Senior Network QA Engineer
MDAEdge · Edwardsville, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Perform pre-deployment quality assurance reviews of network device configurations across multiple technologies and platforms.
- Serve as the final technical quality checkpoint prior to deployment or shipment.
- Validate configurations against established runbooks, standards, and documented requirements.
- Identify errors, omissions, and deviations from established organizational standards.
- Provide real-time guidance and procedural support during staging and deployment activities without directly performing configurations.
- Review, validate, and continuously improve technical runbooks supporting the device deployment lifecycle.
- Ensure deployment procedures and standards remain current, accurate, and scalable.
- Update documentation and processes as issues are identified to capture lessons learned and reduce repeat errors.
- Drive change-control discipline by documenting, reviewing, and approving process deviations.
- Develop and maintain clear technical documentation, templates, checklists, and reference materials to improve consistency and reduce operational risk.
- Document systems, workflows, and technical dependencies supporting deployment processes.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives and mentor team members on quality standards and best practices.
- Communicate quality status, deployment readiness, findings, risks, and remediation recommendations to stakeholders.
- Partner with engineering, project management, and operations teams throughout the deployment lifecycle.
Required Qualifications
- Eight or more years of progressive network engineering experience, including senior-level engineering or architecture responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience in runbook creation, ownership, execution, technical documentation development, or quality assurance process ownership within network environments.
- Proven experience supporting large-scale circuit deployments (such as DIA, WAN, or cellular), enterprise firewall deployments, or enterprise routing and switching implementations.
- Strong technical understanding of routing and switching, VLAN design, network circuits, and connectivity.
- Solid comprehension of centralized network management platforms, change management, and process controls.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English with native or bilingual proficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve process gaps and technical quality issues.
- Strong attention to detail and a customer-focused mindset.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with centralized network management platforms such as FortiManager or similar technologies.
- Technical familiarity with vendors and platforms including Fortinet, Juniper, and Cradlepoint.
- Experience supporting large-scale, repeatable deployment initiatives.
- Experience working within highly regulated or enterprise-level environments.