Remote Network Staging & Deployment Engineer

Tier4 Group; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group seeks a Network Staging Lab Engineer to support a large-scale global network program. The role focuses on preparing, validating, configuring, and testing network infrastructure prior to production deployment.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on data center experience with strong networking fundamentals and meticulous validation, documentation, and deployment readiness. Remote work is allowed, with the Dallas–Fort Worth area required for occasional onsite lab activities and travel

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on network engineering or deployment experience.
• Experience in data center environments and with physical network infrastructure.
• Ability to troubleshoot network issues independently.
• Familiarity with major networking platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Experience with lab operations, asset tracking, and deployment readiness testing.

Responsibilities

• Configure, validate, and test network infrastructure pre-production.
• Load and verify OS, firmware, software, and configurations.
• Execute deployment readiness testing and pre-deployment validation.
• Verify routing, switching, security, and management functionality.
• Document inventories, configurations, and deployment status.
• Support lab operations, including rack‑and‑stack and cabling.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Ethernet switching

VLANs

Routing fundamentals

Network security concepts

Data center experience

Hardware troubleshooting

Console access/remote management

Ability to lift/install equipment

Job description

Tier4 Group seeks a Network Staging Lab Engineer to support a large-scale global network program. The role focuses on preparing, validating, configuring, and testing network infrastructure prior to production deployment.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on data center experience with strong networking fundamentals and meticulous validation, documentation, and deployment readiness. Remote work is allowed, with the Dallas–Fort Worth area required for occasional onsite lab activities and travel