Network Engineer V (Contract)

Network Engineer V
Location: 100% Onsite at New Albany, OH (Data Center Environment)
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Pay Rate: $135 - $140/hr on W2
Schedule: 12-hour shifts supporting 24/7 operations
Travel: Occasional travel between data center locations may be required
Benefits: Dental, Health, Vision, PTO, 401K

About the Role

Join a team building one of the largest AI infrastructure initiatives in the world. This role supports the deployment and operational readiness of next-generation data center networking environments powering large-scale AI systems. Rather than performing hands-on network implementation, you will operate at the program level—driving deployment execution, removing blockers, escalating risks, and ensuring cross-functional teams deliver against critical milestones.

This position is ideal for senior network professionals who have evolved beyond traditional engineering responsibilities into technical leadership, deployment oversight, and large-scale infrastructure program execution.

What You'll Do

• Drive execution of network deployment programs across large-scale data center environments
• Track deployment readiness, implementation milestones, validation activities, and turnover objectives
• Partner with deployment engineering teams to identify risks, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery
• Lead cross-functional coordination across engineering, operations, infrastructure, and program stakeholders
• Develop and improve deployment processes, operational workflows, and standard operating procedures
• Utilize automation tools, scripting, and workflow improvements to increase operational efficiency
• Monitor deployment progress and communicate status, risks, and escalations to leadership
• Maintain clear documentation of deployment activities, issue resolution, and remediation efforts
• Drive accountability across multiple teams to ensure successful delivery of critical infrastructure milestones
• Identify systemic gaps and implement scalable solutions to improve deployment consistency and reliability

Must Have Qualifications
Candidates who do not meet these requirements are unlikely to be considered.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of overall networking, infrastructure, or deployment experience
• Deep experience with network deployment programs in large-scale enterprise or data center environments
• Proven ability to provide program-level leadership, ownership, and execution of critical deliverables
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure deployment lifecycles and operational readiness processes
• Experience driving cross-functional execution, stakeholder alignment, and escalation management
• Demonstrated success identifying operational gaps and implementing process improvements
• Experience leveraging automation, scripting, orchestration, or automation frameworks to improve efficiency
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals including: Routing, Switching, Network redundancy, Troubleshooting methodologies
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with multiple competing priorities
• Willingness to support a shift-based operational model with 24/7 coverage requirements

Preferred Qualifications
Candidates with the following backgrounds will be highly competitive:

• Experience supporting large-scale data center deployments
• Experience with hyperscale infrastructure environments
• Background working at major technology organizations such as:
  • Google
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
• Prior experience leading deployment programs or overseeing deployment engineering teams
• Experience supporting Tier 2 providers building large-scale data centers
• Experience within Fortune 100 organizations operating extensive network infrastructure
• Strong understanding of network deployment automation frameworks and operational tooling

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