Network Engineer Resume Example
Topology layout: node-and-link header, uptime metrics, and a skills panel grouped by routing, security and automation.
Use this example Template: Network Engineer
Marcus Johnson
Senior Network Engineer — Enterprise WAN & SD-WAN
marcus.johnson@example.com+1 214 555 0193Dallas, TX, USAlinkedin.com/in/marcusjohnson-ccnp
DFW-CORE-01SD-WAN420 sitesEVPN99.995%
Summary
CCNP Enterprise and CCNP Security engineer with 10 years running large multi-site networks in aviation and telecoms. I designed the SD-WAN that now links 420 sites, hold core availability at 99.995% and automate changes with Ansible and Python so that routine work no longer needs a maintenance window.
Experience
Senior Network Engineer
Southwest Airlines · Dallas, TX
Jan 2020 – Present
420Sites on SD-WAN
99.995%Core availability
−38%WAN cost
- Designed and rolled out Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to 120 airports and 300 offices, retiring MPLS circuits and cutting WAN spend 38%
- Rebuilt the data-centre fabric on Nexus 9000 with BGP EVPN/VXLAN, removing the last single points of failure in crew scheduling
- Wrote Ansible and Python (Netmiko, NAPALM) playbooks for 70% of routine changes; change-related incidents fell from 11 to 2 a quarter
Network Engineer II — Managed Services
AT&T Business · Plano, TX
Jun 2016 – Dec 2019
38Enterprise customers
- Third-line support for 38 enterprise customers on MPLS, BGP and firewalls; held MTTR at 2.6 hours against a 4-hour SLA
- Migrated 1,900 branch routers to IOS-XE with zero failed rollbacks
Network Technician
Dallas College · Dallas, TX
Aug 2014 – May 2016
- Supported 7 campuses: Wi-Fi surveys, VLAN changes and the move to 802.1X for 14,000 students
Selected projects
SD-WAN migration
420 sites in 14 months, no flight-ops outage; MPLS contracts retired $6.1m a year early
Change automation library
46 Ansible roles with pre/post checks from NetBox; used by 3 regional teams
Skills
Routing & switching
BGPOSPFMPLSEVPN/VXLANSD-WANQoS
Security
Palo Alto NGFWCisco ISE802.1XZscaler ZIAIPsec
Automation
PythonAnsibleNetBoxGitGrafana
Certifications
- CCNP EnterpriseCisco · Apr 2019
- CCNP SecurityCisco · Sep 2021
- Palo Alto Networks PCNSEPalo Alto Networks · Jun 2022
- Cisco DevNet AssociateCisco · Jan 2023
Education
BSc · Information Technology & Systems
University of Texas at Dallas
Aug 2010 – May 2014
Languages
- EnglishNative
- SpanishConversational (B1)
Summary example
CCNP Enterprise and CCNP Security engineer with [N] years running large multi-site networks in aviation and telecoms. I designed the SD-WAN that now links [N] sites, hold core availability at [X%] and automate changes with Ansible and Python so that routine work no longer needs a maintenance window.
Example bullet points for a Network Engineer
- Designed and rolled out Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to [N] airports and [N] offices, retiring MPLS circuits and cutting WAN spend [X%]
- Rebuilt the data-centre fabric on Nexus [N] with BGP EVPN/VXLAN, removing the last single points of failure in crew scheduling
- Wrote Ansible and Python (Netmiko, NAPALM) playbooks for [X%] of routine changes; change-related incidents fell from [N] to [N] a quarter
- Third-line support for [N] enterprise customers on MPLS, BGP and firewalls; held MTTR at [N] hours against a [N]-hour SLA
- Migrated [N] branch routers to IOS-XE with zero failed rollbacks
- Supported [N] campuses: Wi-Fi surveys, VLAN changes and the move to [N]X for [N] students
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- BGP
- OSPF
- MPLS
- EVPN/VXLAN
- SD-WAN
- QoS
- Palo Alto NGFW
- Cisco ISE
- 802.1X
- Zscaler ZIA
- IPsec
- Python
Tips for a Network Engineer resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: BGP, OSPF, MPLS.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example sites on sd-wan.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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