Network Engineer (Network Monitoring experience)

BlueAlly•Woodlawn, MD

2d•$100 - $110•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for an Engineer I with a strong Linux background, deep experience in network monitoring platforms, and the coding skills to automate and extend what those platforms can do. You have around 8 years in the field and you’re comfortable operating independently from day one — no ramp-up hand-holding required. You’ll work on a complex, large-scale enterprise environment where your ability to keep critical monitoring infrastructure running, scripted, and optimized directly impacts network operations.

Requirements

Around 8 years of hands-on experience in enterprise networking or systems engineering, with meaningful depth in network monitoring and management platforms
Strong Linux platform experience — you’re comfortable with system administration, package management, scripting environments, and troubleshooting at the OS level
Solid working knowledge of network management and monitoring products; experience with SNMP-based monitoring tools in environments of 1,000 or more network devices
Proficiency in Perl, Python, and shell scripting — you write real automation, not just quick fixes
Working knowledge of SNMP MIB analysis, trap parsing, and SNMP table polling; experience configuring monitoring systems to manage Cisco and multi-vendor environments
Familiar with networking and routing protocols including TCP/IP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS — enough to understand and troubleshoot what you’re monitoring
Able to operate independently from day one — you come in, assess the environment, and get to work without needing someone to walk you through it
Able to produce polished technical documents independently and to a professional standard
Understands how project financials and forecasting work; independently manages your own forecast

Nice To Haves

CCNA level certification or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

Deliver technical work as a mid-to-senior team member, taking ownership of your area within larger projects while operating within BlueAlly’s quality standards
Administer, maintain, and extend network monitoring platforms in a large enterprise environment, including updates, patches, and configuration
Develop and maintain scripts in Perl, Python, and shell to automate monitoring tasks, integrate systems, and support reporting functions
Produce clear, accurate technical documentation and present findings or recommendations to client stakeholders
Recognize when project-impacting issues need to go up the chain and act on it.