Network Engineer

DigitalCore; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalCore, based in Metairie, LA, is seeking a Network Engineer to own complex networking challenges from design to production. The role emphasizes DNS expertise, SSH architecture, and hands-on leadership across on-call rotations and incident response.

You will lead design reviews, replace brittle hacks with robust DNS solutions, mentor engineers, and drive end-to-end delivery of technology services, from Azure administration to on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• SSH and DNS expertise required.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated adaptability with shifting requirements.
• Comfort with on-call and ownership of systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead DNS design reviews to prevent costly mistakes in Metairie, LA.
• Replace brittle networking with scalable DNS solutions.
• Reproduce and fix field-reported bugs to prevent recurrence.
• Own full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production.
• Manage end-to-end technology services from Azure administration to on-call rotation.
• Transfer SSH runbooks to on-call teammates for reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code-review culture.
• Sketch and defend SSH architecture, then build it.

Skills

SSH

DNS

Communication

Documentation

Adaptability

Job description

Our technology team is growing, and we want a Network Engineer who can turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software. This contract Network Engineer role offers a $102,000 - $147,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DNS design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Metairie, LA builds them
• Replace the brittle Networking hack with a DNS solution that survives Metairie scale
• Reproduce the sharp-but-gentle bug from the Metairie field report, then make it impossible again
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Own a technology service end to end, from Azure Administration schema to on-call rotation
• Hand off Linux Bash runbooks so the next on-call at DigitalCore sleeps better
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Sketch the SSH architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing

What You'll Bring

• Strong working knowledge of SSH and DNS
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Hands-on proficiency with Flexibility, ideally paired with DNS
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Roughly 6+ years operating in a similar Network Engineer position

Built in Metairie and run on caffeine and conviction, DigitalCore turns messy technology problems into clean, repeatable wins. We celebrate Active Directory craftsmanship and hold ourselves to a high bar on the details that matter.

Compensation lands at $102,000 - $147,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.

We re-validated this opening today; DigitalCore is still on the lookout.