Senior Field & Network Engineering Lead

Kroll; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

Paid time off

Life insurance

401(k) with company matching

Disability coverage

Job summary

Kroll is seeking an experienced senior engineer to deploy, install, and maintain critical IT infrastructure on client sites in a high-demand setting. You will lead a small engineering team, mentor staff, and drive the operating rhythm, incident response, and documentation standards.

The role requires hands-on field engineering, onsite presence, and the ability to travel within the continental United States. Strong Cisco, UPS/power, and ITSM experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Systems Engineering; or 8–10 years of related experience.
• At least 10+ years as an engineer directly supporting technical programs.
• U.S. citizen; able to pass background investigation.
• Experience in IP-related services: TCP/IP.
• Experience installing and maintaining Cisco routers and switches.
• Experience with UPS systems and AC/DC power systems.
• Knowledge of CAT5/CAT6 cables and connectors.
• Knowledge of fiber, servers, routers, edge switches, and desktop hardware.
• Experience with Remedy, Visio, and MS Office.
• Experience standing up a site or data center from empty space to operational.
• 2+ years of people leadership; formal supervision or team lead.
• Full-time onsite; up to 25% travel within CONUS.
• CISSP or Security+ with certification number.
• Experience with Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet alongside Cisco.
• Optical transport and telecommunications infra experience.
• Experience with SolarWinds, Splunk, PRTG, Datadog, or Elastic.
• ServiceNow or similar ITSM platform experience.
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Ansible.
• ITIL Foundations.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, install, and maintain servers, routers, edge switches, and related infrastructure onsite.
• Provide leadership, direction, and training to the engineering team.
• Mentor engineers and develop capabilities across senior and mid levels.
• Build and improve the team's operating rhythm, documentation, and escalation processes.
• Lead field engineering and installation, including rack, cabling, and commissioning.
• Maintain network diagrams, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Handle after-hours responsiveness and on-call duties.
• Oversee readiness reviews and operational acceptance testing.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Systems Engineering

Tools

Remedy

Visio

MS Office

SolarWinds

Splunk

PRTG

Datadog

Elastic

ServiceNow

Job description

Kroll is seeking an experienced senior engineer to deploy, install, and maintain critical IT infrastructure on client sites in a high-demand setting. You will lead a small engineering team, mentor staff, and drive the operating rhythm, incident response, and documentation standards.

The role requires hands-on field engineering, onsite presence, and the ability to travel within the continental United States. Strong Cisco, UPS/power, and ITSM experience are essential.