URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Senior Network Engineer

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleCloudFirewallsPythonVMware

About the role

  • Design, build, implement, and support enterprise network systems across LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center environments
  • Manage enterprise firewall, load balancer, and VPN infrastructure across internet-facing, DMZ, and internal segments
  • Architect and maintain scalable, resilient network solutions aligned with business growth and retail operations needs
  • Develop and maintain network automation workflows using Ansible — including playbooks for configuration management, provisioning, compliance enforcement, and change management
  • Write Python scripts and tooling to support network operations, event-driven automation, API integrations, and custom reporting
  • Champion a 'automate first' culture within the network team, identifying repetitive manual processes and replacing them with repeatable, version-controlled automation
  • Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to integrate network workflows into CI/CD pipelines
  • Maintain deep expertise in network security design — stateful firewalls, IDS/IPS, NAC, and authentication systems
  • Ensure consistent security posture across multi-vendor environments, wireless networks, and remote/branch locations
  • Support audit, compliance, and change control processes with automation and documentation
  • Partner with IT leadership to shape the long-term network roadmap, with a focus on SD-WAN, automation maturity, and cloud connectivity
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior and mid-level network staff
  • Translate complex technical concepts for both business and engineering stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise network infrastructure in large, multi-site environments
  • Expert-level knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLANs, and related protocols
  • Hands-on experience with SD-WAN platforms (e.g., Cisco Viptela, Meraki, VeloCloud/VMware, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN)
  • Proficiency with Ansible for network automation; solid Python programming skills with experience using libraries such as Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, or pyATS
  • Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco ASA/FTD), VPN (IPsec, SSL), and zero-trust network concepts
  • Experience with Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX, Juniper MX, Juniper MIST, Cisco WLC, Arista VeloCloud, Palo Alto Firewalls, A10 Load Balancers, Infoblox, Clearpass, PRTG, Pure SANs, Brocade Fiber Channel.
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • PTO
  • generous employee discounts
  • retirement savings and much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
network designnetwork implementationnetwork automationPython programmingBGPOSPFEIGRPSD-WANfirewall managementload balancing
Soft Skills
mentorshipcollaborationcommunicationtechnical guidanceproblem-solvingleadershipautomation advocacy
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Information SystemsBachelor's degree in Computer Science