Network Engineer II

Network Engineer II Professional Employment Group of Colorado Reno, NV Job Details Temp-to-hire $38•$45 an hour 11 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Dental insurance Vision insurance Qualifications Performance monitoring DWDM Telecommunications network performance monitoring Technical documentation Cisco routers/switches implementation IT monitoring tools Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) implementation BGP Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) implementation Network routing Network monitoring tools VPN management Technical writing for network engineers Production troubleshooting Full Job Description PEG•Network Engineer II (Contract-to-Hire)•

Reno, NV Location:

Reno, Nevada Job Type:

6-

Month Contract-to-Hire Work Arrangement:

Fully Onsite Position Overview Professional Employment Group (PEG) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Network Engineer II to support a large-scale telecommunications and cable service provider environment in Reno, Nevada. This role will focus on maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing carrier-grade routing, transport, and aggregation infrastructure supporting critical production networks. The ideal candidate will come from a service provider, telecom, ISP, or cable operator background and possess strong hands-on experience with carrier routing, MPLS, optical transport, and production maintenance activities. Key Responsibilities Support and maintain carrier-grade IP/MPLS, transport, and aggregation networks Troubleshoot network outages, performance issues, and routing incidents Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions during operational events Execute network upgrades, migrations, hardware replacements, and maintenance activities Implement configuration changes and validate production network performance Work closely with NOC, Engineering, and vendor support teams during incidents and planned maintenance windows Monitor network health and proactively identify reliability or capacity concerns Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours maintenance activities as required Create and maintain network documentation, MOPs, and operational procedures Support provisioning and turn-up activities for backbone and transport services Required Technical Experience Juniper Networks MX960 Routers QFX Series Switches ACX Series Routers Cisco Cisco M15 Cisco M6 Ciena 6500 Platform Nokia D7 Platform Required Qualifications 3-7 years of experience within service provider, telecom, cable operator, or backbone network environments Strong understanding of: o IP Routing & Switching o MPLS o

BGP / OSPF / IS-IS

o Layer 2 & Layer 3 VPN technologies o DWDM and optical transport concepts Experience supporting production maintenance windows and outage response Ability to troubleshoot complex routing and transport issues in live environments Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools Ability to execute Method of Procedure (MOP) documentation Strong communication and documentation skills Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

JNCIA / JNCIS / JNCIP

certifications

CCNA / CCNP

certifications Nokia or Ciena certifications preferred Additional Information This position is fully onsite in Reno, Nevada Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States Local candidates are strongly preferred Opportunity for long-term conversion based on performance and business needs

Salary:

38/hr-45/hr Competitive and dependent upon experience. Medical /

Dental Benefits:

As an employee with Professional Employment Group of Colorado, you will be eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with an eligible HSA plan. Benefit eligibility begins on the first of the month following thirty days of employment. #PEG2