Network Deployment Engineer - Onsite - Santa Clara, CA/Ashburn, VA

ManpowerGroup Global, Inc.; Town of Norway, Santa Clara (WI, CA); On-site; USD 103,320 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup Global, Inc. is seeking a Network Deployment Engineer to support production-grade NPI (New Product Introduction) and Production Lab deployments. You will be responsible for the end-to-end execution of bringing up, expanding, and operating NPI infrastructure in Santa Clara, CA.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with network infrastructure and strong collaboration skills. This is a contract position with an expected pay range of $75-$80/hr based on experience.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience delivering and troubleshooting network infrastructure.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills and clear communication.
• Understanding of server architecture and hardware components.

Responsibilities

• Support production-grade NPI and Production Lab deployments.
• Own end-to-end execution for bringing up and operating NPI infrastructure.
• Partner with hardware, software, operations, and capacity planning teams.

Skills

Network engineering

Infrastructure deployment

Data center networking concepts

BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, OSPF

Telemetry-driven troubleshooting

IPv6, DHCPv6, SLAAC

Tools

Optical transceivers (SFP+, QSFP, OSFP)

Cabling types (DAC, AEC/AES, fiber)

Job description

Position: Network Deployment Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Duration: 06-12+ Month Contract+ extension and possibility of Conversion

Pay Range: $75-$80/hr on W2, based on years of experience

(USC and GC only on W2)

Job Description

This role supports production‑grade NPI (New Product Introduction) and Production Lab deployments, owning end‑to‑end execution for bringing up, expanding, and operating NPI infrastructure in Santa Clara, CA. The engineer partners closely with hardware, software, operations, and capacity planning teams to deliver reliable, production‑parity lab environments.

Required Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience delivering and troubleshooting network infrastructure in lab and/or production environments
• Minimum several years of relevant experience in:
  • Network engineering
  • Infrastructure deployment
• Strong knowledge of data center networking concepts and operational troubleshooting
• Familiarity with a subset of the following (depth varies by focus area):
  • DC fabric architectures (spine‑leaf / Clos)
  • Routing and switching fundamentals
  • BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, OSPF
  • Telemetry‑driven troubleshooting and incident response
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • IPv6, DHCPv6, SLAAC
  • Optical transceivers (SFP+, QSFP, OSFP)
  • Cabling types (DAC, AEC/AES, fiber)
• Understanding of server architecture and hardware components
• Strong cross‑functional coordination skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Willingness and ability to work onsite in Santa Clara based on deployment schedules
• Familiarity with internal network management and provisioning tools (training provided if needed)