Sr. IP Network Engineer

Bandwidth • Raleigh, NC

11d

About The Position

As a Senior IP Network Engineer at Bandwidth, you will work on projects supporting and enhancing a highly resilient global network. You will work with network technologies from multiple vendors including, but not limited to, Cisco, Juniper and Palo Alto and help Bandwidth continue to strengthen parts of our network infrastructure with tooling and automation. You will learn how multiple pieces of network infrastructure interact seamlessly to provide Bandwidth's customers unparalleled voice quality.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with service provider network infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in datacenter networking: VxLAN, EVPN, BGP EVPN control plane, and leaf-spine architectures.
• Strong Palo Alto experience: firewall policy management, Panorama, zone-based segmentation.
• Solid routing foundation: BGP (iBGP/eBGP), OSPF, and MPLS in production environments.
• Experience with Cisco (ASR, Nexus/NX-OS) and Juniper (MX, SRX) platforms.
• Scripting or development experience — Python, Ansible, or similar.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading project work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ACI or other SDN/overlay controller platforms.
• Network certifications (CCIE, JNCIE, PCNSE, or equivalent).
• Experience with using AI to contribute to your mission.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate VxLAN/EVPN-based datacenter fabrics across multiple PoPs while also being comfortable in traditional spanning tree topologies.
• Design and operate Palo Alto firewall infrastructure, including policy design, zone segmentation, and threat prevention.
• Architect and maintain BGP-based WAN routing across our backbone.
• Drive network automation initiatives — from device provisioning to event-driven remediation.
• Collaborate across Engineering and Operations to evaluate new technologies and deliver network improvements.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and perform after-hours maintenance as needed.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for you and your family with low deductibles and low out-of-pocket expenses.
• All new hires receive four weeks of PTO.
• PTO Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your PTO – not even with email.
• Additional PTO can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges.
• “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild.
• 90-Minute Workout Lunches and unlimited meetings with our very own nutritionist.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed