Lead Network & Monitoring Engineer

Job Description

About the Role

We’re looking for a polished, highly capable Lead Network Engineer who combines deep routing/switching expertise with strong operational leadership. This is a hands-on role responsible for guiding the evolution of our hybrid enterprise network across on-prem data centers, corporate offices, and multi-cloud environments. You will set engineering standards, mentor peers, and own the reliability, performance, and observability of our network services.

Success in this role means resilient connectivity, clean implementations, strong documentation, and the ability to diagnose and solve complex network issues with confidence.

What You’ll Tackle

• Lead engineering and implementation of enterprise LAN/WAN, routing, wireless, VPN, and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Configure and optimize routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP) and L2 technologies (STP variants, VLAN segmentation, trunking, ACLs).
• Implement and support SD-WAN architectures and site-to-site VPN solutions, including secure IPSec connectivity.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex troubleshooting across on-prem and cloud environments (AWS and/or GCP).
• Own enterprise monitoring and observability tooling: build dashboards, alerts, SLIs/SLOs, and operational runbooks.
• Develop automation workflows (Python/Bash) to streamline deployments, validations, and configuration consistency.
• Drive capacity planning, performance validation, and continual improvements in uptime and service reliability.
• Partner closely with Security, Cloud, and Facilities teams for office expansions and network modernization initiatives.
• Produce high-quality engineering documentation, standards, and diagrams for both technical and executive audiences.
• Participate in vendor evaluations and provide technical guidance for cost-effective solution selection.

What You Bring

• Hands-on mastery of enterprise networking using Cisco platforms and cloud- networking in AWS and/or GCP.
• Strong understanding of routing protocols, administrative distances, Spanning Tree variants, and IPSec fundamentals.
• Expertise in L2 technologies: STP/MST, DHCP Snooping, IGMP Snooping, VLAN design, and traffic-control ACLs.
• Experience as an operational leader who can troubleshoot, stabilize, and improve production networks.
• Ownership of enterprise monitoring/observability platforms (Dynatrace ).
• Practical scripting and automation experience in Python or Bash.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, influence decisions, and articulate engineering trade-offs.
• Strong documentation habits and attention to operational detail.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Datadog, Moogsoft, or similar observability stacks.
• Familiarity with IaC patterns, SD-WAN platforms, or cost-optimization strategies in cloud networking.
• Certifications such as CCNP, AWS/GCP networking specialties, or equivalents.

How We Work

• Pragmatic, iterative engineering with strong documentation culture.
• High ownership of SLIs/SLOs, operational readiness, and network reliability.
• Bias toward automation, simplification, and continuous improvement.