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Sr. Network Principal Engineer

Global Payments Inc.
Global Payments Inc. Salary
Alpharetta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026
Description

Required Skills

  • In-depth understanding of network communication and routing protocols, specifically BGP and OSPF, not limited route manipulation, distribution, and filtering.
  • Ability to design and administer a mixture of platforms and technologies included Routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
  • Strong understanding of the TCP/IP stack and relation to network technologies
  • Data Center design concepts for a high availability environment
  • SD-WAN technology and design, deployment and troubleshooting
  • Ability to perform discovery and documentation of complex multi-tier network environments
  • Maximizes network performance; troubleshooting network problems; scheduling implementations; collaborating with network and application teams.
  • Secures network system by identifying, creating, and enforcing policies and standards
  • Experience designing multi data center highly available architecture both in traditional and SDN technologies
  • In-depth understanding of network documentation, physical and logical diagrams, and being able to provide detailed diagrams of solutions for engineers to follow and build from.
  • Evaluating new technologies and creating/performing proof of concepts
  • Provide budget planning and estimates for future network solutions and projects
  • Oversee configuration and installation network routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers
  • Provide guidance and oversight to other engineers to follow best practices
  • Tier-4 Off-hour support may be required for maintenance windows and/or troubleshooting
  • Understanding of PCI security standards and practices

Preferred Skills

  • ACI Data Center administration and design
  • SD-WAN design and administration
  • IPv6 network experience in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting environments
  • F5 LTM/GTM load balancer administration and design
  • CheckPoint Firewall administration

Education and Experience

  • 8 years of network engineering, administration, design experience
  • 3 years in the financial technology industry
  • 3 years of solution architecture experience
  • CCIE certification, or demonstrates equivalent experience and knowledge

Key Characteristics

  • A professional personal presentation
  • A team player who takes responsibility seriously
  • Excellent communication skills with a thoughtful and direct style
  • Self-starter who takes initiative to present ideas and solutions

Job Structure

Reports to: Director of Principal Network Engineers, Bobby Peterman

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