Senior Network Engineer

Genentech • Hillsboro, OR

2d • $102,900 - $191,100

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer is a highly skilled, technology-agnostic expert who solves complex IT problems across the infrastructure technology space. The role uses deep knowledge of how IT infrastructure affects Roche’s business to make critical technical decisions with considerable independence. The engineer influences technology strategy, mentors teams, and ensures technical designs and deliveries support long-term organizational objectives and meet regulatory standards.

The position leads the design, build, testing, and implementation of integrated, resilient infrastructure solutions. It oversees the campus physical network footprint, including MDF/IDF rooms, structured cabling, hardware deployment, and coordination of local Hands & Feet support and external installation vendors. The engineer also automates repetitive tasks, evaluates emerging technologies through proofs of concept, maintains component standards, and serves as an escalation point for critical network outages.

The role involves advising senior managers on technology strategy, policies, and objectives; managing stakeholder, vendor, and ISP/TELCO relationships; and collaborating with enterprise architects, solution owners, and other IT partners. It leads large or enterprise-level project teams, manages network asset lifecycles and hardware refreshes, optimizes deployment costs, and contributes to project planning through estimates of resources, dependencies, risks, and timelines. Solutions must comply with Quality/Regulatory standards and the organization’s Technical Architecture Framework. The position also leads and mentors geo-distributed teams across product lines and business areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a Business field, or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years of experience supporting and implementing complex data networks.
• Demonstrated experience technically leading challenging projects, small-to-medium technical teams, and medium-sized initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience making strategic technical decisions and leading large to enterprise-level project teams.
• Proven experience architecting, designing, and implementing integrated, reliable infrastructure solutions across technology domains.
• Proven ability to build trusted business-stakeholder partnerships, translate complex business requirements into network solutions, and drive strategic alignment.
• Advanced expertise in enterprise campus networking, including core/distribution/access switching, BGP/OSPF routing protocols, enterprise WLAN, NAC/802.1X, firewalls, and SD-WAN.
• Experience in broader infrastructure domains such as platform, compute and storage, datacenter management, or network management.
• Experience managing physical-layer infrastructure and campus server/MDF rooms, and supervising third-party contractors for physical rollouts and Hands & Feet activities.
• In-depth knowledge of business areas beyond IT infrastructure and how infrastructure affects business processes.
• Strong experience applying IT operations best practices in an always-up, always-available service environment.
• Experience utilizing Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to turn advanced technological concepts into viable products.
• Ability to remain calm, focused, and decisive during major outages or aggressive project deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to track bills of materials, support project budget definition, and optimize operational costs.
• Practical experience with IT Service Management tools for incident resolution, task tracking, and strict change-control processes.

Nice To Haves

• CCNP or CCNA certification.
• ServiceNow experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and implement integrated, resilient infrastructure solutions across technology domains.
• Make technical design and delivery decisions with considerable independence and maintain related component standards.
• Oversee campus physical network infrastructure, including MDF/IDF rooms, structured cabling, and hardware deployment.
• Coordinate local Hands & Feet technical support and external vendor installation teams to maintain on-site operational health.
• Automate repetitive tasks using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or custom scripts.
• Evaluate industry advancements and promising technologies through proofs of concept.
• Serve as an escalation point for critical network outages and lead end-to-end infrastructure solution design.
• Communicate complex technical information and solutions to organizational stakeholders, including senior business leaders, in non-technical terms.
• Advise senior managers on technology strategy, policies, and objectives, and manage line-of-business stakeholder relationships.
• Influence technology vendors, manage local ISP/TELCO providers, and collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Owners, and other IT partners.
• Lead large to enterprise-level project teams and make strategic decisions affecting departmental goals.
• Manage network asset lifecycles and hardware refresh projects, and optimize campus infrastructure deployment costs.
• Ensure solutions comply with Quality/Regulatory standards and the Technical Architecture Framework (TAF).
• Estimate engineering resources, dependencies, risks, and timelines for project planning.
• Lead and mentor geo-distributed, cross-functional teams and provide specialized guidance across multiple product lines.
• Track bills of materials, support project budget definition, and optimize operational costs.
• Use IT Service Management tools for incident resolution, task tracking, and adherence to change-control processes.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• The position qualifies for benefits detailed at the link provided in the posting; specific benefits are not listed.
• Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

What This Job Offers

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