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Principal Network Engineer

Fidelity

Location

Durham, NC

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.4% approval-62% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Principal Network Engineer role focuses on supporting and enhancing LAN/WLAN/WAN environments across multiple platforms. The position involves designing, engineering, and implementing global network infrastructure while ensuring stability, reliability, and security. The engineer will work closely with enterprise infrastructure teams and provide technical guidance for system development and troubleshooting. This role requires expertise in various routing protocols and network technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field and five years of experience as a Principal Network Engineer.
  • Alternatively, a Master's degree in the same fields and three years of experience as a Principal Network Engineer.
  • Demonstrated expertise in architecting and engineering global network infrastructure according to routing protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF.
  • Experience in performing software lifecycle management for enterprise network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Design, engineer, and implement switch and routed global network infrastructure.
  • Support enterprise infrastructure teams on various engineering projects.
  • Implement new and upgrade existing network hardware.
  • Maintain a secure enterprise-wide wireless infrastructure.
  • Perform ongoing hardware and software maintenance operations, including installing or upgrading hardware or software.

Benefits

  • Fidelity offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, retirement contributions, comprehensive healthcare coverage, parental leave, tuition assistance, wellness programs, and extensive professional development opportunities.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Fidelity Technology Group Llc D B A Fidelity Investments

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

64

FY2026

Approval rate

99.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

1,080

FY2026

Entry-level share

1.5%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-62%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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