{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e521df8376c621c481195808","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e521df8376c621c481195808","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e521df8376c621c481195808","title":"Network Engineer","description":"Overview\nPacific Dataport is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, commission, operate, and troubleshoot carrier-class infrastructure that connects satellite gateways, teleports, data centers, fiber transport systems, and remote communications sites across Alaska. This is a senior individual-contributor role for an engineer who enjoys moving between architecture, configuration, field commissioning, and complex problem resolution.\nThe successful candidate will own technical outcomes, serve as a Tier III escalation resource, and work closely with operations teams, vendors, satellite partners, contractors, and customers. The role does not include routine people-management or budget-management responsibilities.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and evolve resilient carrier-class IP/MPLS networks supporting satellite gateway, teleport, data center, backbone, and customer-service environments.\nConfigure and support routing, switching, optical transport, security, and service-delivery platforms, including equipment from Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Ciena, and Fortinet.\nEngineer and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, VLANs, QoS, Carrier Ethernet, and IPv4/IPv6 services.\nIntegrate LEO and GEO satellite gateway systems with terrestrial IP, Ethernet, optical, and data center infrastructure; coordinate interfaces with satellite operators and technology partners.\nPlan and execute equipment installation, turn-up, testing, acceptance, and commissioning at teleports, earth stations, data centers, central offices, and remote Alaska sites.\nEngineer and troubleshoot fiber and optical transport systems, including DWDM/CWDM links; perform loss testing, OTDR analysis, and fault isolation.\nProvide Tier III support for complex incidents; use packet capture, protocol analysis, telemetry, logs, and performance data to identify root cause and restore service.\nDevelop methods of procedure, implementation plans, test plans, network diagrams, circuit records, inventories, and as-built documentation.\nPerform capacity planning, resiliency analysis, lifecycle planning, software upgrades, configuration management, and proactive performance optimization.\nImplement and support firewalls, segmentation, secure management access, high-availability architectures, and network security controls in coordination with organizational policy.\nImprove monitoring and operational visibility using network management systems, telemetry, alerting, configuration tools, and practical automation or scripting.\nLead technical work during planned maintenance windows and emergency restoration; communicate clearly with stakeholders and complete post-event documentation.\nProvide technical guidance and mentorship to technicians, contractors, and less-experienced engineers without serving as their direct manager.\nTravel approximately 5–10% throughout Alaska, including to remote locations, and safely perform hands-on work in data center, teleport, and field environments.\nRequired Skills & Qualifications\nSeven or more years of progressively responsible network engineering experience in a carrier, ISP, telecommunications, satellite, data center, or similarly critical environment.\nDeep practical knowledge of Layer 1–3 networking, TCP/IP, subnetting, routing policy, redundancy, failure domains, and systematic troubleshooting.\nDemonstrated experience implementing and supporting BGP and OSPF in production; working knowledge of MPLS, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN, QoS, and IPv6.\nHands-on experience with carrier-class routers, switches, firewalls, optical transport platforms, and Ethernet services; ability to work confidently from both CLI and management platforms.\nExperience with fiber-optic systems, optical power measurement, OTDR testing, patching practices, and troubleshooting of transport impairments.\nAbility to interpret packet captures and network telemetry using Wireshark and comparable diagnostic tools.\nStrong documentation, change-management, and communication skills, including the ability to write clear MOPs and explain technical risk to varied audiences.\nAbility to participate in after-hours maintenance and outage response and to travel by commercial or small aircraft, vehicle, or other practical means to remote Alaska sites.\nValid driver’s license and ability to meet site-access and job-related safety requirements.\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, telecommunications, or a related field—or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\nPreferred Skills & Experience\nExperience with satellite operators, LEO/GEO gateways, teleports, earth stations, or satellite ground-segment integration.\nExperience supporting rural Alaska communications, remote field operations, government networks, critical infrastructure, or high-availability service-provider environments.\nAdvanced experience with Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Ciena, and Fortinet platforms; familiarity with Linux, VMware, and out-of-band management systems.\nExperience with DWDM/CWDM, Carrier Ethernet, MEF service concepts, network automation, APIs, Python or similar scripting, and configuration/version-control practices.\nExperience with monitoring, performance, telemetry, and configuration-management platforms.\nPreferred Certifications\nCurrent Fortinet professional-level certification, MEF Carrier Ethernet certification, or FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT).\nRelevant optical transport, Linux, cloud, virtualization, security, or vendor-specific certifications.\nWhy You’ll Love This Role\nEngineer one of North America’s most distinctive combinations of satellite gateway, teleport, fiber, and carrier IP infrastructure.\nBuild and improve systems that support rural Alaska, critical communications, and communities where reliable connectivity has immediate impact.\nWork with emerging LEO technologies alongside established GEO platforms and terrestrial transport networks.\nEnjoy a meaningful mix of design, hands-on implementation, field commissioning, troubleshooting, and innovation.\nJoin a small, highly technical team where sound engineering judgment is visible and directly influences network reliability and growth.\nReceive competitive compensation and benefits, with opportunities for professional development and continued technical growth.\nWorking Conditions & Equal Opportunity\nThis position may require work in equipment rooms, data centers, teleports, outdoor sites, and remote locations; lifting and handling network or test equipment; occasional exposure to challenging weather; and work outside normal business hours during planned maintenance or service restoration.