Principal Network Engineer (Cisco / Arista) - Managed Services (REMOTE)

Principal Network Engineer / Architect - Cisco & Arista (Managed Services)

Remote - United States

Compensation: $180K - $200K base depending on experience

Clients: Enterprise / Global Vertical clients

Overview

We are seeking a Principal Network Engineer / Architect to join a high-performance Managed Services engineering team supporting complex enterprise network environments.

This role is designed for engineers operating at CCIE-level technical depth who specialize in advanced troubleshooting, escalation engineering, and architecture guidance across large-scale Cisco and Arista environments.

The Principal Engineer will serve as the senior technical authority across multiple enterprise clients simultaneously , supporting production networks that span large-scale campus, data center, and WAN infrastructures.

Success in this role requires the ability to context switch across multiple enterprise environments , diagnose complex networking issues quickly, and provide expert-level technical leadership to both internal teams and client engineering organizations.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused heavily on deep technical troubleshooting and escalation support , not a NOC or ticket‑processing position.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Principal escalation engineer across multiple enterprise client environments
• Perform advanced troubleshooting across complex Cisco and Arista production networks
• Lead root cause analysis for high-severity network incidents impacting enterprise environments
• Operate as the technical authority supporting several enterprise infrastructures simultaneously
• Provide architectural guidance across campus, data center, and WAN network designs
• Troubleshoot advanced routing, switching, and overlay networking architectures
• Serve as an internal escalation resource for complex TAC-level networking issues
• Partner directly with enterprise client engineering teams and infrastructure leadership
• Develop documentation, standards, and best practices across managed environments

Technical Requirements - Cisco & Arista Focus

• Expert‑level networking depth across:
  • BGP, OSPF, advanced routing policy and traffic engineering
  • EVPN / VXLAN overlay architectures
  • Large‑scale Layer 2 and Layer 3 troubleshooting
  • Enterprise data center networking and spine‑leaf fabrics
  • High‑availability network architecture and multi‑site design
• Cisco Expertise:
  • Deep hands‑on experience with Cisco enterprise and data center networking including:
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 platforms
  • Cisco Catalyst 9000 campus environments
  • Cisco ACI fabric architectures
  • SD‑WAN (Viptela or similar)
  • Complex enterprise routing and switching environments
• Arista Expertise:
  • Experience designing and troubleshooting modern Arista environments including:
  • Arista EOS switching platforms
  • EVPN / VXLAN spine‑leaf data center fabrics
  • Large‑scale Arista data center deployments
  • Troubleshooting distributed leaf‑spine architectures
  • Experience with Arista CloudVision is a plus

Ideal Candidate Background

• 10 years of enterprise networking experience
• Engineers operating at CCIE-level depth (certification not required)
• Strong experience in Managed Services, MSP, VAR, or consulting environments
• Proven ability to support multiple enterprise clients simultaneously
• Track record of solving complex production networking issues
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise or Fortune 500 infrastructure environments
• Ability to operate independently as a senior technical authority

Role Highlights

• Fully remote within the United States
• Principal‑level engineering role with high technical autonomy
• Heavy focus on advanced troubleshooting and escalation engineering
• Work across multiple enterprise environments simultaneously
• Exposure to complex Cisco and Arista production networks
• Competitive compensation aligned with top‑tier engineering talent