Network Engineer

Company Description

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth, ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture, and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion.

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Public Storage is the nation’s leading self-storage provider, recognized for its iconic orange doors and commitment to delivering simple, reliable solutions to millions of customers across the country. We are expanding our creative team to enhance our consistent and engaging visual brand presence.

Job Description

Position Summary

Role Overview

• We are seeking a Network Engineer to support the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of network infrastructure across the organization.
• This role is focused on ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of enterprise network environments, including WAN, LAN, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and related connectivity solutions. The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, and able to troubleshoot complex network issues while supporting both operational stability and infrastructure improvements.
• This person will work closely with IT Infrastructure, Security, Help Desk, field operations, vendors, and other internal stakeholders to support network availability, issue resolution, system upgrades, and ongoing performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Network Operations & Engineering

• Support the installation, configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and VPN solutions.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, performance, and availability issues across corporate offices, remote users, and field locations.
• Monitor network health, bandwidth utilization, latency, and device performance to identify issues and support proactive resolution.
• Assist with network changes, upgrades, patches, firmware updates, hardware refreshes, and configuration updates in accordance with change management practices.
• Support WAN, LAN, SD-WAN, internet connectivity, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, and wireless networking environments.
• Partner with Security and Infrastructure teams to help maintain secure network configurations, firewall rules, segmentation, access controls, and VPN connectivity.
• Document network topology, configurations, standards, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers to support incident resolution, circuit provisioning, equipment replacement, and service performance tracking.
• Assist with root cause analysis for network incidents and help implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery efforts related to network infrastructure and connectivity.
• Participate in testing and validation for new network deployments, failover solutions, performance enhancements, and infrastructure changes.
• Help ensure network services are reliable, secure, and aligned with operational and business requirements.

Cross-Functional Support & Process Improvement

• Work with IT teams, business users, field support teams, and vendors to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
• Help identify opportunities to improve network performance, resiliency, monitoring, standardization, and operational efficiency.
• Support ad hoc reporting, special projects, infrastructure initiatives, and other network-related assignments as needed.
• Maintain organized records and documentation to support audits, reviews, and operational requirements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience in network engineering, network administration, infrastructure support, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, and wireless networking concepts.
• Experience supporting enterprise network hardware and security devices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• Experience with network monitoring tools, configuration management, and operational support practices.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to service reliability and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Meraki, Aruba, or similar networking and firewall technologies.
• Experience supporting multi-site environments with remote locations and distributed network infrastructure.
• Familiarity with cloud networking, SD-WAN, zero trust concepts, and network security best practices.
• Experience in a public company or multi-location operating environment.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, Network+, or similar preferred.

Additional Information

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as One Team and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions or requiring sponsorship now or in the future. We do not provide training plans or support for F-1 OPT, STEM OPT extensions, or future visa sponsorship.**