TN Visa Network Engineer Jobs
Network Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under USMCA for Canadian and Mexican professionals, covering positions in network design, infrastructure management, and systems administration. Canadian citizens can secure TN status at the port of entry with no lottery. Mexican nationals apply through a U.S. consulate with a defined annual allocation.
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We are seeking a highly skilled Network Support & Automation Engineer responsible for supporting, troubleshooting, and automating enterprise and carrier-grade network environments. This role combines advanced network operations expertise with software development and automation capabilities to improve network reliability, scalability, operational efficiency, and service delivery.
The ideal candidate will possess deep networking knowledge across routing, switching, WAN, MPLS, and security technologies, along with strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages. The candidate will design and implement automation solutions leveraging tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines to streamline network operations, provisioning, configuration management, compliance, and monitoring.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Network Operations & Support:
- Troubleshoot and support complex enterprise and carrier-grade network environments.
- Analyze and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 network issues across LAN, WAN, and Datacenter infrastructures.
- Troubleshoot and configure network devices utilizing routing and switching protocols including:
- BGP
- EIGRP
- OSPF
- MPLS
- HSRP
- STP
- Multicast
- VSS
- Analyze and troubleshoot private IP/MPLS carrier networks utilizing BGP peering.
- Support sophisticated WAN architectures including Customer Edge (CE) routers, BGP routing policies, QoS configurations, and traffic engineering.
- Perform packet capture analysis and network traffic discovery to identify root causes and drive incident resolution.
- Troubleshoot network systems including:
- Routers
- Switches
- Firewalls
- Wireless Access Points
- Load Balancers
- Proxy Solutions
- Monitor network health, performance, availability, and capacity utilizing SNMP and monitoring platforms.
- Participate in 24x7 operational support and incident response activities.
- Coordinate with Datacenter technicians and external vendors to diagnose and resolve hardware-related issues including ports, cables, optics, modules, and network devices.
Network Automation & Engineering:
- Design, develop, and maintain network automation frameworks to reduce manual intervention and improve operational efficiency.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using:
- Python
- Go
- Bash/Shell Scripting
- REST APIs
- Create reusable automation workflows for:
- Configuration deployment
- Compliance validation
- Network provisioning
- Device inventory management
- Backup and recovery
- Software upgrades
- Health checks
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions utilizing:
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Develop automation pipelines integrating network infrastructure with modern DevOps practices.
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, validation, deployment, and rollback of network configurations.
- Utilize Git-based version control for infrastructure code, automation scripts, and network configurations.
- Build automated compliance and configuration drift detection mechanisms.
- Integrate network tools, telemetry platforms, and APIs to improve monitoring, observability, and operational analytics.
- Develop automation dashboards and reporting systems to track network performance, incidents, and automation success metrics.
Monitoring, Analytics & Tooling:
- Analyze network utilization, performance metrics, configurations, and logs using tools such as:
- Splunk
- HPNA
- Netdisco
- Aruba Mobility Master
- Pulse
- Synapse
- Cyrus
- Forward Tool
- Monitor network alerts and incidents through enterprise monitoring platforms.
- Utilize SNMP monitoring platforms such as EMC SMARTS and similar enterprise monitoring systems.
- Perform proactive capacity planning, trend analysis, and performance optimization.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement:
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, Application, and DevOps teams to improve network service delivery.
- Participate in architecture reviews and automation strategy initiatives.
- Create technical documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and automation design documents.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, operational efficiency, and reduction of manual tasks.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
Networking:
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise or service provider network environments.
- Strong knowledge of networking technologies and protocols:
- TCP/IP
- BGP
- OSPF
- EIGRP
- MPLS
- RIP
- SNMP
- Multicast
- HSRP
- STP
- VSS
- Carrier Circuits
- WAN Technologies
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting routing, switching, WAN, and MPLS environments.
- Experience with packet capture and protocol analysis tools such as Wireshark.
Automation & Software Development:
- Strong scripting and programming experience with:
- Python (preferred)
- Go
- PowerShell
- Bash/Shell
- Similar automation languages
- Experience building network automation solutions leveraging APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, SSH, or SDKs.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Git/GitHub/GitLab
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar CI/CD platforms
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), testing, and version control practices.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, Palo Alto, or similar enterprise networking platforms.
