Senior Field Network Engineer- Phoenix Area

Requisition Number: 103361 

Role Overview

Location: Monday–Friday, onsite across the Phoenix area (travel to client sites in the Phoenix area required)
Salary: $90,000 – $135,000 a year DOE, plus full benefits

 

Senior Field Network Engineer owns the end-to-end technical delivery of complex network modernization and refresh initiatives. This role encompasses planning, architecture, implementation, and operational support across LAN/WAN, data center, cloud, and wireless environments.

As a senior technical leader, this role drives execution excellence—designing, deploying, and stabilizing large-scale network upgrades. The Senior Engineer leads technical teams, manages risk, ensures adherence to standards, and provides clear visibility to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

 

Key Responsibilities

Technical Delivery Leadership

• Own the planning, design, and execution of network refresh and modernization projects, including LAN/WAN upgrades, hardware replacements, and multi-site deployments.
• Ensure all technical solutions meet defined objectives, quality standards, and timelines.
• Lead formal change-control activities, evaluating scope modifications, assessing technical impacts, and maintaining alignment with governance requirements.

 

Design & Implementation

• Develop high-level and low-level network designs, migration plans, and implementation strategies.
• Configure and deploy routers, switches, analog voice gateways, UPS systems, and related hardware across client sites, including staging and testing.
• Perform network closet audits, document cabling and hardware, and identify remediation needs.
• Apply industry best practices for scalability, redundancy, high availability, and security.

 

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for project communications.
• Serve as technical lead for project engineers and field personnel.
• Provide clear, timely updates on technical status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to strengthening team capabilities.

 

Risk & Quality Management

• Implement structured risk identification, assessment, and mitigation processes.
• Define, enforce, and validate quality standards for all technical deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with organizational, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

 

Operational Support & Documentation

• Support endpoint testing, update as-built documentation, and produce final deliverable packages.
• Provide day-2 support to ensure network stability following deployments.
• Conduct knowledge transfer and finalize operational turnover documentation for client teams.

 

Required Qualifications

Certifications

• Required: CCNA and/or CCNP
• Preferred: CCIE, CWNA, CompTIA Network+
• Experience with Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or other enterprise vendors is a plus
• Strong preference: Experience with Cisco Catalyst Center

 

Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience, ideally with large-scale or multi-site environments.
• Demonstrated experience in network modernization, hardware refresh, and enterprise network projects.

 

Skills

• Strong technical governance and delivery leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Deep understanding of networking standards and technologies.
• Proven ability to lead teams and coordinate complex deployments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-impact projects simultaneously.
• Adaptability in fast-paced, evolving project environments.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required for deployments and milestones.

 

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Regular use of computers, phones, and related office equipment.
• Specific vision requirements related to computer use.
• Regular, predictable attendance required, including occasional extended hours based on project timelines.
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