load balancing, security, DNS, DDI, WAN, cloud, and edge infrastructure (preferred).
Experience building and deploying network automation solutions using Python, Ansible, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, or similar technologies (preferred).
Experience with network observability, telemetry-driven operations, AIOps, and advanced analytics platforms (preferred).
Knowledge of cloud networking platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud (preferred).
Site Reliability Engineering
Linux
Windows Server
Python
Bash
PowerShell
Ansible
Chef
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
infrastructure-as-code
Monitoring
Logging
Observability
Capacity Planning
incident-management
Patching
Citrix
LAN
CAN
WAN
Telecommunications
Firewall
Traffic Shaping
VoIP
GRE
IPSec
IP Encryption
MoIP
NAT
Data Capture
ISO 9000
Security Engineering
Cryptographic Key Management