Senior Networking Technician

We are looking for a Senior Networking Technician to support high-profile and complex infrastructure projects for Fortune 100 hyperscale customers. This role is ideal for a seasoned field engineer who is ready to step into a senior-level position—leading onsite delivery, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring exceptional execution across enterprise, retail, and data center environments. This position requires extensive travel, strong technical expertise, and a commitment to high-quality work. Position Summary: The Senior Networking Technician will take the lead on field deployments, structured cabling work, rack-and-stack projects, wireless installations, documentation updates, and cross-functional coordination with engineering and delivery teams. This role offers the opportunity to build advanced technical skills while contributing to process improvements and team development. Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Lead infrastructure projects across data centers, enterprise environments, and retail locations Pull and terminate Cat6/6a and various fiber structured cabling systems Rack and stack network devices; decommission old hardware and patching Deploy fully built racks into data centers, including installation of cross-connect cabling Install and test Wireless Access Points; terminate and dress cabling to high standards Collaborate with local partners or internal field engineers on complex assignments Mentor and train junior field engineers to support team development Ensure customer standards and internal standards are consistently met and exceeded Provide lessons learned and feedback to improve overall execution quality Submit redline documentation updates and ensure accuracy for engineering review Deliver accurate As-Built documentation for final customer turnover Maintain professional communication with internal teams and customers Review upcoming project scopes and BOMs; identify gaps and escalate when needed Demonstrate eagerness to expand knowledge in routing, switching, WiFi, firewalls, compute, storage, AV, and power Travel regularly to customer sites (up to 100% travel required) Represent the organization with professionalism and strong customer-facing skills Skills & Experience Required: Minimum 5 years of field experience deploying infrastructure projects for large enterprise customers (VAR or SI experience preferred) Cabling certifications desirable (CNCI, BTEC, City & Guilds, BICSI) Proficient with copper and fiber testing tools: OTDR, Fluke, network analyzers, wire map Strong ability to read and interpret MOPs, cable run lists, patch plans, and schematics Experience with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of infrastructure components in mission-critical environments Ability to analyze wireless survey results (Ekahau, Airmagnet, Hamina) and recommend corrections Experience with logical network configuration including firmware installation, configuration pushes, CLI/GUI troubleshooting (Arista, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto) Excellent communication, organizational skills, and professionalism Self-motivated, disciplined, and able to deliver projects to industry-leading standards Strong customer-facing and hands-on technical skills CCNA/CWNA or equivalent knowledge strongly preferred