Lead Network Engineer – Growth & Fiber Networking

Hunter Communications; Central Point (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Vacation time

Sick time

Holiday time off

401k with employer match

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Hunter Communications is an Oregon-based ISP delivering FTTH and dedicated fiber/ethernet connectivity to business customers. As a Lead Network Engineer, you will implement and upgrade network infrastructure, manage projects with stakeholders, and ensure plans, budgets and schedules are met.

The role focuses on hands-on POP/cabinet and data centre upgrades, with opportunities to influence edge and core network design while collaborating with a fast-growing team that values innovative approaches.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of related field experience.
• Carrier-grade ISP experience required.
• Experience with MPLS, L2VPNs and L3VPNs.
• Experience with OSPF, BGP and QoS.
• Optical networking/DWDM experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting networks across OSI levels 1-7.
• Manage BGP and connected hardware.
• CLI configuration of switches, routers, and firewalls.

Skills

Network engineering

BGP

OSPF

QoS

MPLS

DWDM

Optical networking

Network troubleshooting

Tools

Juniper equipment

CLI configuration

edge network design

Job description

Hunter Communications is an Oregon-based ISP delivering FTTH and dedicated fiber/ethernet connectivity to business customers. As a Lead Network Engineer, you will implement and upgrade network infrastructure, manage projects with stakeholders, and ensure plans, budgets and schedules are met.

The role focuses on hands-on POP/cabinet and data centre upgrades, with opportunities to influence edge and core network design while collaborating with a fast-growing team that values innovative approaches.