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Senior Network Engineer
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Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, USA
Listed on 2026-07-30
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-30
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot a highly available IP/BGP telecommunications network. Configure and install routers, switches, firewalls, and related network devices.
- Configure, implement, and troubleshoot customer telecommunications services, including DIA, DWDM, Metro Ethernet, and other offerings.
- Monitor key network indicators, including performance, device health, availability, status, and integrity.
- Manage and maintain the company's Zero Trust and SASE security suite, supporting deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, and planning.
- Maintain and troubleshoot network-related hypervisors and virtual machines.
- Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows servers.
- Develop and maintain automation for network provisioning, configuration, monitoring, validation, and operational tasks. Regularly evaluate the reliability and effectiveness of automated processes.
- Research and evaluate new network technologies and recommend network equipment purchases during infrastructure refresh cycles.
- Serve as a technical leader by providing consulting services to Threshold Communications customers. Assist with troubleshooting network issues and act as the highest point of technical escalation.
- Create custom solutions for customers as part of the sales engineering role, with limited capacity.
- Assist with Threshold Communications' VoIP platform, including hosted PBX, SIP trunking, and related VoIP services.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation. Record procedures, configurations, troubleshooting, and completed work in the company's ticketing system and knowledge base.
- Mentor team members on technical issues and troubleshooting techniques.
- Perform on-site data center work to install, troubleshoot, and maintain systems and network equipment.
- Participate in the Engineering team's on-call rotation.
- Eight or more years of industry experience as a Network Engineer, Network Administrator, or in a comparable networking role.
- Telecommunications industry experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- In-depth understanding of TCP/IP and routing protocols, including BGP and OSPF.
- Strong working knowledge of the OSI model and ability to troubleshoot TCP/IP networks using physical and software diagnostic tools.
- Demonstrated proficiency in planning, deploying, and troubleshooting WANs, LANs, firewalls, DNS, VLANs, static and dynamic IP addressing, and VPNs.
- Experience supporting on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle OCI.
- Deep understanding of Metro Ethernet services and terminology, including EPL, EVPL, UNIs, NNIs, and IEEE 802.1ad.
- Strong understanding of network operating systems, including Arista EOS, Cisco IOS XR, Ciena SAOS, Fortinet FortiOS, and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS.
- Experience with virtualization and container technologies, including VMware, KVM, Proxmox, Docker, and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Proficiency in Linux and UNIX system administration, including deployment, troubleshooting, updates, and security patching.
- Experience with Microsoft and Unix-based operating systems, including Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows Server.
- Experience with administration in Office
365 suite of solutions. - Knowledge in scripting languages and other automation tools such as Python, Bash, Ansible, or others.
- Ability to independently analyze systems and networks, develop designs, and plan implementations.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools, including Splunk, Zabbix, and the Elastic Stack.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Strong customer-service mindset and ability to communicate professionally with individuals at all organizational levels.
- IP/BGP
- TCP/IP
- routing protocols
- WANs
- LANs
- firewalls
- DNS
- VLANs
- VPNs
- Linux system administration
- written communication
- verbal communication
- organizational skills
- attention to detail
- ability to manage multiple priorities
- customer-service mindset
- collaboration
- technical leadership
- mentoring
- problem-solving
- telecommunications
- Zero Trust
- SASE
- Metro Ethernet
- DIA
- DWDM
- VoIP
- EPL
- EVPL
- IEEE 802.1ad
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Oracle OCI
- Arista EOS
- Cisco IOS XR
- Ciena SAOS
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- VMware
- Splunk
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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