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About the Role

This senior technical role owns the overnight cut window, serving as both the Key 6 Administrator at the start of each cut and the Nighttime Lead for subsequent operations. You will lead a remote team of 7-8 engineers in replacing legacy network hardware with current generation platforms, making critical decisions under pressure during complex migration events.

Responsibilities

• Hold the privileged Key 6 credential and log cutover engineers into assigned devices.
• Maintain custody and confidentiality of the Key 6 credential.
• Run the cut window end-to-end for a team of 7-8 remote engineers.
• Set the order of operations and keep the team on schedule during the cut window.
• Act as the escalation point for complex faults, diagnosing and resolving issues in real-time.
• Make go/no-go and rollback decisions.
• Identify when a problem exceeds the team's capacity and escalate appropriately.
• Guide non-network personnel through physical remediation over the phone.
• Author, review, and execute Method of Procedures (MOPs).
• Validate MOPs against target designs and device states.
• Build and verify cable matrices, identifying errors before they cause outages.
• Deliver a clean handoff and status report at the end of each window.

Requirements

• Active CCIE or equivalent Juniper expert level certification (JNCIE) is a hard requirement.
• Architect level depth across Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Nexus platforms, and Juniper Junos.
• Demonstrated experience leading a team of cutover or migration engineers through live change windows.
• Hands-on MOP authoring and execution experience.
• Cable matrix creation and validation experience.
• Proven ability to guide non-network onsite personnel through physical remediation by phone.
• Sustained overnight shift experience (11:00 PM to 8:00 AM CST).
• Strong routing and switching fundamentals with fast, structured troubleshooting under time pressure.
• Resides in the United States and is authorized to work in the United States.
• Able to clear a background check.

Skills

• Cisco IOS
• Cisco IOS XE
• Cisco Nexus
• Juniper Junos
• BGP
• OSPF
• MPLS
• Data center fabric technologies
• Technical procedure authoring
• Prevention plan authoring
• Assurance documentation authoring
• Vendor TAC case management
• Formal change control process operation

Location

• Remote work from home within the United States

Work Type

• 12 month contract
• 1099 or Corp to Corp
• Overnight shift

Experience Level

• Architect

Education Level

• Active CCIE, or equivalent Juniper expert level certification (JNCIE)

About the Company

• Technology refresh and legacy decommissioning programs spanning many sites and repeating cut windows.
• Experience with both Cisco and Juniper within the same program, including cross OEM transitions.
• Experience operating inside a formal change control process with defined back out criteria.