Principal Engineer I

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Full Time Greenwood Village, Colorado Posted 09/11/2025 Anticipated Close Date: 2025-10-09 07:18 PM (UTC) Areas of interest: Information Technology, IT Management/Project Management, Systems Engineering Requisition Number: 2025-60961 EGN601
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Are you ready to drive engineering activities that will take Spectrum’s telecommunications and signal processing systems to new heights? As a Principal Engineer I, you will collaborate with technical operations staff on system design and configuration, while guiding design teams and advising team leaders to ensure cutting-edge solutions and seamless integration. In this impactful role, you will be at the forefront of technological innovation, maintaining and enhancing critical hardware, software, and electrical systems. 


How You’ll Make an Impact 
  • Design, implement, monitor, enhance and troubleshoot systems in assigned areas 
  • Develop and implement tools, scripts, queries, and applications for ETL/ELT and data
    operations.
  • Established knowledge of private cloud design, deployment, and operational support
    paradymes, including CI/CD automation and pipelines, and containers based
    microservices.
  • Established knowledge of web services, java environments, microservices, front and backend
  • Design and deployment paradymes and related system integration strategies.
  • Established knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TFTP, NTP and other critical, service delivery
    protocols.
  • Analyze and revise existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary 
  • Test and review system designs 
  • Provide engineering technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met 
  • Mentor and guide the work of technical staff 
  • Review work plans and design and advise on improvements 
  • Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable 
Working Conditions 
  • Office environment 

What You’ll Bring to Spectrum 
Required Qualifications 
Education 
  • Master’s or bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience 
Experience 
  • (Five) 5+ years engineering work experience 
  • (Five) 5+ years project management work experience 
Skills 
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English  
  • Basic knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols  
  • Basic knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology  
  • Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model  
  • Basic knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations 
  • Basic knowledge of network devices and basic network appliances  
  • Basic knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio  
  • Ability to perform duties in a very fast-paced environment and ability to learn new technology quickly  
  • Ability to use personal computer and software applications  
Preferred Qualifications 
Education 
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)  
  • Industry and vendor specific certifications and training preferred (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)  
Skills 
  • Knowledge of Spectrum products and services 

EGN601 2025-60961 2025

Here, employees don’t just have jobs, they build careers. That’s why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.


A qualified applicant’s criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

This job posting will remain open until 2025-10-09 07:18 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.

The base pay for this position generally is between $110,660.00 and $196,460.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.



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