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Network Engineering Lead

Bechtel
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jan 2026

About the role

Requisition ID: 291522 

  •  Relocation Authorized: None 
  • Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
  • Work Location: Glendale, AZ

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report

Job Summary:

Bechtel is searching for a Network Engineering Lead for our Central Network Services group.  This team is responsible for all aspects of enterprise network engineering services, including WAN, LAN, Wireless and Datacenter Network design and standards as well as gateway technologies such as outbound access to Internet and inbound access to applications hosted in datacenters.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership #LI-SM2
 

Major Responsibilities:

  • Lead implementation and design projects in a global environment with team members in many countries around the world
  • Provide regular status updates and metrics of work and projects
  • Create and maintain operational standards, procedures and diagrams
  • Design, implement and support network designs that meet security guidelines and follow industry standards and best practices for both wired and wireless networks
  • Follow Change Management procedures and adhere to security guidelines
  • Troubleshoot application and network performance issues in a multi-vendor environment with key elements of the architecture provided by Cisco, Juniper, PaloAlto, Aruba, Silver-Peak, Fortinet and others
  • Provide third level technical support for complex connectivity and application access issues
  • Train and support team members in new and emerging technologies
  • Recommend solutions based on standards as well as proprietary solutions to complex networking requirements based on fitness for purpose and lifecycle cost, not single vendor approach
  • Work with technology vendors to improve overall network performance and reliability

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related curriculum of study
  • 13 years of experience in IT Network Operations, with knowledge of and experience configuring network equipment and supporting user/application connectivity requirements
  • 2 or more recent years of experience with either Juniper SRX or PaloAlto firewalls
  • CCNP or JNCIP certification Preferred
  • US Citizenship required

Required Knowledge and Skills:

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