Network Engineer

Tenarai; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenarai in Fremont, CA is seeking a network engineering professional to deploy, configure and support large-scale data center networks across PoP, edge and CDN infrastructure. You will work with onsite staff and vendors to maintain uptime and optimize performance.

Role requires hands-on device installation, testing, and circuit provisioning, plus strong documentation and troubleshooting skills. You will join a global, fast-paced team with limited supervision and a focus on reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in PoP or datacenter builds.
• Fiber/copper/coax experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support large-scale production and corporate networks in data centers, PoP, edge, backbone, CDN infrastructure.
• Provide onsite network support at local data centers and remote POP sites with vendor support staff.
• Schedule and perform network maintenance, repairs, and upgrades with minimal production impact.
• Calculate and document equipment power requirements and coordinate with engineering and facilities to meet them.
• Collaborate with network engineering, logistics, and vendors when deploying new equipment and technologies.
• Turn up new circuits with provisioning engineers and coordinate vendor escalation for issues.
• 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 gear.
• Develop internal documentation and conduct training as needed.
• Contribute to automation and process improvements as they evolve.
• Follow and improve data center and POP best practices.
• Participate in on-call activities and support infrastructure 24/7.

Skills

PoP/Datacenter builds

Outside plant fiber/copper/coax

Fiber-optic knowledge

Rack and stack

Device installation & testing

Network optimization

DCN installation & upgrades

Break/fix support

Vendor equipment knowledge

Documentation & troubleshooting

Programming & scripting

Global team collaboration

Tools

Juniper

Ciena

Infinera

Cisco

Arista

ZPE systems

Job description

• 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 content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure.
• Provide onsite 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 escalation 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