Network Engineer

Infogain; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in California is looking for a Mid-Senior level professional to deploy and support a large-scale network in Datacenters and POP sites. Key responsibilities include network configuration, ongoing maintenance, and vendor collaboration. The ideal candidate must have extensive fiber-optic technology understanding, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary range of $110,000 to $130,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Experience in new PoP or Datacenter builds.
• Understanding of outside plant construction requirements.
• Solid understanding of fiber‑optic technology.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support production and corporate networks.
• Provide on‑site network support for data center and POP sites.
• Schedule and perform network maintenance and upgrades.

Skills

Fiber-optic technology understanding

Experience in Datacenter builds

Network optimization

Troubleshooting skills

Programming and scripting capabilities

Attention to detail

Job description

Base Pay Range

$110,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr

Experience Needed

• Experience in new PoP or Datacenter builds.
• Understanding of outside plant construction requirements with fiber and/or copper or coax experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of fiber‑optic technology including cable types, connector types, optic types, patch panels, and optical transport technologies.
• Rack and stack; installation of new racks and devices.
• Experience in device installation and testing, software/firmware upgrade, re‑bootstrapping and decommission.
• Experience in network optimization (re‑stripes, migrations, upgrades, swaps, capacity upgrades).
• Knowledge of DCN and experience in DCN installation, migrations, and upgrades.
• Experience in break‑fix support.
• Knowledge of Juniper, Ciena, Infinera, Cisco, Arista and ZPE systems (Network Deployment).
• Strong attention to detail with excellent time management and organization skills.
• Excellent experience in maintaining documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations and utilize troubleshooting skills, systems and tools, and creative problem‑solving abilities under pressure.
• Programming and scripting capabilities are strongly desired.
• Ability to work within a global team in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment with limited supervision.

Duties

• Deploy, configure, and support a large‑scale production and corporate network and server infrastructure in data centers, Point of Presence (POP), edge, backbone, datacenter, and CDN infrastructure.
• Provide on‑site network support and expertise on local data center campus and remote support for POP sites while working with local vendor support staff.
• Schedule and perform network maintenance, repair, and upgrade tasks as needed while limiting the impact on the production network.
• Calculate and document equipment power requirements and work with Engineering, Facilities Operations, and/or collocation vendors to meet these requirements.
• Work closely with Network Engineering, Logistics, and equipment vendors as new equipment and technologies are integrated into the production network.
• Work with network provisioning engineers to turn up new circuits and engage and escalate with vendors to troubleshoot out‑of‑service or faulty circuits.
• Queue management for tasks and incidents, participate in ongoing DC/POP deployment projects.
• Use internal tools and scripts to configure, monitor, and repair servers and network equipment.
• Develop internal documentation and conduct training as needed or appropriate.
• Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
• Follow, improve, and implement data center and POP best practices.
• Participate in on‑call activities and follow escalation process to support the infrastructure 24/7.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Consulting

Industries

Computer and Network Security, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Information Services