Network Engineer, Netscout (Denver)

Job Title: Network Performance Engineer, Netscout

Duration: 6+ months

Location: Denver, CO (Onsite)

Position Summary:

Seeking a Network Engineer with deep experience in Netscout technologies to join Denver-based infrastructure team. This role is critical to maintaining the health and performance of the enterprise network, supporting day-to-day infrastructure operations. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Netscout experience and other telemetry tools.

Key Responsibilities:

Network Infrastructure Support

• Monitor, support, and troubleshoot the client's enterprise network infrastructure using Netscout nGeniusONE and InfiniStream platforms
• Providing support for network performance incidents
• Identify and resolve network anomalies, packet loss, latency, and application performance degradation
• Collaborate with NOC, network engineering, and applications teams to correlate performance data and drive root-cause analysis
• Maintain and optimize Netscout probe and InfiniStream appliance deployments across key network segments
• Support change management activities, ensuring network changes are validated with pre/post performance comparisons
• Participate in capacity planning and performance baselining efforts
• Contribute to network architecture discussions, providing performance data to support infrastructure investment decisions
• Author and help maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation
• Support on-call rotation and participate in major incident response as needed

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Netscout platforms (nGeniusONE, InfiniStream, nGenius Pulse, or ASI)
• Strong working knowledge of network protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, VLANs
• Experience with packet capture analysis and deep packet inspection (DPI) tools
• Proficiency troubleshooting Layer 2–7 network issues in large enterprise or service provider environments
• Experience with SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX, and syslog integration for monitoring and alerting
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to present technical findings to non-technical audiences
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with additional monitoring tools: SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Grafana, or AppDynamics
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Ansible, or Bash) to enhance monitoring workflows
• Cisco CCNP or equivalent industry certification
• Experience with SD-WAN, cloud networking (AWS/Azure), or hybrid network environments
• Knowledge of ITSM platforms (ServiceNow) and ITIL processes
• Ability to work independently and with distributed teams

Work Environment

• Requires participation in after-hours, overnight, or scheduled maintenance windows .
• Fast-paced, deployment-focused environment with high expectations for accuracy and uptime.