Hybrid Network Provisioning & PoP Operations Engineer

Basic Solutions; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Basic Solutions in Ashburn, VA is seeking a Network Circuit Provisioning and Operations Engineer to support provisioning, PoP deployments, and ongoing operations across a large-scale, high-availability network.

This onsite role blends hands-on field work with remote operations, coordinating with engineering, vendors, and logistics teams to ensure successful circuit turn-ups and reliable network performance.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant network engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with TCP/IP, VLANs, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, or Arista platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support network provisioning, PoP deployments, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Configure devices, perform circuit turn-ups, testing, deployment, and decommissioning.
• Troubleshoot peering, transit, transport, and circuit issues with SMEs as needed.
• Diagnose interoperability and performance issues across network infrastructure.
• Verify cross-connects, coordinate circuits, and check optical power before commissioning.
• Audit patch panel inventory across PoPs and track asset firmware.
• Collaborate with engineering, vendors, and logistics for new equipment.
• Support timelines for turn-ups and network expansions.
• Manage requests and incident queues for timely resolutions.
• Contribute to documentation, root cause analyses, and improvements.

Skills

Networking concepts

Communication

Collaboration

TCP/IP

VLANs

BGP/OSPF/IS-IS/EIGRP

Device troubleshooting

Field experience

Education

CompTIA / CCNA / CCNP / JNCIA / JCIP

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

Python

Linux/Unix shell

Job description

Basic Solutions in Ashburn, VA is seeking a Network Circuit Provisioning and Operations Engineer to support provisioning, PoP deployments, and ongoing operations across a large-scale, high-availability network.

This onsite role blends hands-on field work with remote operations, coordinating with engineering, vendors, and logistics teams to ensure successful circuit turn-ups and reliable network performance.