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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Network Automation Engineer - **Company:** Netskope - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $111,000.0 - $225,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Secure Shell (SSH), Link Aggregation (Ethernet), Application Layers, Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco PIX, Cisco IOS, Software as a Service, System Configuration, Data Centers, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), VMware ESX Servers, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), IPv4, IPv6, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Junos, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Network Layer, Microsoft Cluster Server, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Routing, Packet Analyzer, Network Time Protocols, Citrix Systems, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Runbook, Server Virtualization, Simple Network Management Protocols, Syslog, Tcpdump, Traffic Analysis, Wireshark, Virtual Local Area Networks, Scripting, Transport Layer Security, Load Balancing, Nx-os, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Big Ip, Cisco - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d7742e3e-3295-44e1-a6e8-bac64941180b ## About the Role * 7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in production internet-facing data center or SaaS environments * Multi-vendor routing and switching expertise - Cisco, Juniper, and Arista; comfortable configuring and troubleshooting across all three in production * Expert-level BGP - peering and transit configurations, route policy design, path optimization, and troubleshooting for IPv4 and IPv6 at scale * Firewall operations experience in production environments - Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, or equivalent * Load balancer and GTM/GSLB experience - F5 BIG-IP, Citrix ADC, or equivalent; virtual server management, health monitoring, global traffic management across multiple regions * Strong L2 through L7 protocol knowledge - spanning-tree, LACP, MLAG, VLANs, BGP, OSPF, DNS, NTP, SNMP, SSH, Syslog, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS * Experience with network monitoring platforms and dashboard tooling; ability to read utilization trends and build meaningful alert thresholds * Proficiency with packet capture and traffic analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump) * Solid Linux experience including basic scripting * Background in KVM/ESXI hypervisor networking * Strong documentation habits - change records, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and post-incident write-ups * Prior experience in a public-facing SaaS, cloud, or internet infrastructure environment strongly preferred * BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred ## Description As a Senior Network Engineer on this team, you will be the network domain owner embedded within the team. You will keep this infrastructure healthy, well-monitored, and continuously improving - owning day-to-day operations end-to-end while proactively identifying and resolving risks before they reach customers. This is a high-ownership role for an engineer who genuinely cares about uptime and takes pride in knowing the health of their network without being told to look., * Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers and switches across a multi-vendor environment - Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper Junos, and Arista EOS * Manage BGP peering sessions with transit providers, internet exchanges, and direct peering partners; tune route policy, path selection, and prefix filtering to optimize performance and cost across hundreds of sessions * Install and configure new ISP transit links; manage circuit turn-up, capacity monitoring, and provider coordination globally * Configure and maintain firewalls including rulesets, NAT policies, zone-based security, and periodic policy audit and cleanup * Configure and manage load balancers including GTM/GSLB components, virtual servers, health monitors, persistence profiles, and SSL offload for multi-region traffic management * Monitor network health continuously - reviewing dashboards and utilization trends, identifying degradation patterns, and acting proactively before issues escalate to customer impact * Upgrade software on production routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers with minimal disruption; plan and execute changes with documented rollback procedures * Configure and maintain IPsec/IKE VPN tunnels across the global PoP footprint * Perform packet captures and traffic analysis to diagnose issues and support incident investigations * Troubleshoot problems from the network layer through the application layer, own root cause analysis, and drive permanent remediations * Build and extend monitoring tools and dashboards to improve visibility into network performance and availability across all regions * Use BGP policies and traffic engineering to minimize latency to customers, balance load across providers, and manage congestion across internet exchange relationships ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [IP Authentication: A Tale of Performance Pitfalls and Challenges in Prod](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1413-ip-authentication-a-tale-of-performance-pitfalls-and-challenges-in-prod) - [IoT: The road to sustainability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/557-iot-the-road-to-sustainability) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/932-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-ansible) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)