- Experience supporting cloud networking environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).
- Familiarity with network automation frameworks such as:
- Netmiko
- Nornir
- PyATS
- Nautobot
- Cisco NSO
- Experience with telemetry, observability, and network analytics platforms.
- Knowledge of container technologies and DevOps practices.
- Professional certifications preferred:
- CCNP/CCIE
- JNCIP/JNCIE
- DevNet Professional
- Terraform Associate
- AWS/Azure Networking Certifications
COMPENSATION
- The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $21.73/hour - $33.95/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Support & Automation Engineer responsible for supporting, troubleshooting, and automating enterprise and carrier-grade network environments. This role combines advanced network operations expertise with software development and automation capabilities to improve network reliability, scalability, operational efficiency, and service delivery.
The ideal candidate will possess deep networking knowledge across routing, switching, WAN, MPLS, and security technologies, along with strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages. The candidate will design and implement automation solutions leveraging tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines to streamline network operations, provisioning, configuration management, compliance, and monitoring.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Network Operations & Support:
- Troubleshoot and support complex enterprise and carrier-grade network environments.
- Analyze and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 network issues across LAN, WAN, and Datacenter infrastructures.
- Troubleshoot and configure network devices utilizing routing and switching protocols including:
- BGP
- EIGRP
- OSPF
- MPLS
- HSRP
- STP
- Multicast
- VSS
- Analyze and troubleshoot private IP/MPLS carrier networks utilizing BGP peering.
- Support sophisticated WAN architectures including Customer Edge (CE) routers, BGP routing policies, QoS configurations, and traffic engineering.
- Perform packet capture analysis and network traffic discovery to identify root causes and drive incident resolution.
- Troubleshoot network systems including:
- Routers
- Switches
- Firewalls
- Wireless Access Points
- Load Balancers
- Proxy Solutions
- Monitor network health, performance, availability, and capacity utilizing SNMP and monitoring platforms.
- Participate in 24x7 operational support and incident response activities.
- Coordinate with Datacenter technicians and external vendors to diagnose and resolve hardware-related issues including ports, cables, optics, modules, and network devices.
Network Automation & Engineering:
- Design, develop, and maintain network automation frameworks to reduce manual intervention and improve operational efficiency.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using:
- Python
- Go
- Bash/Shell Scripting
- REST APIs
- Create reusable automation workflows for:
- Configuration deployment
- Compliance validation
- Network provisioning
- Device inventory management
- Backup and recovery
- Software upgrades
- Health checks
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions utilizing:
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Develop automation pipelines integrating network infrastructure with modern DevOps practices.
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, validation, deployment, and rollback of network configurations.
- Utilize Git-based version control for infrastructure code, automation scripts, and network configurations.
- Build automated compliance and configuration drift detection mechanisms.
- Integrate network tools, telemetry platforms, and APIs to improve monitoring, observability, and operational analytics.
- Develop automation dashboards and reporting systems to track network performance, incidents, and automation success metrics.
Monitoring, Analytics & Tooling:
- Analyze network utilization, performance metrics, configurations, and logs using tools such as:
- Splunk
- HPNA
- Netdisco
- Aruba Mobility Master
- Pulse
- Synapse
- Cyrus
- Forward Tool
- Monitor network alerts and incidents through enterprise monitoring platforms.
- Utilize SNMP monitoring platforms such as EMC SMARTS and similar enterprise monitoring systems.
- Perform proactive capacity planning, trend analysis, and performance optimization.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement:
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, Application, and DevOps teams to improve network service delivery.
- Participate in architecture reviews and automation strategy initiatives.
- Create technical documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and automation design documents.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, operational efficiency, and reduction of manual tasks.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
Networking:
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise or service provider network environments.
- Strong knowledge of networking technologies and protocols:
- TCP/IP
- BGP
- OSPF
- EIGRP
- MPLS
- RIP
- SNMP
- Multicast
- HSRP
- STP
- VSS
- Carrier Circuits
- WAN Technologies
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting routing, switching, WAN, and MPLS environments.
- Experience with packet capture and protocol analysis tools such as Wireshark.
