Principal Network Engineer
Texas Association of School BoardsAbout the role
Principal Network Engineer
Why Texas Association of School Boards
Established in 1949, TASB has grown alongside Texas to meet the evolving needs of the school boards it serves.
Today, 500 employees work together to promote educational excellence for Texas public schoolchildren. TASB offers high-quality services that help 1,023 school districts operate more efficiently and effectively in serving more than 5.5 million public school students statewide.
We feel privileged to work alongside talented team members who are passionate about putting people first and empowering local school district leaders. The TASB team is adaptable and responsive to the needs of our members.
Our culture is reflected in TASB Together, which guides the way we work and encourages employees to learn, grow, and contribute in alignment with our TASB Mission:
The Texas Association of School Boards promotes educational excellence for Texas schoolchildren through the advancement of good governance, valuable learning experience for school leaders, and public school advocacy. We also provide high-quality services and programs to school districts – helping them operate more efficiently and effectively.
As part of its commitment to employee growth and development, TASB offers competitive pay and rich benefits, including a 2:1 match of retirement contributions up to 5% after one year, (which means that if you contribute 5% to the plan, TASB will contribute 10%), onsite daycare, onsite gym, wellness program, tuition reimbursement, remote and hybrid work options for certain roles, flexible schedules, and more.
Every role at TASB thoughtfully complements our commitment to supporting school boards and championing public education across Texas. If you consider your work exceptional and share the values that help TASB support school boards, keep reading!
About You
As a Principal Network Engineer, you will serve as TASB's most senior individual-contributor authority on enterprise networking, owning both the architecture and the hands-on engineering of a multi-entity, hybrid Azure/on-premises environment with compliance-sensitive segmentation requirements. You will build the multi-year network modernization roadmap and personally implement it, leading TASB's platform migration from Cisco to Juniper while keeping the existing Cisco environment fully stable throughout the transition.
A Typical Day
- Own and evolve enterprise network architecture and the multi-year technology roadmap, including platform standards, topology design, and lifecycle planning for switching, routing, and security infrastructure
- Lead the design, planning, and execution of the Cisco-to-Juniper platform migration, including risk assessment, cutover planning, and post-migration validation
- Collaborate with the Information Security team on network security policy, firewall rule management, and traffic flow analysis, and mentor supporting network staff
- If you’re still reading, we’d love to meet you!
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Own and continuously evolve enterprise network architecture and the multi-year technology roadmap, including platform standards, topology design, and lifecycle planning for switching, routing, and security infrastructure
- Lead the design, planning, and execution of network platform migrations and major technology transitions, including risk assessment, cutover planning, and post-migration validation
- Design and implement network segmentation strategies — including trust zones, VLANs, NAC, and 802.1X to enforce security boundaries and meet entity-specific and regulatory isolation requirements
- Perform hands-on configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting of switching, routing, and firewall infrastructure across campus, datacenter, and edge environments
- Architect and maintain hybrid connectivity between on-premises infrastructure and Microsoft Azure, including VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, VNets, NSGs, and multi-subscription routing
- Serve as the escalation point for complex network incidents, performing root cause analysis and driving remediation for issues affecting production systems
- Provide technical mentorship and day-to-day guidance to network administration staff, building team capability on current and emerging platforms
- Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, and diagrams, ensuring architecture decisions are captured and repeatable
- Evaluate emerging network technologies and vendor products, and recommend investments aligned to organizational strategy and budget
- Manage network-related change control activities, including change proposals, testing, and coordination with the Change Advisory Board
- Collaborating with the Information Security
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