Network Engineer

TEKsystems • Charlotte, NC

1d • $40 - $50 • Remote

About The Position

Our client is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to support a large-scale, nationally aligned network organization undergoing significant architectural and operational transformation. This role sits on a national AMP (Augments, Migrations, and Provisioning) team responsible for expanding network capacity, provisioning customer services, executing hardware migrations, and performing network decommissioning initiatives. The position plays a key role in modernizing the network by replacing end-of-life equipment with current-generation platforms.

Requirements

• Juniper, Nokia, Ciena, Migration experience, Decommissioning Experience
• Ability to work effectively in a nationally distributed team model.
• Prior experience with large service provider or carrier-scale networks
• Troubleshooting experience is a plus, though not a primary responsibility in this role.

Nice To Haves

• Juniper Certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP) strongly preferred due to the predominance of Juniper equipment in the network.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support network hardware and service migrations, including customer provisioning activities.
• Execute migrations from legacy and end-of-life platforms to newer standardized hardware (e.g., QFX to ACX)
• Support customer turn-ups and provisioning requests previously handled through Salesforce-based workflows.
• Participate in large-scale End of Service / End of Support (EoS/EoL) initiatives.
• Identify, remove, and replace obsolete network equipment in compliance with vendor and internal lifecycle standards.
• Install, configure, and swap network devices across core, aggregation, and access layers, including: Juniper: MX, ACX, QFX; Cisco: 7600, 9K; Legacy systems: Nokia 7210/7750, older Cisco DSWs; Optical and transport gear: ADVA, RAD
• Perform physical and logical network link augments to increase capacity and support growth initiatives.
• Initially execute augments internally, with contractors potentially taking on this work in the future.
• Perform DGP swap-outs on customer premises (CP).

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

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