Automation & Software Development:
- Strong scripting and programming experience with:
- Python (preferred)
- Go
- PowerShell
- Bash/Shell
- Similar automation languages
- Experience building network automation solutions leveraging APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, SSH, or SDKs.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Git/GitHub/GitLab
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar CI/CD platforms
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), testing, and version control practices.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, Palo Alto, or similar enterprise networking platforms.
- Experience supporting cloud networking environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).
- Familiarity with network automation frameworks such as:
- Netmiko
- Nornir
- PyATS
- Nautobot
- Cisco NSO
- Experience with telemetry, observability, and network analytics platforms.
- Knowledge of container technologies and DevOps practices.
- Professional certifications preferred:
- CCNP/CCIE
- JNCIP/JNCIE
- DevNet Professional
- Terraform Associate
- AWS/Azure Networking Certifications
COMPENSATION
- The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $21.73/hour - $33.95/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Network Engineer
Verify your credentials match TN requirements
Network Engineer TN visa classification requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science, or a Canadian or Mexican equivalent. A general IT diploma without a degree in a qualifying field can trigger denial, so confirm your credential category before applying.
Target employers with recent visa filing experience
Employers with recent visa filings for engineering or IT roles have demonstrated experience navigating work visa sponsorship. Focusing your search on these companies means they're already familiar with visa processes and support requirements, which can streamline discussions about TN sponsorship. For Canadian applicants, this familiarity often translates to faster employer support letters and smoother presentations at the port of entry. For Mexican applicants, it may lead to quicker consulate processing.
Request a TN-specific offer letter from your employer
Your offer letter must state your job title as 'Network Engineer,' describe duties that match the TN occupation definition, and confirm the position is temporary in nature. A generic offer letter missing these elements is the most common reason CBP denies TN admission at the border.
Prepare for same-day TN approval as a Canadian
Canadian citizens can obtain TN status at a land port of entry or preclearance airport without a prior visa appointment. Bring your degree credentials, the offer letter, and any supporting technical documentation. CBP officers adjudicate on the spot, so complete preparation matters.
Use Migrate Mate to find Network Engineer roles with TN sponsorship
Filtering for TN-ready employers before you apply saves weeks of back-and-forth. Migrate Mate surfaces Network Engineer jobs where employers have confirmed TN sponsorship, so you're not discovering sponsorship policies mid-process after an offer is already on the table.
Understand Mexico's TN annual cap before timing your application
Mexican nationals are subject to a 5,500 annual TN allocation. Filing earlier in the fiscal year reduces the risk of cap exhaustion. If you're a Mexican professional timing a job start date, coordinate with your employer to submit consular paperwork well before peak filing periods.
Network Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Network Engineer job title qualify for a TN visa?
Yes. Network Engineer is an explicitly listed occupation under the USMCA TN category for engineers. Your role must involve engineering duties such as network design, infrastructure planning, or systems architecture, and you must hold a qualifying degree in engineering or computer science. General IT support roles without an engineering degree do not qualify.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Network Engineers?
TN has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, while H-1B visa is subject to an oversubscribed annual lottery that selects roughly one in four registrants. TN status can also be obtained at a port of entry the same day for Canadians. The tradeoff is that TN does not lead directly to a green card, whereas H-1B allows dual intent.
What documents does a Network Engineer need for TN visa sponsorship?
You need a job offer letter that specifies the Network Engineer title, describes qualifying engineering duties, and confirms the temporary nature of the position. You also need proof of your degree in a qualifying field, such as engineering or computer science, and your passport. Canadians present these at the port of entry; Mexican nationals submit them at a U.S. consulate.
Where can Canadian and Mexican Network Engineers find employers experienced with visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point for finding Network Engineer roles where employers have already confirmed TN visa sponsorship. Searching through general job boards often means discovering a company's sponsorship policy only after investing time in interviews, which Migrate Mate is built to help you avoid.
Can a Network Engineer switch employers while on a TN visa?
Yes, but you cannot begin work for the new employer until a new TN is approved. Canadians can apply at the border with the new offer letter before starting. Mexican nationals need to schedule a new consular appointment. There is no grace period that permits working for a new employer under your existing TN, so timing the transition carefully with both employers is essential.