Top Network Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA

Leads infrastructure and network engineering workstreams, modernizes network platforms, resolves complex technical issues, and advises on system dependencies, resilience, security, and compliance. Designs and operates routing, switching, wireless, WAN, cloud, edge, and segmentation solutions. Automates infrastructure services, validates AI-assisted recommendations, supports audits, leads architecture reviews, and mentors engineers without direct line management.

Lead design and implementation of secure, scalable network and server-room infrastructure for enterprise and classified environments. Define cybersecurity and zero-trust architectures, produce ATO documentation, develop base media solutions, evaluate vendors, and support troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident response for LAN/WAN/cloud/hybrid and UAV C2 systems.

Lead infrastructure engineering workstreams to design, operate, and modernize network and cloud infrastructure. Troubleshoot moderate-complexity problems, drive architecture and automation, partner with risk/compliance, mentor engineers, and apply AI-assisted tooling while ensuring security, resiliency, and auditability.

Lead the architecture, deployment, operation, automation, and security of Microsoft’s global wired access and out-of-band networks. Responsibilities include switching and routing engineering, multi-site migrations, network automation, observability, AI-assisted tooling, incident leadership, reliability improvements, governance, vendor coordination, design reviews, and mentoring. The role includes participation in a 7x24 on-call rotation and requires expertise in enterprise networking, security architecture, and service operations.

Design and develop optical connectivity solutions for Starlink’s ground network infrastructure. Build and maintain lab and production test stations, create Python-based test automation, and support product qualification and root-cause analysis. Collaborate with ground and space networking teams to scale physical-layer infrastructure, optimize traffic flow, monitor optical system health, and improve reliability. The role requires optical network design, DWDM knowledge, test characterization, data analysis, and IP networking expertise.

Operate, expand, and optimize Starlink’s global network, including interconnections, colocation sites, POPs, capacity, reliability, and customer integrations. Troubleshoot network hardware, fiber, circuits, and services; automate device operations; support technical pre-sales; integrate satellite and ground networks; update configurations and firmware; and collaborate across engineering teams. The role also includes mentoring junior engineers, independent project execution, on-call rotations, extended hours, and occasional domestic and international travel.

Leads architecture, security strategy, modernization, automation, and implementation for Microsoft’s global enterprise cloud network. Defines Zero Trust standards, scalable network services, observability, Infrastructure as Code, and AI-enabled network operations. Partners across engineering, security, infrastructure, product, and business teams, leads architecture reviews and proofs of concept, influences technical direction, establishes governance, and mentors engineers and technical leaders.

Own end-to-end network reliability across data centers, AWS, and GCP, including routing, switching, DNS, load balancing, service mesh, VPNs, circuits, and cross-connects. Automate network configuration with Ansible, Terraform, GitOps, CI validation, and IPAM. Engineer failover, observability, security hardening, client connectivity, and Kubernetes ingress while participating in an interrupt-contained on-call rotation.

Build and operate blockchain network infrastructure integrating protocols such as Bitcoin and Ethereum with internal services. Design reliable APIs, SDKs, data contracts, observability, and SLOs; lead multi-quarter chain integrations, architecture modernization, and migrations. Improve latency, reliability, and cost for high-throughput distributed systems while owning production services and on-call responsibilities.

Designs, deploys, maintains, and optimizes cloud network infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Responsibilities include architecting highly available and scalable networks, configuring VPCs, subnets, transit gateways, VPNs, CDNs, and load balancers, troubleshooting complex network issues, analyzing traffic and security risks, automating infrastructure, and leading network architecture initiatives. The role supports enterprise technical teams and requires DHS EOD clearance eligibility.

Design, implement, and operate networking infrastructure for Azure Dedicated private and hybrid cloud environments. Responsibilities include hybrid connectivity, ExpressRoute, SDN solutions, third-party platform integration, network performance and security optimization, live-site operations, automation, observability, troubleshooting, and enabling migration and disaster recovery scenarios.

Designs, implements, and supports complex telecommunications transport and network infrastructure. Responsibilities include architecture, high-availability design, troubleshooting, monitoring, optimization, documentation, KPI definition, project coordination, escalation management, and technical planning. The engineer provides final design specifications, supports long-term architecture, mentors junior staff, and delivers technical direction across multiple departments. Occasional travel, shift work, and after-hours emergency support may be required.

