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# Senior Network Engineer

- **Company:** Comtech Telecommunications Corp
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Border Gateway Protocol, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Python (Programming Language), Network Architecture, Routing, Citrix Systems, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-network-engineer-seattle-wa-usa-58851462

## About the Role

role issues, incidents, and upgrades * Mentor engineers and promote best practices, operational excellence, and knowledge sharing * Identify bottlenecks and resiliency gaps; implement scalable, sustainable improvements * Develop and enhance network automation, monitoring, and tooling using Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting * Participate in on-call rotation and lead during high-severity incidents in a 24x7 environment Tasks * Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, IT, or related field and 8-10 years of hands-on network engineering experience * Extensive experience with Cisco and Juniper routing/switching; Juniper / Palo Alto firewalls and F5 or Citrix load balancers * Deep understanding of BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, traffic engineering, and high-availability design * Experience supporting hybrid cloud networking (AWS), including connectivity, routing, and security concepts * Automation/scripting experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or APIs (highly desirable) * Strong a
Cisco/Juniper, ability in a fast-paced, collaborative setting * Self-driven with ownership mindset; capable of independent initiative and sound technical decisions * Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders * Certifications: CCNP, JNCIP (CCIE/JNCIE preferred); AWS Practitioner or higher; advanced Cisco/Juniper, Palo Alto, and F5/Citrix skills Key requirements *

## Description

Experteer Overview In this Senior Network Engineer role, you will design, deploy, and operate the backbone for NG911 services across on-prem and cloud environments. You'll own multi-vendor network infrastructure, driving automation and reliability for mission-critical systems across data centers. You will mentor engineers, lead complex issues, and partner with cross-functional teams to scale and secure the network. This role offers meaningful impact by supporting lifesaving emergency communications at scale. Compensation / Benefits * Provide hands-on engineering across development and production environments, incl. installation, configuration, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting * Establish network engineering standards across multi-vendor platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Citrix, Dell, F5, Palo Alto) * Contribute to long-term infrastructure strategy and lead initiatives to improve scalability, security, automation, and efficiency * Serve as a senior escalation point for complex operational issues, incidents, and upgrades * Mentor engineers and promote best practices, operational excellence, and knowledge sharing * Identify bottlenecks and resiliency gaps; implement scalable, sustainable improvements * Develop and enhance network automation, monitoring, and tooling using Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting * Participate in on-call rotation and lead during high-severity incidents in a 24x7 environment Tasks * Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, IT, or related field and 8-10 years of hands-on network engineering experience * Extensive experience with Cisco and Juniper routing/switching; Juniper / Palo Alto firewalls and F5 or Citrix load balancers * Deep understanding of BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, traffic engineering, and high-availability design * Experience supporting hybrid cloud networking (AWS), including connectivity, routing, and security concepts * Automation/scripting experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or APIs (highly desirable) * Strong problem-solving ability in a fast-paced, collaborative setting * Self-driven with ownership mindset; capable of independent initiative and sound technical decisions * Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders * Certifications: CCNP, JNCIP (CCIE/JNCIE preferred); AWS Practitioner or higher; advanced Cisco/Juniper, Palo Alto, and F5/Citrix skills Key requirements *


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