What Principal Network Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 11 open Principal Network Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are networking, automation, bgp.
Updated November 1, 2026
11 open Principal Network Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 11 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| networking | 100% |
| automation | 91% |
| bgp | 91% |
| cloud | 91% |
| ai | 82% |
| ospf | 73% |
| python | 73% |
| ethernet | 64% |
| observability | 64% |
| vxlan | 64% |
| ansible | 55% |
| fiber | 55% |
| firmware | 55% |
| spark | 55% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Network Engineering levels
Most Network Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- firewall 290
- networking 288
- cisco 256
- cloud 241
- wan 201
- bgp 190
- automation 188
- vpn 182
- python 181
- linux 140
- dns 136
- ospf 131