Job Description | Network Engineer (Contract) Santa Monica | Onsite, 5 days per week Role OverviewSeeking a hands-on Network Engineer to support the design, deployment, operation, and maintenance of a global corporate network. The role combines day-to-day network support with delivery of office build-outs, expansions, and infrastructure projects across a multi-site enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities- Operate and troubleshoot enterprise wired and wireless networks, including incidents, outages, performance, and connectivity issues.
- Implement network changes using established change management standards and contribute to root cause and problem management.
- Support office expansions, relocations, retrofits, and new site builds, including MDF/IDF deployment and commissioning.
- Coordinate networking hardware installation and activation with facilities teams, low-voltage contractors, vendors, security teams, and project managers.
- Provide secure, reliable connectivity for access control, surveillance, intrusion detection, and other physical security systems.
- Maintain network diagrams, documentation, procedures, inventory, logistics, and hardware lifecycle records.
- Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders while delivering strong customer service.
Required Experience- 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience in campus, corporate, or distributed multi-site environments.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, routing and switching, DHCP, DNS, enterprise wireless, and network troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience supporting Arista switching environments and Arista EOS; CloudVision Portal experience is preferred.
- Experience with FortiGate firewalls, including policy management, NAT, VPNs, segmentation, and security best practices.
- Experience supporting office construction, network deployments, infrastructure projects, and formal change management.
- Comfort managing network environments through both CLI and GUI tools.
Preferred Experience- Opengear, network monitoring and management platforms, and Network Access Control solutions.
- Enterprise infrastructure and data center networking environments.
- Experience supporting global organizations, large campuses, healthcare, higher education, financial services, or technology companies.
- Relevant certifications such as Arista ACE, Fortinet NSE/FCSS, CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent.
Professional Skills- Strong communication, customer service, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing operational and project priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional presence and a collaborative approach when working with employees, executives, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Work Model- Location: Santa Monica.
- Schedule: Primarily onsite, five days per week, during standard business hours.
- Occasional collaboration across US Pacific time zones and limited travel for office or infrastructure projects.
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