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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Network Engineer - **Company:** Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - **Location:** Eagan, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco IOS, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Centers, Data Security, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Multi-protocol Systems, Session Initiation Protocols, Project Management Software, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Zero Trust Network Access, Wide Area Networks, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, SolarWinds (Software), Fortinet, Cisco, SSL VPN - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f4a27ca9e6d81347 ## About the Role Based on the nature of our industry, our solutions utilize and rely on a wide variety of technologies. As such, we are looking for a highly skilled and motivated person who can administer enterprise solutions as well as be flexible enough to explore revolutionary or "outside the box" ideas to get the job done. We need people who take pride in being a subject matter expert in their domain yet understand and explore the many other talents of IT; someone with expert knowledge of Cisco IOS and networking in general., * Expert knowledge of Cisco products, their functionality, configuration and best practices * QoS, IPSLA, DMVPN, WAN, MPLS, SIP, PRI, IPSEC, STP * Working knowledge of security infrastructure, such as firewalls and proxies (or analogous tools) * Working knowledge of BGP, EIGRP, OSPF * Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows networking configuration and protocols * Error investigation, Troubleshooting, and Root Cause Analysis * Minimum five years' experience as a network engineer responsible for a primarily Cisco based network * Experience in data center industry * Cisco Certification Network Professional certification or higher * Familiarity with SolarWinds monitoring platform * Cisco - 5 - 10 years (route (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), switch, DMVPN, IPSec, SSL VPN) * Fortinet, Palo Alto - 3-4 years (Firewall) * zScaler Experience * Experience Cisco DNA/ISE * Zero Trust * zScaler * Cloud Experience - 1-2 years ## Description Here at Digital Realty's IT department, we pride ourselves in our ability to focus on improving the value that Digital Realty gets from its investments in technology. We work fast, hard, and are passionate about what we do. Digital Realty is currently looking for a Senior Engineer to join our IT Infrastructure team to work closely with our Corporate Services, Operations, and other groups to implement and maintain quality and customer focused solutions., * Work with stakeholders to gather requirements * Design and implementation of network solutions (as a part of the Network Engineering team) * Maintain and update detailed network documentation * Provide escalation point for resolving complex problems requiring advanced skills and research capability * Maintain vendor relationships and ensure compliance with licensing and support agreements * Manage projects utilizing remote hands vendors and internal staff * Provide support knowledge sharing, authoring, and maintenance of system run books and documentation * Independent worker who drives work to completion based on pre-devised project plan * Communication with customers and team members throughout project assignments; reports back progress through project management system at regular intervals ## 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) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Back to CODE100](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1909-wearedevelopers-live-back-to-code100) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) - [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) - [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) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)