Sr. IP Network Engineer
Bandwidth · Raleigh, NC
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Jul 22, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role focused on designing, operating, and evolving a global, highly resilient network infrastructure. Day-to-day work spans datacenter fabric (VxLAN/EVPN, leaf-spine), WAN routing (BGP), and Palo Alto firewall infrastructure, alongside driving automation and tooling initiatives. Suits an experienced engineer with a strong service-provider background who is comfortable mentoring others and participating in on-call rotations.
Senior level · 10+ years · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 3–20
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,653 (middle half $82,342–$135,404).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is primarily network design, operation, and automation — it sits at the boundary between 15-1244 (Network/Systems Admins) and 15-1252 (Software Developers). The automation and tooling emphasis (event-driven remediation, device provisioning scripting) nudges toward 15-1252, but the dominant day-to-day work is designing and operating network infrastructure, so 15-1244 is the primary classification.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting; Bandwidth is headquartered in Raleigh, NC, so that metro is assumed.
Python is listed alongside Ansible under 'Scripting or development experience — Python, Ansible, or similar'; these are treated as interchangeable options for the scripting requirement, with Python as the primary name and Ansible in alternatives.
ACI and other SDN/overlay controller platforms appear under the 'Bonus Points' section and are marked as preferred.
Network certifications (CCIE, JNCIE, PCNSE) and AI experience also appear under 'Bonus Points' but name no specific technology tool beyond the certifications themselves, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
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