Lead Telecommunications​/Network Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Lead Telecommunications/Network Infrastructure Engineer with strong expertise in physical network infrastructure and enterprise networking across Layers 1–4. This role is heavily focused on leading and directing teams of physical infrastructure technicians supporting Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) environments:

• Lead, coordinate, and provide technical direction to teams of ISP and OSP cable technicians.
• Plan and oversee structured cabling projects including fiber backbone, copper distribution, and pathway design.
• Develop installation standards for racks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and cable management systems.
• Validate proper termination, labeling, certification, and documentation of copper and fiber installations.
• Oversee testing using OTDR, fiber certification tools, and copper cable analyzers.
• Review and approve as-built drawings, cable schedules, and infrastructure diagrams.
• Ensure compliance with Navy facility standards, NEC codes, and DoD security requirements.
• Coordinate outage windows, cutovers, and infrastructure upgrades with minimal mission disruption.
• Provide daily tasking, quality assurance oversight, and performance accountability for cabling teams.

• Design and implement VLAN architectures and network segmentation strategies.
• Configure trunking, spanning tree, and Layer 2 switching technologies.
• Implement IP addressing schemes, subnetting, and Layer 3 routing configurations.
• Troubleshoot across OSI Layers 1–4, correlating physical faults with logical network behavior.
• Configure and support routing protocols, ACLs, QoS, and secure traffic flows.
• Perform network performance analysis and capacity planning aligned with infrastructure growth.

• Serve as the primary technical authority for physical and logical network infrastructure issues.
• Ensure all installations and configurations comply with DISA STIGs and RMF controls.
• Support vulnerability remediation and secure configuration baselines.
• Coordinate change management activities and maintain accurate infrastructure documentation.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis related to physical or network-layer failures.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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Active Secret clearance or Higher

Active IAT II (sec +) or higher

• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Extensive experience leading ISP and OSP cable installation teams.
• Deep understanding of structured cabling standards (TIA/EIA) and fiber/copper infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing VLAN and Layer 3 routing solutions.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot across physical and logical network layers.

CCNP Preferred