
Principal Network Engineer-4256
Mount Laurel, NJ · HybridJob$152–180K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Comcast seeks a Principal Network Engineer to provide technical leadership for Metro-Ethernet connectivity services and related cloud, Ethernet, and IP offerings. The role includes engineering, testing, certifying, deploying, and supporting network services and equipment, as well as designing complex data networks and evaluating SDN/NFV and next-generation network products. The engineer will also guide junior engineers and work with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
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Full job description
Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)
Job Description
DUTIES: Provide technical leadership to a team responsible for engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services with a focus on Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, Cloud Services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite; use routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and ISIS; work within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN EPL, EVPL, ENS, and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS routed environment; test circuits and services via Y.1564, and RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss; responsible for testing and certifying new metro ethernet products and their equipment; serve as a subject matter expert in vendor configurations used for services; conduct hands-on lab testing and certification of services and equipment; create documentation for rollouts of services and equipment; perform life cycle of Metro-E documentation, including Method of Procedure and release procedures; work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Cloud strategy; work with Ethernet and IP services; support WAVE services; perform Network Automation and Network Virtualization for commercial services; evaluate, design, deploy and support large scale Software Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV) environments; evaluate, design, and deploy Next Generation Network (NGN) products and service delivery; work with larger enterprise services, including Internet Protocol (IP) and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and manage Firewall services; manage services for customer network implementations; design and deploy complex data networks in the Midsize, Enterprise and Government sectors; support network metrics and performance analysis; work within Agile and Scrum methodologies; and guide and mentor junior-level engineers. Position is eligible to work remotely one or more days per week, per company policy.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, and five (5) years of experience using routing protocols including BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), and IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System); working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss; of which three (3) years include engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services including Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite; working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including EPL (Ethernet Private Line), EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line), and ENS (Ethernet Network Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via Y.1564 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss.
SALARY: $151,778 to $180,374.33 per year.
BENEFITS: https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits
Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System; Open Shortest Path First (OSPF); Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Salary:
Base Pay: $151,778.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/benefits) on our careers site for more details.
Job Family Group: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 4,167 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$152–180K/yr
- New Jersey median$116–175K/yr62 salary ranges
- US median$113–187K/yr3,297 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is 13% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($147K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 76 open Network Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 4,167 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Akamai Technologies, Inc.5 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,573 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,147 of the 4,167 open Network Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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