[Hiring] Senior Network Deployment Engineer @DMS Vision

Role Description

Seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Deployment Engineer with 8+ years of progressive experience to lead complex, large-scale campus network deployment projects from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader responsible for the design, build-out, and continuous maintenance of high-performance enterprise campus networks (wired and wireless). A key focus of this role is leveraging network automation tools and scripting (Ansible, Python) for efficient, repeatable deployments, coupled with strong project management skills for leading and executing end-to-end site builds globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the comprehensive design, architecture, implementation, and optimization of complex wired and wireless campus network infrastructures.
• Manage and execute end-to-end site deployments, overseeing all phases from requirements gathering and architecture design through configuration, testing, cutover, and final operational handover.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal IT teams, security, data center teams, facilities, and external vendors to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Create, maintain, and enforce robust network documentation (diagrams, standards, templates) and best practices.
• Drive network automation initiatives by developing and utilizing scripts and tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Netmiko) for configuration management, deployment, and operational tasks.
• Provide advanced, third-level troubleshooting and act as an escalation point for complex network issues across all technologies.
• Proactively manage project timelines and resources, ensuring on-time and on-budget completion and providing regular status updates.

Skills/Expertise

• Core Networking:
  • Hands-on experience or familiarity with Arista, Cisco, Mist, Cumulus Linux
  • Strong expertise in BGP, EVPN, VXLAN for campus deployments
  • Campus segmentation (EVPN VXLAN)
  • IPSEC VPNs, and SD-WAN solutions
  • Knowledge of multi-tenancy architectures and segmentation
  • Advanced troubleshooting skills using packet capture (Wireshark)
• Security:
  • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
  • Expertise in enterprise firewall configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
  • Proficient in load balancer technologies, including F5 and Citrix load balancers.
• Network Access Control:
  • Hands-on experience in NAC solutions
  • Authentication protocols (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, EAP, COA)
• Wireless Networking:
  • Familiarity with RF planning, site surveys, and Wi-Fi deployment/troubleshooting.
  • Experience with platforms such as Cisco, Mist, and Aruba
• Network Automation & Scripting:
  • Medium-level proficiency in network automation (Ansible, Salt) and scripting (Python) for configuration, deployment, and auditing.
• Soft Skills:
  • Demonstrated strong project management, organizational, and time-management skills; proven ability to lead and manage multiple end-to-end site builds/deployments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts.

Top Skills Details

• Network Engineering
• Communication
• Ownership/Ability to Drive Work Across Teams

Feedback from Prior Interviews

• Candidate One: Limited grasp of routing protocols and how routing actually works, and unfamiliarity with 802.1Q trunking. Had difficulty applying concepts outside of his direct prior use cases. Exposure to Arista, NVIDIA/Mellanox, Palo Alto, VXLAN, and Layer 2 stretch is limited to none.
• Candidate Two: Palo Alto firewalls and BGP. On the logical side, though, he tested at an entry level — he struggled with basic theory (e.g., how an L2 loop leads to a broadcast storm, VRF segmentation of corp vs. guest). Unfamiliar with VXLAN and L2 stretch, and uses AI assistance rather than writing Python directly. We don’t see him being self-sufficient on configuration or troubleshooting at the level this role requires.