Network Deployment Engineer

Red River Career • District of Columbia, DC

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About The Position

The Network Deployment Engineer provides network and administrative services to Red River customers. The role delivers front-line engineering services, assists the Professional Services Operations team with customer-site installations and national projects, and supports Managed Services customers in collaboration with technical staff. The engineer should be comfortable managing projects independently as well as working with engineering teams and project managers. The position offers growth potential for the right candidate.

The role involves supporting, troubleshooting, installing, and configuring network devices and security solutions; maintaining customer documentation; providing end-user training; and helping improve and automate delivery methods. Travel may be required up to 60 percent.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working in information technology delivery or support.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent experience.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs.
• Familiarity with network security fundamentals, including segmentation, access control, firewall concepts, and wireless LAN.
• Exposure to network automation concepts such as APIs and scripting.
• Ability to lift 20-pound boxes overhead.
• Ability to sit for periods of 2–3 hours at a time.
• Ability to use a ladder.
• Ability to communicate continuously with coworkers using Red River-approved or provided communication tools and equipment.
• Ability to travel up to 60 percent.

Nice To Haves

• HPE Network Campus Access Associate certification.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate or Professional certification.
• JNCIA-Junos or JNCIA-Mist certification.
• CompTIA Network+ certification.
• Meraki CMNA certification.

Responsibilities

• Support, troubleshoot, install, and configure routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Deploy and troubleshoot security protocols across the network platform.
• Develop and refine network and security configuration documentation for customers.
• Maintain industry certifications as required.
• Provide end-user training on solutions.
• Assist in developing, improving, and automating delivery methodologies.
• Assist with customer-site installations and additional national projects.
• Support Red River Managed Services customers.
• Perform other business duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed