Principal Engineer, Core Network
$160kFull-time
Wide Open West
Principal Engineer, Core Network Location Requirement: This position operates on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote). Candidates must be within 45 minutes of an office and able to regularly commute to work as required. This is not a fully remote opportunity. The Opportunity We're looking for a Principal Engineer, Core Network to serve as the lead architect and technical visionary for our global network infrastructure. In this highly impactful role, you will drive the evolution of next-generation networking technologies - including Segment Routing - while leveraging deep expertise in OSPF, ISIS, BGP, and MPLS to solve complex connectivity challenges at scale. This is more than a technical leadership position. As a Principal Engineer, you'll play a critical role in shaping network strategy, ensuring stability and performance across enterprise-grade environments, and mentoring engineering talent to elevate the organization's technical capabilities. You'll bridge high-level business priorities with scalable, resilient, and increasingly automated network execution. Compensation & Benefits
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran
- Salary: Up to $160,000 depending on experience
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 4 01(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement , f lexible spending and health savings account options
- Employee discounts on WOW! services in applicable service areas
- Career development opportunities and the ability to make a meaningful impact within a growing organization
- Designing and scaling high-availability service provider or enterprise-grade networks
- Leading the transition to next-generation network architectures, including Segment Routing
- Optimizing core routing protocols including:
- OSPF
- ISIS
- BGP
- Architecting and maintaining MPLS-based services, including:
- RSVP-TE
- LDP
- Serving as the final escalation point during critical, large-scale network outages
- Mentoring both junior and senior engineers to raise the team's collective technical expertise
- Driving automation initiatives to reduce manual configuration efforts and minimize human error
- Performing additional duties as assigned
- 7+ years of experience in large-scale network engineering and architecture
- Expert-level mastery of Link State routing protocols, including:
- OSPF
- ISIS
- Deep expertise in BGP, including:
- iBGP
- eBGP
- Communities
- Policy Routing
- Advanced knowledge of MPLS, including:
- L2/L3 VPNs
- Multicast
- RSVP traffic engineering
- Strong understanding of:
- Network Security
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- High-Availability Network Design
- Bachelor's or Associate degree in a field related to Computer Networking
- Regularly required to talk and hear
- Required to use hands to type, handle objects, and manage paperwork
- Required to use close vision and maintain focus
- Ability to participate in on-call rotations, including occasional overnight and weekend work
- Ability to travel occasionally
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran
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