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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer 1 - **Company:** Clarity Telecom, LLC - **Location:** Rapid City, SD, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Link Aggregation (Ethernet), Application Integration Architecture, Border Gateway Protocol, Complex Networks, System Configuration, Data Centers, Networking Hardware, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Multi-protocol Systems, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), TCP/IP, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols, Transport Layer Security, Load Balancing, Juniper, Information Technology, Cisco - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/56957AF6F6B2489F852C023983244CCB/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or 1-3+ years' experience in service provider networks. * Routing (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP) and switching expertise. Extensive network engineering and architecture experience - excellent understanding of Internet and datacenter topologies. * Experience, configuring, and troubleshooting a variety of network equipment especially Juniper, Cisco, Brocade, and Alcatel-Lucent - solid understanding of associated vendor hardware architecture and characteristics. * Understanding of various L2/L3 protocols and technologies: TCP/IP (v4 & v6) and related protocols, MPLS-based services, QOS, BFD, LACP, VRRP, STP, etc. * Understanding of Layer 4-7 switching/load balancing and application integration. Understanding of network based security protocols and methods (eg IPSec, SSL, TLS, ACLs). * Ability to investigate new technologies, develop scalable network solutions, and put together well-thought-out documents to propose new configurations, architectures, services, and policies. * Analytical approach to problem solving and usage of methodical & documented processes to propose network enhancements. * Experience in a 24/7 Internet facing production environment and ensuring customer requirements are effectively anticipated and met according to scope, criticality, and severity level. * Must be able to perform basic mathematical functions/calculations. * The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds. * The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. * Must be able to meet the physical limit requirements of personal protective equipment, aerial lift equipment, ladders and/or gaffs that may be used in this position. ## Description Overview of the Position Responsibilities: Our Network Engineer will is to be one of the senior leaders of the networking team in support of Bluepeak's voice, video, and data products. The successful candidate shall help to develop and maintain the high-level design/strategy plan for the overall logical and technical architecture for Metro, Access, and Backbone networks. This individual will provide technical leadership and consulting across the organization, from strategic decision through implementation. Be part of our innovation- building and delivering a fiber-rich internet connection to people's doorsteps. What You Will Do: * Build, Operate and Deploy the network equipment and services to support Vast customers with a high level of performance and reliability * Generates as-builts, including both logical and physical network diagrams, documents, testing analyses, test plans and method of procedure to ensure successful deployment, changes and operations of the Vast network. * Troubleshoot and implement network changes and deployments in order to best meet company requirements. * Troubleshoots complex data, voice, and video network and hardware problems; researches and analyzes significant, complex network problems that require evaluation of intangibles. * Determines methods and procedures to be implemented and used on new technologies to enhance performance. Determines approach for implementation, based on assessment of market/regional needs. * Works closely with the engineering and technology teams to ensure open communication, exchange of ideas and collaboration. * Ensures standards are followed and that the network is maintained with discipline and best practices. * Work with Operations and Field Engineering teams to ensure network changes are deployable, and able to be operated with minimal impacts to customers, and operating expenses. * Work with vendor partners to ensure engineering requirements are aligned with product roadmaps. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe)