Network Engineer

Evans is hiring a Network Engineer to join one of its growing contracts supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This role will support the deployment of an air traffic support system in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment and serve as a key technical resource during network installation, integration, testing, and commissioning activities. The ideal candidate should be comfortable performing network diagnostics, coordinating site readiness requirements, supporting field deployment teams both remotely and on-site, and collaborating with telecommunications providers, local administrators, and engineering stakeholders to ensure successful system implementation.

Location details: This role is mostly remote with approximately 20% domestic travel anticipated to support FAA site installations, network integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and deployment activities. Travel will also include occasional on-site visits at the Department of Transportation Headquarters in Washington D.C. and the FAA Headquarters in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

• Provide technical support for network deployment, integration, and commissioning activities, including configuration validation, connectivity testing, troubleshooting, and fault isolation in support of mission-critical air traffic systems.
• Serve as a primary technical resource during live deployments and cutovers, guiding field personnel, supporting implementation activities remotely and on-site, participating in technical bridge calls, and ensuring adherence to established change-control and deployment procedures.
• Coordinate site readiness and deployment requirements by maintaining implementation trackers, validating prerequisites, tracking telecommunications circuit delivery and testing, resolving dependencies, and escalating risks or blockers to appropriate stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, telecommunications providers, local site personnel, and project teams to investigate and resolve network and infrastructure issues while supporting operational continuity throughout the deployment lifecycle.
• Support hardware installation, infrastructure integration, commissioning, and documentation efforts by validating equipment readiness, maintaining deployment records, capturing test results, and providing status updates to project and engineering leadership.