Principal Network Engineer

Ocho People are proud to be partnering with our client — a fast-growing US payments business — to find a Principal Network Engineer to join their world-class infrastructure team.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a true network specialist who thrives in complex, security-driven environments. You’ll be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining a next-generation global network spanning multiple data centres and cloud environments.

• Deep, hands‑on CLI experience — confident managing and committing complex changes via CLI (not just GUI).
• Strong understanding of why Palo Alto behaves as it does, not just how.
• Experience with Advanced Routing Engine, Threat Prevention, Wildfire, URL Filtering.
• Solid grasp of best‑practice configurations for scalable and secure deployments.
• Panorama experience is highly desirable.
• Prisma Access experience preferred (not mandatory).
• Exposure to other Palo Alto products (Prisma Cloud, Cortex XSOAR) a plus.
• Primary: QFX Series switches, MX Series routers, Apstra.
• Secondary (nice to have): EX, SRX, Mist.
• Proven experience with EVPN/VXLAN/BGP in large‑scale enterprise or service provider environments.
• Deep understanding of advanced routing and switching architectures.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multi‑vendor environments.
• Strong design documentation and implementation planning capabilities.

• A network engineer at principal or architect level with extensive experience in enterprise‑scale or service provider‑grade networks.
• Highly detail‑oriented with a passion for clean, efficient, and secure configurations.
• Comfortable collaborating across teams in a remote‑first, globally distributed environment.

• Work with cutting‑edge network and security technology across a global payments platform.
• Collaborate with exceptional engineers in a fast‑moving, innovative environment.
• Competitive package and flexibility to suit your working style.

Send your CV or reach out to the Ocho People team

Director

Full‑time

Information Technology

Computer and Network Security and Software Development