\nPay: $86,304.15 - $121,893.16 per year\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nEmployee discount\nFlexible schedule\nHealth insurance\nPaid time off\nParental leave\nWork Location: In person","company":"Microcom","rawCompany":"microcom","city":"Anchorage","state":"AK","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T16:24:46.090Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"517810","title":"All Other Telecommunications","slug":"all-other-telecommunications"},{"code":"517410","title":"Satellite Telecommunications","slug":"satellite-telecommunications"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Network Engineer","description":"Overview\nPacific Dataport is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, commission, operate, and troubleshoot carrier-class infrastructure that connects satellite gateways, teleports, data centers, fiber transport systems, and remote communications sites across Alaska. This is a senior individual-contributor role for an engineer who enjoys moving between architecture, configuration, field commissioning, and complex problem resolution.\nThe successful candidate will own technical outcomes, serve as a Tier III escalation resource, and work closely with operations teams, vendors, satellite partners, contractors, and customers. The role does not include routine people-management or budget-management responsibilities.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and evolve resilient carrier-class IP/MPLS networks supporting satellite gateway, teleport, data center, backbone, and customer-service environments.\nConfigure and support routing, switching, optical transport, security, and service-delivery platforms, including equipment from Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Ciena, and Fortinet.\nEngineer and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, VLANs, QoS, Carrier Ethernet, and IPv4/IPv6 services.\nIntegrate LEO and GEO satellite gateway systems with terrestrial IP, Ethernet, optical, and data center infrastructure; coordinate interfaces with satellite operators and technology partners.\nPlan and execute equipment installation, turn-up, testing, acceptance, and commissioning at teleports, earth stations, data centers, central offices, and remote Alaska sites.\nEngineer and troubleshoot fiber and optical transport systems, including DWDM/CWDM links; perform loss testing, OTDR analysis, and fault isolation.\nProvide Tier III support for complex incidents; use packet capture, protocol analysis, telemetry, logs, and performance data to identify root cause and restore service.\nDevelop methods of procedure, implementation plans, test plans, network diagrams, circuit records, inventories, and as-built documentation.\nPerform capacity planning, resiliency analysis, lifecycle planning, software upgrades, configuration management, and proactive performance optimization.\nImplement and support firewalls, segmentation, secure management access, high-availability architectures, and network security controls in coordination with organizational policy.\nImprove monitoring and operational visibility using network management systems, telemetry, alerting, configuration tools, and practical automation or scripting.\nLead technical work during planned maintenance windows and emergency restoration; communicate clearly with stakeholders and complete post-event documentation.\nProvide technical guidance and mentorship to technicians, contractors, and less-experienced engineers without serving as their direct manager.\nTravel approximately 5–10% throughout Alaska, including to remote locations, and safely perform hands-on work in data center, teleport, and field environments.\nRequired Skills & Qualifications\nSeven or more years of progressively responsible network engineering experience in a carrier, ISP, telecommunications, satellite, data center, or similarly critical environment.\nDeep practical knowledge of Layer 1–3 networking, TCP/IP, subnetting, routing policy, redundancy, failure domains, and systematic troubleshooting.\nDemonstrated experience implementing and supporting BGP and OSPF in production; working knowledge of MPLS, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN, QoS, and IPv6.\nHands-on experience with carrier-class routers, switches, firewalls, optical transport platforms, and Ethernet services; ability to work confidently from both CLI and management platforms.\nExperience with fiber-optic systems, optical power measurement, OTDR testing, patching practices, and troubleshooting of transport impairments.\nAbility to interpret packet captures and network telemetry using Wireshark and comparable diagnostic tools.\nStrong documentation, change-management, and communication skills, including the ability to write clear MOPs and explain technical risk to varied audiences.\nAbility to participate in after-hours maintenance and outage response and to travel by commercial or small aircraft, vehicle, or other practical means to remote Alaska sites.\nValid driver’s license and ability to meet site-access and job-related safety requirements.\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, telecommunications, or a related field—or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\nPreferred Skills & Experience\nExperience with satellite operators, LEO/GEO gateways, teleports, earth stations, or satellite ground-segment integration.\nExperience supporting rural Alaska communications, remote field operations, government networks, critical infrastructure, or high-availability service-provider environments.\nAdvanced experience with Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Ciena, and Fortinet platforms; familiarity with Linux, VMware, and out-of-band management systems.\nExperience with DWDM/CWDM, Carrier Ethernet, MEF service concepts, network automation, APIs, Python or similar scripting, and configuration/version-control practices.\nExperience with monitoring, performance, telemetry, and configuration-management platforms.\nPreferred Certifications\nCurrent Fortinet professional-level certification, MEF Carrier Ethernet certification, or FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT).\nRelevant optical transport, Linux, cloud, virtualization, security, or vendor-specific certifications.\nWhy You’ll Love This Role\nEngineer one of North America’s most distinctive combinations of satellite gateway, teleport, fiber, and carrier IP infrastructure.\nBuild and improve systems that support rural Alaska, critical communications, and communities where reliable connectivity has immediate impact.\nWork with emerging LEO technologies alongside established GEO platforms and terrestrial transport networks.\nEnjoy a meaningful mix of design, hands-on implementation, field commissioning, troubleshooting, and innovation.\nJoin a small, highly technical team where sound engineering judgment is visible and directly influences network reliability and growth.\nReceive competitive compensation and benefits, with opportunities for professional development and continued technical growth.\nWorking Conditions & Equal Opportunity\nThis position may require work in equipment rooms, data centers, teleports, outdoor sites, and remote locations; lifting and handling network or test equipment; occasional exposure to challenging weather; and work outside normal business hours during planned maintenance or service restoration.\nPay: $86,304.15 - $121,893.16 per year\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nEmployee discount\nFlexible schedule\nHealth insurance\nPaid time off\nParental leave\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-08-06T16:24:46.090Z","dateModified":"2026-08-06T16:24:46.090Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Microcom","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Anchorage","addressRegion":"AK","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"e521df8376c621c481195808"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e521df8376c621c481195808"}}