Network Deployment Engineer

NewGen Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, deploy, and manage complex, multi-site Cisco-based networks across the country, with occasional international work.

You will work with Meraki and Cisco gear, develop architecture roadmaps, and produce documentation while coordinating with carriers and support teams. Strong troubleshooting, security focus, and government contracting experience are valued.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability.
• Public Trust Clearance
• 7+ years of related experience
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving
• Experience with major cloud providers preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Cisco, ISE, UCS, Infoblox, Riverbed and monitoring tools is desired

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and administer complex network environments across multiple geographic locations
• Work in a team with standardized solutions based on Cisco wired and wireless equipment across the country
• Create and update technical and process documentation
• Develop a roadmap to support future strategy and budgetary information
• Use Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence, and MS Teams for transparency
• Coordinate with local exchange carriers during deployments
• Serve as after-hours Data Deployment Engineer SME for circuit installs
• Test and document new components during deployment and update asset management
• Verify delivery of components to ensure design and task statement compliance
• Manage relationships with manufacturers' technical support for analyses and training
• Plan for future strategy of network and provide budgetary information

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

CCNA/CCNP/ITIL v4 certifications

Tools

Ansible

ARX

Cisco

ISE

Prime

UCS

Infoblox

NexusOS

New Relic

Puppet

Riverbed

SCOM

ServiceNow

SolarWinds

Splunk

StealthWatch

Git

GitHub

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Candidates must be ready to travel regularly around the country for installation. This position is on a flex schedule, meaning more hours may need to be put in one week and then balanced with less another week occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and administer complex network environments across multiple geographic locations
• Work in a team with standardized solutions based on Cisco wired and wireless network equipment around the country and sometimes internationally
• Create and update technical and process documentation
• Skilled in the areas of enterprise architecture and engineering, cross-domain systems, platform engineering, applications and databases, network services, cybersecurity, information security, end-user services, telephony, video, and Agile project management
• Follow established processes to deploy network infrastructure and commodities such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balances, WAN optimizers, etc.
• Work with network architecture to plan, design, implement, and validate new Wi‑Fi networks and wired/wireless Cisco and Meraki networks using AirMagnet, other approved tools and defined procedures
• Work with tiered support teams to resolve high-priority incidents, perform trend analyses, and update knowledge management repositories to ensure that similar incidents in the future can be resolved without the need to escalated to higher levels
• Use tools such as SNOW, Splunk, StealthWatch, AlgoSec, New Relic, SolarWinds, and other log evaluation and monitoring tools; identify and perform corrective actions on network devices by using smart hands, remote access tools, and vendor agreements
• Work with the local exchange carriers and telecom providers to install, test, and troubleshoot during deployments
• Serve as an after-hours Data Deployment Engineer SME, to avoid impacting business for circuit installs
• Develop detailed SOWs that include requirements for installation and/or decommissioning projects
• Test and document new components, automatically where possible, as part of the deployment process, inputting updates into the asset management database
• Verify delivery of components and associated material and supplies to ensure compliance with the approved design and task statements
• Use the Rollout Operation Call (ROC) to coordinate new deployments and infrastructure and commodity replacements
• Manage relationships with manufacturers' technical support teams to perform technical analyses, trouble resolution, design reviews, reporting, and user training
• Develop a roadmap to support future strategy and business mission; assist in planning for the future strategy of network and provide budgetary information as needed
• Use Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and MS Teams to provide transparency and allow information to be visible in real time and to create a unified backlog ensuring visibility into all areas of work and identifying inter-dependencies between teams
• Work with the network performance team and provide recommendations on changes required in the environment, on the network, or to any device/service within the infrastructure; and upon government approval, execute the change

Requirements

• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability
• Public Trust Clearance
• 7 or more years of related experience
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, collaborative environment
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgement, and decision-making skills
• Experience with major cloud providers preferred
• Possess superior technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communications skills
• Familiarity with all of some of the following tools strongly preferred:
  • Ansible
  • ARX
  • Cisco, ISE, Prime, UCS
  • Infoblox
  • NexusOS
  • New Relic APM/Synthetics/Insight
  • Puppet
  • Riverbed
  • SCOM
  • ServiceNow
  • SolarWinds
  • Splunk
  • StealthWatch
  • Git/GitHub/Jenkins
  • Jira and Confluence

Desired Skills

• Professional certifications such as CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, ITIL v4
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Familiar with tools including: ServiceNow, GitHub, Jira, Confluence
• Experience with ITIL, DevSecOps, and Agile concepts
• Experience supporting Government contracts

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