Enterprise Network Principal Engineer

GlaxoSmithKline
United States, North Carolina, Durham
406 & 410 Blackwell Street (Show on map)
Apr 08, 2026
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, USA - North Carolina - Durham Posted Date: Apr 13 2026 The Principal Network Engineer will be a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise network solutions that enable cloud-first strategies, with a strong emphasis on Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies, critical network services, and traffic management. This role ensures secure, scalable, and high-performing connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, supporting mission-critical applications and services globally. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute a comprehensive networking strategy aligned with GSK's technological and business goals. Oversee the design, implementation, and management of our Enterprise network infrastructure. Ensure high availability, reliability, and security of the network services across all sites and platforms, including R&D and manufacturing facilities. Mentor and develop a team of networking professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and drive towards further automation, validation, to ensure consistent service Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated and secure network solutions. Manage relationships with vendors, service providers, and key customer partners to ensure high standards of service and the best value for the organization. Stay current with networking technologies and trends to proactively identify opportunities to enhance the organization's capabilities Why You? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 10+ years of experience in networking roles Experience with cloud-based networking solutions and network virtualization. Experience with automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, Python scripting). Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Experience implementing, and maintaining Cisco and Juniper network devices Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining SD-WAN architectures Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining EVPN/VxLAN Proven experience implementing software design principles to effect configuration and deployment of network architectures to ensure consistency, and reliability at scale across an expanding enterprise. #LI-GSK Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. 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