Job description
Job Title: Network CCI Engineer / Network CCILocation : Virginia east cost (Remote)Objective:To design, implement, manage, and troubleshoot network architectures and services under the CCI domain.
Ensure high availability, performance, and security of the network while aligning with business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, configure, and maintain network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPN, SD WAN, etc.) under the CCI scope.
• Monitor network performance, traffic, bandwidth usage, latency, packet loss, etc., and address degradations proactively.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues including routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, NOC escalations, etc.
• Perform network capacity planning, scaling, and optimization.
• Implement redundancy, failover, and high-availability architectures to minimize downtime.
• Enforce network security policies: access control, segmentation, firewall rules, intrusion detection, etc.
• Work with vendors / carriers / third parties for provisioning, interconnects, SLAs, and escalations.
• Maintain network documentation: topology diagrams, configurations, change logs, SOPs.
• Coordinate network upgrades, migrations, patches, and change management processes.
• Assist in incidents and root-cause analysis; provide after-action reports.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and operations teams on infrastructure initiatives.
• Stay updated on emerging network technologies and propose improvements.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or equivalent.
• 3–7 years of experience in network engineering/operations (depending on level).
• Solid knowledge of routing & switching protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, MPLS, etc.).
• Experience in firewalls, VPN, SD-WAN, load balancers, and network security.
• Hands-on with Cisco / Juniper / Arista / Fortinet or equivalent networking gear.
• Strong troubleshooting skills (packet-level, logs, trace, etc.).
• Good understanding of QoS, VLANs, multicast, NAT, etc.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools (like Nagios, SolarWinds, PRTG, etc.).
• Excellent communication, teamwork, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred / Additional:
• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent vendor.
• Experience in large scale enterprise / service provider networks.
• Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid connectivity.
• Familiarity with automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform) in network tasks.
• Prior experience with carrier interconnects, peering, transit, etc.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
• Network uptime / availability (%)
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) for network incidents
• Number of recurring network faults
• Throughput / capacity utilization
• SLA compliance with internal / external customers
• Successful execution of planned network changes/upgrades
Working Conditions:
• 24×7 support with shift rotations, on-call duty as required
• Occasional travel to data centers, remote sites, or client locations
• Work under pressure during major outages
Required Skill Profession
Architecture And Engineering