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Get Access To All JobsMake your mark at Comcast - a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)
Job Description
DUTIES:
- Provide technical leadership to a team responsible for engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services with a focus on Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, Cloud Services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite
- Use routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and ISIS
- Work within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN EPL, EVPL, ENS, and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS routed environment
- Test circuits and services via Y.1564, and RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss
- Responsible for testing and certifying new metro ethernet products and their equipment
- Serve as a subject matter expert in vendor configurations used for services
- Conduct hands-on lab testing and certification of services and equipment
- Create documentation for rollouts of services and equipment
- Perform life cycle of Metro-E documentation, including Method of Procedure and release procedures
- Work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Cloud strategy
- Work with Ethernet and IP services
- Support WAVE services
- Perform Network Automation and Network Virtualization for commercial services
- Evaluate, design, deploy and support large scale Software Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV) environments
- Evaluate, design, and deploy Next Generation Network (NGN) products and service delivery
- Work with larger enterprise services, including Internet Protocol (IP) and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and manage Firewall services
- Manage services for customer network implementations
- Design and deploy complex data networks in the Midsize, Enterprise and Government sectors
- Support network metrics and performance analysis
- Work within Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Guide and mentor junior-level engineers
Position is eligible to work remotely one or more days per week, per company policy.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, and five (5) years of experience using routing protocols including BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), and IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System); working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss; of which three (3) years include engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services including Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite; working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including EPL (Ethernet Private Line), EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line), and ENS (Ethernet Network Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via Y.1564 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss.
SALARY:
$151,778 to $180,374.33 per year.
BENEFITS:
https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
- Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Salary:
Base Pay: $151,778.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Make your mark at Comcast - a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)
Job Description
DUTIES:
- Provide technical leadership to a team responsible for engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services with a focus on Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, Cloud Services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite
- Use routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and ISIS
- Work within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN EPL, EVPL, ENS, and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS routed environment
- Test circuits and services via Y.1564, and RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss
- Responsible for testing and certifying new metro ethernet products and their equipment
- Serve as a subject matter expert in vendor configurations used for services
- Conduct hands-on lab testing and certification of services and equipment
- Create documentation for rollouts of services and equipment
- Perform life cycle of Metro-E documentation, including Method of Procedure and release procedures
- Work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Cloud strategy
- Work with Ethernet and IP services
- Support WAVE services
- Perform Network Automation and Network Virtualization for commercial services
- Evaluate, design, deploy and support large scale Software Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV) environments
- Evaluate, design, and deploy Next Generation Network (NGN) products and service delivery
- Work with larger enterprise services, including Internet Protocol (IP) and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and manage Firewall services
- Manage services for customer network implementations
- Design and deploy complex data networks in the Midsize, Enterprise and Government sectors
- Support network metrics and performance analysis
- Work within Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Guide and mentor junior-level engineers
Position is eligible to work remotely one or more days per week, per company policy.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, and five (5) years of experience using routing protocols including BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), and IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System); working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), and VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via RFC2544 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss; of which three (3) years include engineering and supporting Metro-Ethernet Connectivity Services including Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant services, and their integration with the Metro-E product suite; working within a Layer 2 Switch environment and protocols with technologies including EPL (Ethernet Private Line), EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line), and ENS (Ethernet Network Service) in a MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) routed environment; and testing circuits and services via Y.1564 for Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss.
SALARY:
$151,778 to $180,374.33 per year.
BENEFITS:
https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
- Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Salary:
Base Pay: $151,778.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Principal Network Engineer
Map your credentials to specialty occupation standards
Pull the O*NET profile for Network and Computer Systems Administrators and Principal-level equivalents to confirm your degree aligns with the theoretical and practical requirements USCIS uses when evaluating specialty occupation petitions for network engineering roles.
Verify prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level III or Level IV prevailing wage for your target metro before you discuss compensation. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that threshold, so knowing it in advance prevents offer mismatches.
Target employers with multi-site LCA filing history
If the role involves managing network infrastructure across multiple offices, confirm each worksite will have its own certified LCA. Raise this in early conversations with the recruiter so the employer's immigration counsel accounts for every location before filing.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified filing data
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for network engineering roles by city. This narrows your outreach to organizations that have already navigated the sponsorship process for comparable positions.
Request premium processing during offer negotiation
USCIS premium processing cuts the I-129 adjudication window to 15 business days. Negotiating for the employer to cover this fee is standard for senior engineering hires and protects your start date if your current status has limited runway.
Prepare a detailed duties letter for your petition
Principal Network Engineer petitions sometimes draw USCIS requests for evidence questioning specialty occupation. Work with your employer to document that the role requires applying theoretical knowledge in areas like BGP routing, SD-WAN architecture, or zero-trust network design.
H-1B Visa Principal Network Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Network Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Principal Network Engineer positions typically qualify as specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, network engineering, or a closely related field. The role's scope, covering enterprise architecture design, advanced routing protocols, and cross-functional technical leadership, supports the degree-level requirement USCIS applies when evaluating petitions.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for Principal Network Engineer roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history searchable by role and location. This is more reliable than general job boards because it reflects actual DOL Labor Condition Application filings, not self-reported sponsorship willingness. You can browse by city to match your target markets.
What happens to my H-1B status if the network engineering role changes after I'm hired?
Material changes to your job duties, work location, or employer entity require an amended I-129 petition and, if the worksite changes, a new certified LCA for each location. Your employer should file the amended petition before the changes take effect. USCIS treats unamended material changes as a status violation, so proactive filing matters.
Can I work at multiple client sites as a Principal Network Engineer on H-1B?
Yes, but each physical worksite requires its own certified LCA posted for ten consecutive business days before work begins at that location. If your role involves managing infrastructure at client premises or satellite offices, your employer's immigration counsel needs to plan LCA coverage for every distinct worksite before you're deployed there.
How long does H-1B status last for a Principal Network Engineer position?
H-1B status is initially approved for up to three years and can be extended to a six-year maximum. Beyond six years, continued status requires that a PERM labor certification or I-140 immigrant petition has been filed and pending for at least one year, or that an approved I-140 supports further extensions under AC21 portability rules.