Engineer III

# Engineer III location on Little Rock, AR, USA calendar today

Posted November 2, 2026

Req #7964

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Job Description Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti (NASDAQ: UNIT), is a premier insurgent provider of multi-gigabit fiber internet, whole-home Wi-Fi, internet security, and voice services in 1,400 markets across 18 states in across the U.S.  Additional information about Kinetic is available at **                                                         *
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* About the Role:

** The Engineer III position will fulfill the role of a Customer Premises Platform Engineer who certifies, deployment readiness, and lifecycle support for customer-premises platforms. This role validates new capabilities, defines production standards, supports migration programs, resolves platform issues, and drives automation to improve speed, reliability, and scale.
** What You'll Do:
*** Certify customer-premises hardware, software, and service capabilities for production use
* Validate end-to-end service designs, including access connectivity, customer edge equipment, powered devices, and in-building connectivity options
* Define deployment models, provisioning standards, hardware requirements, support procedures, and production handoff requirements
* Perform lab testing, field validation, issue tracking, and readiness reviews from concept through production
* Support customer migration and service-conversion programs that depend on CPE platform capabilities
* Troubleshoot routing, DNS, proxy, session persistence, access control, and service transaction issues
* Partner with Cybersecurity, IT, Network, Operations, Product, Marketing, and vendors to remove blockers and secure approvals
* Drive automation across file processing, provisioning, workflow execution, and operational handoffs
* Produce clear documentation, test plans, certification results, operational procedures, and leadership updates
* Track risks, dependencies, blockers, action items, and readiness metrics through closure
** Do You Have?
*** Strong background in CPE engineering, broadband access, managed connectivity, telecommunications, or ISP environments
* Hands-on experience with remote device management, provisioning workflows, customer equipment lifecycle support, and production deployment standards
* Strong troubleshooting skills across routing, DNS, proxy, session handling, access control, and cloud-security environments
* Ability to perform structured testing, certification, documentation, change readiness, and operational handoff
* Strong cross-functional execution skills with Engineering, IT, Security, Operations, Product, and external partners
* Clear communication, strong ownership, and the ability to turn ambiguity into executable plans
** Even Better:
*** Experience supporting CPE certification, customer migration, service conversion, or CPE refresh programs
* Familiarity with security reviews, exception requests, change management, and operational readiness controls
* Scripting or automation experience for workflow improvement, API integration, or operational tooling
** Measures*
* ** of Success:
*** CPE platforms are certified, documented, secure, supportable, and production ready
* Deployment standards are repeatable, approved, and operationally clear
* Migration workflows run reliably, at scale, and with minimal manual effort
* Platform issues are resolved quickly without disrupting customer transactions
* Automation improves speed, consistency, and operational efficiency
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* Minimum Requirements:

** College degree in Engineering or a related field and 3-5 years professional level experience; or 7+ years professional level related Engineering/Technical experience; or an equivalent combination of education and professional level related Engineering/Technical experience required.

The starting compensation range for this job is $77,800 to $102,200.  Our compensation approach s designed to be fair and competitive.  Pay for this role is based on factors such as your experience, skills, education and location.

Physical Tasks
- Standing Occasionally: 0-33% | Walking Occasionally: 0-33% |Sitting and Stationary:
Continuously: 67-100% | Bending:
Occasionally: 0-33% | Crouching:
Occasionally: 0-33% | Carrying:
Occasionally: 0-33% | Reaching:
Occasionally: 0-33% |Lifting
-Lowering 1-15 lbs:
Occasionally: 0-33% | Repetitive Hand Action:
Medium Dexterity:
Continuously: 67-100% | Fine Manipulating:
Frequently: 34-66% Audio Visual Needs - Hearing:
Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision:
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