Senior Network Deployment Engineer || Remote role || W2 Only

DMS Vision•Frisco, TX

7h•Remote

About The Position

Seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Deployment Engineer to lead complex, large-scale campus network deployment projects from inception to completion. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for designing, building, and continuously maintaining high-performance enterprise wired and wireless campus networks. The engineer will use network automation tools and scripting, including Ansible and Python, to support efficient, repeatable deployments, and will lead end-to-end site builds globally. The role also requires independent ownership of hardware refreshes and migrations, from planning through execution and troubleshooting. This includes developing migration, cutover, and rollback plans; validating designs and configurations; and resolving complex network issues with minimal oversight.

Requirements

At least 8 years of progressive experience.
Strong expertise in BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN for campus deployments, along with routing concepts beyond basic implementation.
Experience with VRFs, network segmentation, and Layer 2/Layer 3 design, including VXLAN/EVPN and Layer 2 stretch environments.
Experience or familiarity with Arista, Cisco, Mist, and Cumulus Linux.
Knowledge of IPsec VPNs, SD-WAN, multi-tenancy architectures, and network segmentation.
Advanced network troubleshooting skills, including packet capture with Wireshark.
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and enterprise firewall configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
Proficiency with load balancer technologies, including F5 and Citrix.
Hands-on experience with network access control solutions and authentication protocols including 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, EAP, and COA.
Familiarity with RF planning, site surveys, and Wi-Fi deployment and troubleshooting.
Experience with wireless platforms such as Cisco, Mist, and Aruba.
Medium-level proficiency in network automation with Ansible or Salt and scripting with Python for configuration, deployment, and auditing.
Demonstrated project management, organizational, and time-management skills, including the ability to lead multiple end-to-end site builds or deployments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight during deployments and to own planning, execution, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, architecture, implementation, and optimization of complex wired and wireless campus network infrastructure.
Manage end-to-end site deployments, from requirements gathering and architecture design through configuration, testing, cutover, and operational handover.
Develop and execute hardware refresh and migration plans, including cutover and rollback strategies.
Collaborate with internal IT, security, data center, and facilities teams, as well as external vendors, to deliver projects.
Create, maintain, and enforce network documentation, including diagrams, standards, and templates, and promote best practices.
Develop and use automation scripts and tools such as Python, Ansible, and Netmiko for configuration management, deployments, and operational tasks.
Provide advanced, third-level troubleshooting and act as an escalation point for complex network issues.
Manage project timelines and resources, support on-time and on-budget completion, and provide regular status updates.
Review configurations and validate network designs.
Perform network troubleshooting and root cause analysis.