Remote Position
[Remote] Network Engineer (ContractToHire/Remote)
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optomi, in partnership with one of its clients, is seeking a Network Engineer to support a large-scale, highly distributed network environment. The role focuses on network engineering and troubleshooting across Cisco, WAN, and SD-WAN infrastructure, while developing Python or other scripts to automate network operations and improve efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Engineer, support, and troubleshoot network infrastructure across a large-scale, distributed environment
- Troubleshoot network issues using OSI layers, ARP, DHCP, packet captures, and other networking fundamentals
- Develop scripts and automation to improve network operations and reduce manual tasks
- Work hands-on with Cisco routers and other network devices across varied field environments
- Support WAN and SD-WAN environments, including routing, redundancy, connectivity, and internet offload
- Write scripts to interact with network devices, retrieve logs, and process network information
- Troubleshoot connectivity issues across remote sites and identify root causes
- Collaborate with the network engineering team on network design, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
Skills
- Strong hands-on network engineering experience across routing, switching, WAN, and distributed network environments
- Strong understanding of OSI layers, ARP, DHCP, packet captures, routing, and network troubleshooting
- Hands-on coding or scripting experience specifically used for network automation
- Experience with Python and the ability to write scripts that interact with network devices
- Experience working with Cisco routers and network infrastructure
- Experience with WAN and/or SD-WAN technologies
- Silver Peak/Aruba SD-WAN experience
- Experience with Git/GitHub, YAML, Terraform, Ansible, or shell scripting
- Exposure to cellular, RF, microwave backhaul, cloud, or network security technologies
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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