Resume template · Updated October 2026
Network engineer resume template
Short answer
Meridian is the pick for a network engineer: labelled skill rows above the jobs put protocols and platforms first, and its plain grey styling keeps a page full of acronyms readable. The fictional sample runs the network for a Brisbane hospital group after four years in a service provider NOC, with an MPLS to SD-WAN migration in weekend windows, an OSPF redesign, segmented medical devices and Ansible-driven firmware rollouts.
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Matthew is a fictional network engineer. Replace every detail with your own before you send it.
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Why Meridian suits a network engineer resume
Meridian lists skills in labelled rows above work experience, so protocols (OSPF, BGP, SD-WAN) and platforms (Cisco, Palo Alto) are read before the job history, and network roles are screened hard on both. It uses no colour and thin grey rules, which keeps a dense, acronym-heavy page clear on screen and on paper.
Second choice: Henrietta. Henrietta has a conventional business look with education straight after experience; choose it if a networking degree matters for the role, knowing its skills grid drops the group labels.
What goes in each section, in Meridian's order
Meridian prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Name the network type (campus, data centre, WAN, service provider), its size and the vendor you work on most. Put your highest certification in the headline, because Meridian prints certifications at the foot of the page.
- Skills. Protocols and design skills in Technical, platforms and tools in Tools. Write protocol names the way engineers search them (OSPF, BGP, 802.1X) and add Python or Ansible if you script changes; it shows you can work across hundreds of devices, not one console at a time.
- Work Experience. Give the network's size (sites, switches, access points, users), then the change work: migrations, redesigns, segmentation. A change bullet is stronger with its window and result: done in planned windows, with how much downtime, and what improved.
- Education. Degree or diploma with the year. Australian and British spellings (summarised, centre) are fine as long as the whole page uses one.
- Certifications. Cisco awards CCNP Enterprise for the ENCOR core exam plus one concentration exam, such as ENARSI for advanced routing or ENSDWI for SD-WAN; name the concentration if it matches the role. Keep CCNA below it with its year.
The sample resume as text
The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.
Matthew Connolly
Network Engineer, Cisco Routing and Switching (CCNP Enterprise)
Brisbane, QLD | matthew.connolly@example.com | +61 491 570 132 | linkedin.com/in/sample-matthew-connolly
Network engineer with eight years in enterprise and service provider networks, now running the LAN, WAN and wireless for a hospital group. Designs and changes routing and switching on Cisco platforms, keeps clinical systems reachable through every change window, and automates repetitive configuration with Python and Ansible.
Experience
Network Engineer, Moreton Health Network, Brisbane, QLD (02/2022 to Present)
- Run the campus and WAN network for five hospitals and 30 clinics: 600 switches, 1,400 wireless access points and an SD-WAN overlay.
- Moved the WAN from MPLS to SD-WAN in eight weekend windows with no unplanned outage to clinical systems.
- Redesigned OSPF areas and summarised routes after a flapping link caused network-wide churn; recovery after a link loss dropped from 40 seconds to under 5.
- Moved medical devices into their own VLANs and firewall zones with the security team ahead of an external audit.
- Wrote Ansible playbooks and a Python config backup script, cutting a 600-switch firmware rollout from six weeks to ten days.
NOC Engineer, Sunbridge Telecom Services, Brisbane, QLD (01/2018 to 01/2022)
- Worked shifts in a 24/7 NOC monitoring 2,000 customer services, diagnosing BGP and circuit faults.
- Configured customer edge routers and ran turn-up testing with carriers.
- Wrote 40 troubleshooting guides used to train new NOC staff.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology, Networking, Brisbane Southern University (11/2017)
Certifications
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise, Cisco (2023)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco (2018)
Skills
OSPF, BGP, VLANs and 802.1Q, Spanning Tree, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi 6 design, Firewall policy, Python, Ansible, Cisco IOS XE, Cisco Catalyst switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Wireshark, NetBox, SolarWinds, Change management, Carrier and vendor escalation
How to make the sample yours
Swap in your vendors
Juniper, Aruba, Fortinet, Arista or Meraki: change the headline, skills and bullets together, and name the platform as well as the vendor ("Catalyst 9300", "IOS XE").
Count devices, sites and users
600 switches, 1,400 access points, five hospitals and 30 clinics. A reader uses those numbers to decide whether your network looks like theirs.
Show one change you planned end to end
Design, change request, maintenance window, rollback plan, result. The SD-WAN bullet in the sample compresses all five into one line.
Add automation if you have it
A config backup script, Ansible playbooks, NetBox as a source of truth. Even small automation stands out on a network resume.
Keep NOC experience short but present
Shift work in a NOC shows fault-finding under pressure. Three bullets are enough once you hold an engineering title.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- network engineering
- routing and switching
- OSPF
- BGP
- SD-WAN
- VLANs
- wireless networking
- network segmentation
- firewall policy
- Cisco IOS XE
- Palo Alto Networks
- network automation
- Python
- Ansible
- CCNP Enterprise
Mistakes to avoid
- Every protocol from the CCNA syllabus listed as hands-on experience.
- Change bullets with no window, rollback or result.
- Internal IP schemes, hostnames or network diagrams from an employer.
- "Cisco" with no platform. Catalyst switching, Meraki and IOS XE routing are different jobs.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I still list CCNA once I have CCNP?
It does no harm and shows when you started, but it is optional. Put CCNP first; if space is tight, CCNA is the line to cut.
How do I show network automation without a developer background?
Describe the task you automated and its effect: "Ansible playbooks cut a firmware rollout from six weeks to ten days." Small scripts count, and you do not need a software title to list Python.
Is NOC experience worth keeping on a network engineer resume?
Yes, briefly. It shows fault-finding on live services and shift discipline. Keep three bullets and let your engineering role carry the detail.
How technical should network engineer bullets be?
Technical enough for an engineer to recognise the problem (OSPF areas, route summarisation, VLAN segmentation), with the result in plain words so a recruiter can follow it too.
Can I include network diagrams or a portfolio?
Not from an employer: diagrams of a real network are sensitive. Describe the design in words instead, or link a home lab write-up if you have one.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Meridian PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- Cisco: CCNP Enterprise (earned by passing the 350-401 ENCOR core exam and one concentration exam, such as 300-410 ENARSI or 300-415 ENSDWI)
- Cisco: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate, exam 200-301)
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