Network Optimization Lead Engineer

Job Title: Network Optimization Lead Engineer
Location: Reno Nevada
Experience Required: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam

We are seeking an experienced Network Optimization Lead Engineer to oversee the performance scalability and reliability of enterprise network this role you will lead optimization initiatives evaluate network design and capacity and drive improvements to ensure seamless operations across large and complex environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams provide technical leadership and deliver solutions that enhance availability throughput and security.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise in network architecture routing switching performance tuning automation and network monitoring tools.

• Lead the design implementation and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure.

• Perform in-depth network analysis to identify performance issues bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.

• Develop and maintain network performance baselines KPIs capacity planning strategies and scaling frameworks.

• Oversee routing switching WAN/LAN SD-WAN wireless and load balancing optimizations.

• Implement network automation and orchestration solutions to improve reliability and efficiency.

• Conduct performance testing incident resolution and root cause analysis for network outages or degradation.

• Ensure network security compliance redundancy and disaster recovery readiness.

• Collaborate with architecture security cloud and operations teams to align network design with business needs.

• Prepare technical documentation optimization reports and executive-level summaries.

• Mentor engineering teams and guide best practices for performance engineering.

• 12 years of professional experience in enterprise networking performance engineering and optimization.

• Strong expertise in routing and switching technologies (BGP OSPF EIGRP MPLS VXLAN).

• Hands-on experience with SD-WAN platforms network QoS load balancing and traffic engineering.

• Advanced knowledge of WAN optimization techniques and network performance measurement.

• Experience with automation tools such as Python Ansible Terraform or similar.

• Proficiency with monitoring and analysis tools (SolarWinds Wireshark NetFlow SNMP ThousandEyes etc.)

• Strong understanding of cloud networking (AWS Azure GCP) and hybrid connectivity.

• Knowledge of network security principles firewalls VPNs NAC and segmentation.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex network transformations.

• Ability to lead teams communicate clearly and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Preferred certifications: CCIE JNCIE CCDP AWS/Azure networking certifications.