What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at Kroger Technology & Digital?
About the Role
We’re seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure with a strong focus on security and compliance. This role supports Kroger’s large-scale, hybrid environment (campus, data center, WAN/SD-WAN, and cloud) and partners with Security and Cloud teams to ensure resilient, secure connectivity.
What You’ll Do
- Deploy and maintain network solutions across LAN/WAN, 5G, and cloud environments (Azure/GCP).
- Implement security controls: firewall rule sets, segmentation, DMZ patterns, and secure egress/ingress per Kroger policy.
- Monitor and troubleshoot network performance; perform root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with device certification and configuration standards before production connectivity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on migrations, upgrades, and security audits.
- Document and improve operational processes, runbooks, and change workflows.
- Demonstrate Kroger’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Key Technologies
- Routing & Switching: Cisco, Arista, protocols (BGP, OSPF/EIGRP)
- Firewalls: Palo Alto, Check Point; DMZ configurations
- Load Balancers: F5, DNS (BlueCat/Anycast)
- Zero-Trust: Zscaler
- Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Python
- Monitoring & Logging: NetFlow/sFlow, Zabbix, Dynatrace, Google SecOps
Minimum Qualifications
- 3–5 years of experience in enterprise network engineering (design, implementation, troubleshooting).
- Hands-on experience with network security (firewalls, segmentation, DMZ).
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking and automation tools.
- Strong understanding of change control and compliance processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications: CCNA/CCNP, PCNSE,
- Experience with SD-WAN deployments and firewall migrations.
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting for automation.