Pacific Power · 1 month ago
Principal Network Engineer (Portland, OR / SLC, UT) (Hybrid or Remote Options Available) # 114149
Portland, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $161K/yr
10+ years expPacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain their commitment to a culture of customer service excellence. The Principal Network Engineer will lead the design and implementation of secure enterprise network infrastructure, serving as a technical lead and subject matter expert while collaborating with various teams to ensure cohesive network integration.
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Responsibilities
Serves as enterprise-wide subject matter expert for network design, standards, and operations. Leads the development and execution of network transformation implementation, including data center modernization, cloud connectivity, and secure edge networking. Provides technical mentorship to network engineers and cross-functional teams
Champion network inventory management processes, automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Python, and other tools to reduce manual effort and improve network agility through programmatic means
Define and enforce network engineering standards, best practices and operational procedures
Develop and maintain comprehensive well-documented detailed designs, standards, and diagrams
Stay current on vendor product roadmaps and maintain escalation points with key vendors to ensure a consistent focus on the technical roadmap and future technology enhancements
Analyze and test new technology trends validating the impact to cloud strategy and reduction to overall TCO
Perform research of new technologies and make recommendations to organizational management on new solutions
Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, application and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive and secure network integration
Act as key liaison with vendors, partners, and service providers for technology evaluation and support
Present technical strategies and project updates to executive leadership and stakeholders
Provides technical input to assist in development of project planning
Performs additional responsibilities as requested or assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically, 5 years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)
Ten years of experience implementing and running large-scale enterprise IT network in network engineering with at least 3 years in a lead role
Proven experience with network automation and scripting such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, or purpose-built applications for same
Expert-level knowledge of multiple areas of technology, including Cisco technologies (ACI, SD-WAN, Nexus, Catalyst and wireless solutions), Palo Alto firewalls, F5 load balancers
Strong understanding of dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers
Experience with hybrid cloud networking and integrations with AWS, Azure, OCI
Effective oral and written communication skills
Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently
Preferred
Cisco certifications (CCIE, CCNP Enterprise/Data Center)
Experience with network observability and monitoring tools (SolarWinds, et al.)
Familiarity with SD-WAN, Zero Trust and SASE architectures
Benefits
Health care
Retirement
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Paid short-term and long-term disability
Paid bereavement leave
Company
Pacific Power
Pacific Power & Light started from several small electric companies, serving areas of Oregon and Washington.
5001-10000 employees
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