Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vantage Point Solutions is a growing, technology-driven consulting and engineering firm serving broadband, power, and financial industries nationwide. They are seeking a skilled Network Engineer to serve as a technical lead on network design and implementation projects for clients in the service provider space, focusing on engineering outcomes such as assessments, architecture, and deployments.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize ISP and broadband network solutions across core, aggregation, access, transport, and customer edge environments
- Lead network engineering projects including new deployments, upgrades, migrations, service turn-ups, hardware refreshes, and architecture modernization initiatives
- Engage directly with clients to understand business objectives, technical requirements, operational constraints, and growth plans, then translate those needs into practical network solutions
- Perform discovery, assessments, and technical reviews of existing environments to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improved performance, resiliency, scalability, and security
- Develop high-level and low-level designs, statements of work support, implementation plans, Method of Procedure (MOP) documents, rollback plans, test plans, and client-ready technical documentation
- Configure and deploy routers, switches, optical line systems, broadband access platforms, subscriber delivery systems, and related infrastructure across multi-vendor environments
- Engineer and troubleshoot technologies such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN, VLANs, QoS, ACLs, IPv4/IPv6, redundancy protocols, and broadband delivery platforms
- Plan and execute maintenance windows, software upgrades, cutovers, intrusive changes, and post-change validation activities with a strong focus on minimizing client impact
- Provide technical leadership during implementations, coordinate dependencies across internal teams and client stakeholders, and help drive projects to successful completion
- Evaluate hardware and software solutions and provide clients with technical recommendations, tradeoff analysis, budgeting input, and implementation guidance
- Collaborate with project managers, network operations, cybersecurity teams, vendors, field resources, and client contacts to ensure high-quality delivery across consulting and managed services engagements
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support for complex service-affecting issues, post-deployment stabilization, and critical incidents when needed
- Analyze alarms, logs, utilization trends, and performance data to identify root causes, support capacity planning, and improve network reliability
- Maintain accurate diagrams, standards, configuration records, inventories, and change documentation for both internal teams and client handoff
- Contribute to engineering standards, process improvement, automation, and repeatable delivery practices that improve consistency and quality across projects
- Participate in the weekly after-hours on-call rotation and support NOC escalation
Skills
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, Ethernet, subnetting, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, and core network security principles
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, troubleshoot, and document production network environments
- Hands-on experience with routing and switching protocols and technologies such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VxLAN, MPLS, EVPN, QoS, ACLs, VRRP/HSRP, and IPv4/IPv6
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a client-facing MSP, consulting, or professional services environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues and develop practical, business-aware solutions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience creating network diagrams, implementation plans, configuration standards, and technical documentation suitable for both internal and client use
- Experience working within structured change management, incident management, and project delivery processes
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
- Willingness to support after-hours maintenance windows and occasional urgent escalations when required
- Ability to travel occasionally as needed, with no limitations on driving or flying
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, computer science, information technology, engineering, telecommunications, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may also be considered
- 3+ years of experience in network engineering, telecommunications, internet service provider, broadband, MSP, consulting, or related technical roles
- Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIS, JNCIP, or service provider-focused certifications are preferred
- Hands-on experience with platforms from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ribbon, Ciena, Adtran, Calix, or similar
- Experience with broadband and service provider technologies including GPON, Active Ethernet, OLT platforms, subscriber management concepts, transport networking, and carrier or regional ISP environments
- Experience designing or supporting dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 environments is preferred
- Familiarity with network monitoring, logging, documentation, and ticketing platforms used in engineering and managed services environments
- Experience developing customer-facing design documents, implementation runbooks, migration plans, and post-project handoff documentation
- Exposure to automation, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code tools such as Python, Ansible, or similar is a plus
- Experience supporting network security design considerations such as segmentation, edge filtering, and secure remote access is a plus
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
Company Overview
Vantage Point is a premier engineering and consulting firm serving the broadband, energy, enterprise, and banking industries. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Mitchell, South Dakota, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://vantagepnt.com/.