Supports enterprise network engineering initiatives through connectivity maintenance, network monitoring, troubleshooting, security technology optimization, and collaboration with cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, vendor, and operations teams. Gains exposure to automation, orchestration, infrastructure as code, service catalogs, observability, and cloud services through a 10-week internship with mentorship and professional development.

Participate in a year-long network engineering development program with rotations across cloud networking, enterprise connectivity, network security, monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, infrastructure as code, and observability. Collaborate with network, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, application, vendor, and operations teams while developing technical delivery and problem-solving skills. Successful participants transition to a permanent network engineering team.

Designs, implements, operates, and optimizes enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises data centers, AWS, and other cloud environments. Responsibilities include routing, switching, firewalls, SD-WAN, VPNs, monitoring, network security, incident response, Tier 3 escalation, infrastructure as code, automation, documentation, disaster recovery support, and cross-functional collaboration. Participates in 24/7 on-call coverage and mentors junior engineers.

Staff Network Engineer responsible for designing, integrating, automating, and supporting complex on-premises and multi-cloud network environments. The role leads network and cloud connectivity projects, develops infrastructure-as-code and automation, troubleshoots high-severity incidents, optimizes network performance and costs, maintains engineering documentation, and mentors network engineers. Responsibilities include routing, switching, security, load balancing, observability, capacity modeling, cloud integration, and 24x7 mission-critical support.

Owns and optimizes resilient, ultra-low-latency network and physical data-center infrastructure for institutional trading across cloud and on-premises environments. Designs routing, multicast, segmentation, firewall, VPN, telemetry, and automation systems. Leads production changes, incident response, failover testing, maintenance, and on-call support for 24/7 trading platforms. Mentors engineers and partners with SRE, product, and trading-system teams to improve reliability and developer velocity.

Designs, configures, troubleshoots, and optimizes secure network connectivity across cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and legacy environments. Monitors network performance, resolves incidents, supports controlled infrastructure changes, maintains technical documentation, and prepares operational reporting. The role also supports resilient cloud integration, security controls, service restoration, root-cause analysis, and formal IT service-management processes.

Designs, implements, supports, and optimizes complex IP/MPLS, carrier Ethernet, cellular core, and telecommunications network infrastructure. Maintains high availability, scalability, redundancy, security, and performance; manages escalations, outages, documentation, KPIs, and technical projects. Collaborates with architects, project managers, customers, and engineering teams while providing technical direction and mentoring junior engineers and technicians.

Designs, implements, supports, and optimizes high-availability IP/MPLS, carrier Ethernet, cellular, and video transmission networks. Responsibilities include capacity planning, bandwidth forecasting, outage troubleshooting, network monitoring, infrastructure documentation, escalation management, project coordination, and continuous improvement. The role provides technical direction to junior engineers and technicians, supports telecommunications engineering projects, and applies standards for availability, redundancy, scalability, efficiency, and security.

Provides enterprise technical leadership for cloud and network modernization across DoD environments. Engineers multi-cloud integrations, secure connectivity, cloud access points, routing and switching, data center technologies, F5 ADC solutions, and Zero Trust architectures. Leads migration planning, compliance with DoD security frameworks, Tier 3/4 troubleshooting, technical documentation, executive recommendations, and cross-disciplinary initiatives. The hybrid role supports DLA and requires periodic onsite work for NIPR/SIPR operations.

Lead end-to-end external connectivity strategy: manage carrier relationships, procure and track circuits, ensure diverse OSP fiber paths, coordinate fiber builds, plan backbone/POP placement, support peering/interconnection, and provide connectivity intelligence for datacenter site selection and capacity forecasting.

Own design, deployment, and operation of corporate and wireless networking across multi-site offices and data center-adjacent environments. Design Wi‑Fi for challenging RF environments, validate with surveys, run automation-first corporate network operations (config-as-code, zero-touch), onboard new sites, and ensure reliable remote access and campus LAN connectivity.

Own and operate low-latency network infrastructure for trading systems, including colocation connectivity, exchange feeds, L2/L3 topology, BGP and OSPF routing, PTP synchronization, firewall policies, automation, packet analysis, documentation, and incident response. The role involves designing infrastructure from scratch, managing vendors, building Python tooling, and participating in on-call support within a small network engineering team.

Design, implement, and maintain low-latency exchange network infrastructure. Configure network devices using Ansible and Python, monitor alerts, resolve incidents, perform root-cause analysis, support customer connectivity and turn-ups, validate products, engineer secure solutions, and coordinate with data center and circuit providers.