Network Principal Engineer

York Spaces Systems • Greenwood Village, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

York is seeking a Network Principal I to join its Network & Infrastructure team. This senior technical leader is responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and governing the organization’s network infrastructure. The role provides expert-level guidance, drives strategic initiatives, and ensures enterprise network services are stable, secure, and scalable. The Network Principal I serves as an escalation point for complex issues, mentors engineering staff, and partners with leadership to align network capabilities with organizational goals.

The position is based full-time in York’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of progressively advanced experience in network engineering, design, or architecture roles.
• Expert knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, wireless technologies, and network protocols such as OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, and MPLS.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise-grade platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Aruba.
• Strong understanding of network security principles, segmentation, and zero-trust architectures.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and provide innovative, scalable solutions.
• Willingness to work full-time in the Greenwood Village, Colorado office; remote and hybrid work are not supported.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP/IE, PCNSE, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud networking, including Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting, including Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Familiarity with network monitoring, observability, and telemetry tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and documentation of enterprise network solutions, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, data center, and cloud networking.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for network incidents, focusing on root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.
• Develop and enforce network standards, policies, best practices, and security controls.
• Oversee capacity planning, performance tuning, lifecycle management, and modernization of network technologies.
• Collaborate with security, systems, application, and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive and secure service delivery.
• Evaluate and recommend network technologies, tools, and methodologies to advance organizational capabilities.
• Lead major network projects, upgrades, and infrastructure transformations with minimal downtime.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer to network engineers and operational teams.
• Participate in budgeting, vendor evaluation, contract negotiations, and long-term network strategic planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal