Network Deployment Engineer (IP & Optical)

Network Deployment Engineer (Optical & IP)



Location: Fully Remote



Schedule: Business hours, with roughly 20% of work during off-hours maintenance windows



Start Date: Immediate need

About the Role

We're looking for a mid-level Network Deployment Engineer with both optical and IP experience to help build, change, and evolve our network. You'll add and remove network elements, plan and run migrations, and investigate the network to find out how things are really configured before making changes.

This role is part engineer and part detective. Documentation isn't always complete, so you'll need curiosity and persistence to dig into configurations, trace connections, and uncover the full picture before work begins. If you enjoy solving puzzles and figuring out how things work, you'll fit right in.

What You'll Do

• Deploy, add, and decommission optical and IP network elements.
• Plan and execute network migrations, including cloud-based migrations.
• Research and investigate existing network configurations, circuits, and equipment to uncover undocumented details and potential risks before changes are made.
• Configure and support Ciena 6500 optical platforms.
• Configure and support Juniper MX routing platforms, including routing and switching.
• Work across multi-vendor environments with different equipment at different sites.
• Take part in scheduled maintenance windows, which make up about 20% of the role and happen outside normal business hours.
• Share what you learn with teammates, including discoveries and better ways of working that nobody asked you to find.

What We're Looking For

• Mid-level experience in network deployment, engineering, or operations.
• Hands-on experience with optical transport, ideally the Ciena 6500.
• Hands-on experience with Juniper MX platforms and Junos routing and switching.
• Solid understanding of routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and MPLS.
• Experience with network migrations, including cloud-based migrations.
• Strong research and troubleshooting skills, and comfort working through incomplete information.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
• Availability for after-hours maintenance windows.

Nice to Have

• Experience at an ISP or service provider. Enterprise backgrounds are also welcome if you've handled cloud-based migrations.
• Multi-vendor experience across optical and IP platforms.
• Relevant certifications, such as JNCIA/JNCIS or Ciena certifications.

Why Join Us

• Fully remote position
• Work that spans both optical and IP, a combination that's hard to find
• A team that values curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning
• Opportunities for additional openings as the team grows