Senior Network Provisioning & PoP Ops Engineer

Basic Solutions; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Basic Solutions in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Network Circuit Provisioning and Operations Engineer to support provisioning, PoP deployments, and ongoing operations within a large-scale, high-availability network environment in the Bay Area.

This role blends hands-on field work with remote operational support and close collaboration with engineering, vendors, and logistics teams to turn up circuits, configure devices, and ensure service reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in networking concepts, routing, and switching.
• 5–7 years of relevant work experience.
• Hands-on experience with TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, CDP, LACP, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• IPv4/IPv6 configurations.
• Fiber-optic infrastructure knowledge.
• Experience with Cisco/Juniper/Arista platforms.
• Service provider/WAN/large enterprise networks experience.
• Scripting in Python, Linux/Unix shell, JSP, Ruby or Perl.
• Field experience in PoPs, metro networks, or colocation facilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Certifications such as CompTIA, CCNA/JNCIP, or CCNP/JNCIP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support network provisioning, PoP deployments, maintenance, and upgrade activities.
• Perform circuit turn-ups, device configuration, testing, deployment, and decommissioning.
• Troubleshoot network issues related to peering, transit, transport, and circuit connectivity; escalates to SMEs as needed.
• Diagnose interoperability, configuration, and performance issues across network infrastructure.
• Verify cross-connects, coordinate circuits, and validate optical power levels prior to commissioning.
• Maintain and audit patch panel inventory across in-scope PoPs.
• Track and manage network asset inventory and firmware compliance.
• Partner with network engineering, vendors, and logistics teams to integrate new equipment.
• Support project timelines for network turn-ups and expansions.
• Track request and incident queues to ensure timely resolution.
• Contribute to documentation, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Routing & Switching

TCP/IP

BGP/IS-IS/OSPF/EIGRP

IPv4/IPv6

Cisco/Juniper/Arista

Python scripting

PoP field experience

Communication

Tools

Linux/Unix shell

JSP/Ruby/Perl

Job description

Basic Solutions in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Network Circuit Provisioning and Operations Engineer to support provisioning, PoP deployments, and ongoing operations within a large-scale, high-availability network environment in the Bay Area.

This role blends hands-on field work with remote operational support and close collaboration with engineering, vendors, and logistics teams to turn up circuits, configure devices, and ensure service reliability.