Principal Network Engineer

Job Description:

Our client is looking for an Principal Network Engineer to join their team. This team is responsible for providing a reliable, scalable, secure, performant, and cost-effective underlying infrastructure for all other departments to build upon. Principal Network Engineers, as members of the Cloud Engineering team, are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable, scalable, secure, performant, and cost-effective networking solutions across multiple data centers and public cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Data center evaluation, onboarding, and management
• ISP evaluation, onboarding, and management
• Networking design, configuration, and monitoring
• Hardware evaluation, qualification, onboarding, and management
• Capacity planning
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and centralized secrets storage to automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure, ensuring consistent and repeatable environments.
• Implement robust observability solutions to monitor system performance (logs, metrics, traces) using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Configure alerting for proactive issue resolution.
• Oversee installation, configuration, patching, and updating of network equipment to ensure reliable, secure, performant, cost-effective operation.
• Optimize resource allocation to ensure efficient utilization of hardware capabilities.

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 per year ( depends on experience level)

Benefits: Medical Insurance, PTO, 401 (k) and more.

About The Company

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience.

For more than 27 years, PTP has operated as one of the top IT staffing and recruiting firms in the USA—built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence.

Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to:

Helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible

Matching professionals with the right IT jobs and career opportunities

As part of that commitment, we believe in providing clear information about how our hiring technologies work and how your data is used. The following section outlines our AI-assisted interview process and your rights as a candidate.

AI-Assisted Interview Experience (Pete & Gabi – Rebecca)

To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools to support parts of the interview process. This includes our proprietary AI platform Pete & Gabi, which includes AI recruiter Rebecca.

These AI hiring tools help us:

• Transcribe interviews
• Summarize candidate responses
• Generate job-related insights
• Streamline communication and scheduling

Please note that:

The AI does NOT make hiring decisions; all decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners.

The AI does not evaluate facial expressions, emotions, or physical traits; it is used only to support fairness, consistency, and efficiency.

If you prefer a non-AI interview format, we will gladly provide an alternative.

Technical or Case Interviews (Role-Dependent):

When applying for certain tech jobs, you may participate in:

• A technical interview
• A coding challenge
• A case study
• A client-specific assessment

We will always explain what to expect in advance so you can prepare with confidence.

Human Review & Selection:

Every candidate's profile—including interviews, conversations, and assessments—is reviewed by experienced recruiters and hiring leaders.

AI insights may assist with organization and evaluation, but final decisions are always human-driven.

Your Rights as a Candidate:

At PTP, every candidate has the right to:

Request a non-AI interview path

Ask how your data is being used

Request access to transcripts or interview recordings

Request deletion of your AI-recorded interview

Receive clear, timely communication

Our goal is to ensure you feel respected, informed, and supported throughout your experience.

Our Commitment:

For more than 27 years, PTP has focused on putting people first—candidates, consultants, employees, and clients.

We're committed to a hiring process that is:

• Transparent
• Compliant
• Equitable
• Powered by innovative technology that enhances—not replaces—human judgment

Welcome to the future of hiring at Peterson Technology Partners.

We're excited to learn more about you.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.