Principal Network Engineer
Cambridge, MA USA On-site
$204,000–$272,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
As Principal Network Engineer, you will be the senior technical owner of that network: building the in-house engineering capability to design, secure, and scale it, while increasing the value and effectiveness of our managed service provider relationships. You'll partner closely with Identity, Endpoints, Security, and OT/Controls engineering teams as we build the corporate engineering function. You’ll have real influence over the network architecture decisions that determine how quickly and safely we can bring new labs and AI Science Factories online. This is a hands-on, senior IC role for someone who can set technical direction, operate deeply in the details, and shape the network engineering function as it matures.
What you'll bring
- Typically 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience, or equivalent depth in designing and operating multi-site networks.
- Deep hands-on expertise with SD-WAN/SASE platforms such as Cato Networks or similar.
- Strong experience with enterprise firewalls, routing platforms, switching, VLAN segmentation, and subnetting at scale.
- Experience securing and connecting both corporate IT and OT, industrial, or lab-instrumentation networks.
- Practical experience implementing network segmentation, zero-trust concepts, and secure remote access.
- Proven ability to manage MSPs and vendors while improving technical outcomes and accountability.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and comfort serving as the senior escalation point for production-impacting network issues.
- Excellent communication skills, including translating network architecture decisions for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in life sciences, biotech, pharma, or advanced manufacturing environments with lab automation or robotics on the network.
- Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, or equivalent.
- Cloud networking experience with AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, or similar.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code for network configuration, such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.