Hands-On Network Engineer - Data Center & Infra

Addison Group; Erie (CO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to build, upgrade, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, offices, and industrial environments.

The role focuses on physical deployments, cabling, and troubleshooting rather than pure design, with daily work on Cisco/Arista equipment and collaboration with facilities and vendors. 5–8+ years of experience and advanced certifications are preferred, with travel between sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecom Engineering or related fields.
• Advanced certs such as CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Data Center, CWDP, Optical Networking or Arista ACE Professional.
• 5–8+ years of progressive network engineering experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment across data centers, corporate offices, maintenance facilities, and industrial locations.
• Work directly with Cisco and Arista switches, routers, wireless infrastructure, and related network equipment.
• Perform hands‑on network implementations, upgrades, replacements, migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Rack, stack, cable, patch, label, and physically install network equipment when required.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues from the physical layer through routing, switching, wireless, and other network layers.
• Travel between facilities as needed to support network projects, installations, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Hands-on networking

Cisco networking

Wired and wireless networking

Documentation & communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Telecom or related

Advanced networking certs (CCNP Enterprise/Data Center, CWDP, Optical, Arista ACE)

Tools

Cisco equipment

Arista equipment

Job description

Addison Group is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to build, upgrade, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, offices, and industrial environments.

The role focuses on physical deployments, cabling, and troubleshooting rather than pure design, with daily work on Cisco/Arista equipment and collaboration with facilities and vendors. 5–8+ years of experience and advanced certifications are preferred, with travel between sites as needed.