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Remote Network Engineer jobs

8 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Network engineers design, build and maintain the networks that connect an organization's offices, data centers, cloud environments and users. They configure routers, switches, firewalls, wireless and VPNs, and they answer for connectivity, performance and security at the network layer. When something cannot reach something else, the problem lands with them.

About the Network Engineer role

What the work looks like

  • Configure and upgrade routers, switches and firewalls from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper or Palo Alto.
  • Troubleshoot outages and slow connections with packet captures, traceroutes and monitoring data.
  • Design changes to routing, segmentation and WAN links, and carry them out in maintenance windows.
  • Automate configuration and audits with Python or Ansible instead of making device-by-device changes.
  • Keep network diagrams, IP address plans and change records accurate enough to troubleshoot from.

What employers ask for

  • Routing and switching with BGP and OSPF
  • Firewalls, VPNs and network security
  • Cisco certifications such as CCNA or CCNP
  • Cloud networking in AWS or Azure
  • Automation with Python or Ansible
  • Packet analysis with Wireshark

Doing this job remotely

Configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting are done over remote management connections, so much of the job can be done from home. Physical work cannot: racking equipment, cabling and replacing failed hardware need someone on site, either the engineer or local hands. Changes are scheduled at night or on weekends to limit disruption, and on-call duty is standard.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Network engineers often start on a help desk, in a network operations center or as network technicians, earning vendor certifications along the way. They advance to senior network engineer and network architect, or branch into network security, cloud networking or infrastructure management.