Sr. Network Deployment Engineer

What this Job Entails Astreya is looking for a Senior Network Deployment Engineer to join our multifaceted and results-oriented team. This is a highly visible role supporting an industry-leading technology company, where you will take on project responsibilities alongside escalated operational issues. If you have a strong foundation in routing, switching, and automation — with the ability to define and lead Enterprise Networking projects — this role is for you. The Senior Network Deployment Engineer will design, plan, and drive complex network implementations across a large-scale, multi-vendor, international environment. You will work with teammates in a dynamic, growing organization and serve as a technical leader across both deployment projects and operational escalations. Scope: Applies deep technical expertise and company policies to resolve a wide range of complex networking challenges. Works with significant independence and technical authority on senior-level projects. Provides mentorship and guidance to teammates; serves as a key escalation point during outages and critical events. Your Main Duties and Responsibilities Design, plan, and coordinate the implementation of network technologies in support of business and growth requirements. Validate project requirements, define project scope, develop project schedules, and produce detailed network designs for assigned projects. Produce work breakdown structures (WBS) that demonstrate understanding of proposed changes and how they will be implemented with minimal service impact. Perform analysis and diagnosis of highly complex networking problems; build simulated networks in test labs to resolve significant issues and compatibility challenges. Plan and drive complex network upgrade and migration activity, including highly automated environments and quarterly maintenance events involving multiple coordinated changes with diverse stakeholders. Prepare and maintain up-to-date documentation detailing the configuration of deployed solutions; generate network configurations and run books. Provide mentorship and technical leadership to existing network team members and partner teams during outages and downtimes, where both technical and business communication skills are critical. Collaborate with vendors to manage circuit delivery, problem resolution, and network migrations. Other duties as required. Required / Desired Skills Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience. 8+ years of experience in a network engineering or network support environment. Proven experience in network operations and service optimization within highly available, multi-vendor, large-scale, multi-site, and international network infrastructure environments; some design experience is required. Strong working knowledge of WAN circuits and protocols: SR-TE, MPLS, DWDM, DMVPN, and SD-WAN. Hands-on expertise with dynamic IP routing protocols: OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, eBGP/BGP, and PIM Multicast. Diverse skills across network operating systems including Cumulus Linux, Cisco IOS, Arista EOS, and others. Experience with virtualization and overlay technologies — both networking (VxLAN, BGP-MP, VRFs) and compute (VMware, Kubernetes, Docker) — and their integration methods. High-level internetworking problem-solving skills in both enterprise and web-scale network environments. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills; ability to present effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to connect new technology initiatives to cost savings and return on investment calculations.

Preferred Qualifications

CCIE or equivalent expert-level certification highly preferred. Experience with automation tools or scripting languages (Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar). Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness — able to achieve goals independently as well as collaboratively. Flexibility to adjust to changing requirements, schedules, and priorities in a fast-paced environment. Ability to build team consensus, socialize ideas, and move initiatives forward across cross-functional stakeholders.