Network Engineer, Netscout

Job Description

Job Title: Network Performance Engineer, Netscout

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Duration: 6+ months

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Location: Denver, CO (Onsite)

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Position Summary:

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Seeking a Network Engineer with deep experience in Netscout technologies to join Denver-based infrastructure team. This role is critical to maintaining the health and performance of the enterprise network, supporting day-to-day infrastructure operations. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Netscout experience and other telemetry tools.

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Key Responsibilities:

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Network Infrastructure Support

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• Monitor, support, and troubleshoot the client's enterprise network infrastructure using Netscout nGeniusONE and InfiniStream platforms
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• Providing support for network performance incidents
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• Identify and resolve network anomalies, packet loss, latency, and application performance degradation
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• Collaborate with NOC, network engineering, and applications teams to correlate performance data and drive root-cause analysis
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• Maintain and optimize Netscout probe and InfiniStream appliance deployments across key network segments
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• Support change management activities, ensuring network changes are validated with pre/post performance comparisons
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• Participate in capacity planning and performance baselining efforts
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• Contribute to network architecture discussions, providing performance data to support infrastructure investment decisions
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• Author and help maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation
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• Support on-call rotation and participate in major incident response as needed
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Required Qualifications

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• Hands-on experience with Netscout platforms (nGeniusONE, InfiniStream, nGenius Pulse, or ASI)
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• Strong working knowledge of network protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, VLANs
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• Experience with packet capture analysis and deep packet inspection (DPI) tools
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• Proficiency troubleshooting Layer 2–7 network issues in large enterprise or service provider environments
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• Experience with SNMP, NetFlow/IPFIX, and syslog integration for monitoring and alerting
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• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to present technical findings to non-technical audiences
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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience
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Preferred Qualifications

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• Familiarity with additional monitoring tools: SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Grafana, or AppDynamics
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• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Ansible, or Bash) to enhance monitoring workflows
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• Cisco CCNP or equivalent industry certification
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• Experience with SD-WAN, cloud networking (AWS/Azure), or hybrid network environments
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• Knowledge of ITSM platforms (ServiceNow) and ITIL processes
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• Ability to work independently and with distributed teams
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Work Environment

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• Requires participation in after-hours, overnight, or scheduled maintenance windows .
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• Fast-paced, deployment-focused environment with high expectations for accuracy and uptime.
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