Principal Network Development Engineer (Denver, CO)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years experience in one or of the following areas: Networking, System Administration, Troubleshooting, Container Services or Scripting
• Experience leading the technical design and implementation of large-scale network infrastructure projects
• Experience with SDN tools such as Cisco ACI
• Strong understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and VLANs
• Experience with network automation and configuration management tools such as Python, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent
• Knowledge of cloud networking principles and technologies, such as VPCs, load balancers, and firewalls in AWS or other on-prem cloud environments
• Understanding of YAML files and how they are used in network automation
• Strong Background with CI/CD pipelines

• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)
• Experience deploying and maintaining a Cisco ACI environment in a large enterprise.
• Deep knowledge of load balancer architecture in a multi-tenant datacenter.  Ideal candidate will have experience with F5, A10, NGINX, etc.
• AWS experience
• Background with Docker and Kubernetes

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This is a contract position