Network Deployment Engineer Team Lead

EOS•Ashburn, VA

22h

About The Position

The Network Deployment Engineer Team Lead is a hybrid role split evenly between hands-on technical execution and team leadership. The role manages infrastructure project intakes, coaches deployment engineers, represents the team to cross-functional stakeholders, and actively deploys and configures global production networks, data centers, and Point of Presence (POP) sites alongside the team. The lead ensures resources are used effectively to support delivery timelines, data quality, and service excellence. The position leads and mentors engineers, manages the incoming deployment and incident queue, supports performance and operational standards, oversees onboarding and secure offboarding, and communicates team status and performance to management. It also handles complex network and server deployments, capacity and equipment planning, vendor and project coordination, automation and asset-management practices, and diagnosis and escalation of infrastructure issues. Travel of 10% to 30% is required as deployment needs dictate. The role requires the ability to lift or move 30–40 pounds. EOS states that its pay range is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation; offer considerations include job responsibilities, experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data.

Requirements

Proven experience leading technical projects, managing resource capacity, or mentoring junior engineering peers in a fast-paced environment.
Deep understanding of data center network architecture, deployment practices including cable routing, cooling, and power calculations, and common network issues.
Strong understanding of DWDM optical equipment and fiber-optic technology, including cables, connectors, optic types, and transport technologies.
Proficiency with Linux operating systems.
Experience with IPv6.
Familiarity with scripting languages and internal automation tools.
Exceptional time-management and organizational skills.
Traffic-analysis capabilities and experience handling global carriers and colocation facilities remotely.
Ability to lead and work within a global team under limited supervision.
Ability to lift or move 30–40 pounds.
Willingness to travel 10% to 30% as required by deployment needs.

Nice To Haves

CCNA, JNCIA, RHCT, or equivalent professional-level industry experience.

Responsibilities

Coach and mentor deployment engineers, hold regular one-on-one meetings, support career growth, and guide complex problem-solving.
Manage the incoming deployment-task and incident queue, prioritize requests by business impact, and allocate resources efficiently.
Assist in measuring individual performance, maintain operational standards, and ensure expected completion intervals are met.
Lead functional onboarding for new team members and manage secure offboarding when required.
Represent the team as its primary point of contact; prepare performance reports and status updates for management and coordinate with Network Engineering, Logistics, and external vendors.
Manage a selective queue of complex deployment intakes and configure and support large-scale production and corporate network and server infrastructure.
Calculate equipment power requirements and create rack face elevations, floor plans, wiring diagrams, cage and rack designs, and detailed port maps.
Create Statements of Work for POP vendors, manage network turn-up timelines, and handle relationships with worldwide colocation and service providers.
Contribute to internal scripts, tools, documentation, and processes; oversee hardware asset management and RMA procedures.
Detect, diagnose, and resolve complex error and failure conditions across server and network arrays, and provide a bridge for high-tier support escalations.