Network Deployment Engineer – Contract

• Deploy and validate data center network infrastructure (front-end, back-end, BMS, management): configure switches, install and validate optics, coordinate cabling, and drive deployments to completion.
• Ensure physical connectivity meets production standards: coordinate fiber remediation, validate insertion loss and OTDR traces, troubleshoot optical-layer issues, and document as-builts.
• Manage hardware logistics: device staging, rack/stack coordination, RMA, DCIM updates, inventory, and vendor shipments so devices are ready when deployments need them.
• Partner with DC Operations, ICT, Hardware, and Network Engineering to identify blockers early, escalate decisively, and keep multi-team efforts on track.
• Maintain cutsheets, as-builts, validation results, and lessons learned, and contribute to the deployment playbook that lets the team scale.
• Provide operational support during and after deployments: incident response, troubleshooting, and break-fix.

Requirements

• You've done hands-on data center network engineering and understand modern fabrics (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, CLOS), having configured production infrastructure.
• You thrive in the field, equally comfortable pulling cable, configuring switches, and troubleshooting the optical layer, and you execute with whatever tooling is available.
• You troubleshoot methodically across physical and logical layers: OTDR traces, insertion loss, BGP sessions, and connectivity through complex topologies.
• You communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams, document well, and follow through.
• You learn fast and take ownership of ramping on new technology, and you'll travel 50 to 60% to onsite deployments.
• Bonus: AI fabric turn-up experience. Configuration management and automation tooling. Vendor certifications.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in data center network engineering, including hands-on experience with modern fabrics such as EVPN/VXLAN and BGP. Proficient in troubleshooting across physical and logical layers while effectively communicating with both technical and non-technical teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Center Network Engineering
• EVPN/VXLAN Configuration
• BGP Troubleshooting
• Optical Layer Validation
• Incident Response

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Network Infrastructure Configuration
• Optics Installation
• Fiber Remediation
• OTDR Traces Analysis
• Cabling Coordination
• Device Staging
• Rack/Stack Coordination
• Configuration Management
• Automation Tooling
• Multi-Team Collaboration

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication
• Documentation Skills
• Ownership
• Problem-Solving
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Data Center
• Network Engineering
• Optical Layer
• Production Standards
• Deployment Logistics

Tools & Technologies

• DCIM
• Incident Response Tools
• Troubleshooting Tools
• Deployment Playbook