Network & Wireless Engineer – Project Delivery
VALL Technologies | Fort Collins, ColoradoFull-Time | On-Site / Field-Based
About the Role
VALL Technologies is seeking a Network & Wireless Engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, working directly with customers, and taking ownership of projects from preparation through successful completion.
This is not a narrowly defined network operations position.
Our projects span enterprise networking, Wi-Fi, private wireless, fixed wireless, switching, routing, firewalls, and other communications infrastructure. Because we are a small engineering company, the person in this role will have meaningful responsibility and will work across engineering, deployment, troubleshooting, project coordination, and customer communication.
We are looking for someone who takes pride in being dependable, prepared, technically capable, and easy to work with.
You should enjoy learning unfamiliar technologies and be comfortable saying, “I haven’t worked with that before, but I’ll figure it out.”
What You’ll Do
You will help design, stage, configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and support customer networks.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Configure and provision enterprise Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, and firewalls
- Stage and validate equipment before customer deployments
- Configure and troubleshoot Ruckus wireless and ICX switching platforms
- Install and commission network hardware and software
- Troubleshoot Layer 1 through Layer 3 network issues
- Perform wireless troubleshooting and basic RF analysis
- Assist with Wi-Fi surveys, validation, optimization, and performance testing
- Work with VLANs, DHCP, routing, switching, PoE, VPNs, firewalls, and related network services
- Maintain accurate configurations, documentation, inventories, and project records
- Coordinate project activities and track open items through resolution
- Communicate directly with customers, vendors, manufacturers, and project partners
- Provide concise project updates identifying completed work, open items, roadblocks, and next steps
- Follow up proactively rather than waiting to be asked for status
- Travel to customer locations when projects require onsite engineering or deployment support
Our work occasionally requires early mornings, evenings, maintenance windows, or longer days during deployments and critical customer events. These are not intended to be the everyday schedule, but flexibility is an important part of the position.
What We’re Looking For
Technical capability matters, but reliability and ownership matter just as much.
The right person:
- Shows up on time and prepared
- Communicates clearly and professionally
- Takes ownership of assignments through completion
- Keeps customers and teammates informed without being chased for updates
- Identifies roadblocks early and asks for help when necessary
- Can organize multiple projects and priorities
- Pays attention to details
- Documents their work
- Enjoys troubleshooting difficult technical problems
- Is comfortable interacting directly with customers
- Maintains a friendly, professional demeanor, including when projects become stressful
- Is willing to perform both engineering and hands-on implementation work
- Is curious and willing to learn technologies outside their existing experience
Technical Experience
Strong candidates should have experience with several of the following:
- Enterprise Wi-Fi
- Ruckus Wireless or comparable enterprise WLAN platforms
- Ruckus ICX, Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, or comparable Ethernet switching
- VLANs and 802.1Q trunking
- Layer 2 switching and spanning tree
- IPv4 networking and subnetting
- Static and dynamic routing
- DHCP and DNS
- Firewalls, NAT, and VPNs
- PoE/PoE+/PoE++
- Network troubleshooting using packet captures, CLI tools, and diagnostic utilities
- Wireless RF fundamentals including RSSI, SNR, channel utilization, interference, channel planning, and transmit power
- Network equipment staging, installation, testing, and commissioning
Experience with CBRS/private LTE/5G, fixed wireless, microwave, fiber networks, RF design tools, or spectrum analysis is a plus but is not required.
We would rather hire someone with strong fundamentals, initiative, and the ability to learn than someone who simply has a long list of certifications.
Project & Customer Responsibility
This is an important part of the position.
Engineers at VALL Technologies interact directly with customers. You will be expected to understand what you are responsible for, know the status of your projects, communicate changes and roadblocks, and follow commitments through completion.
If you prefer a position where someone else handles customers, schedules, project coordination, and follow-up while you concentrate exclusively on network configuration, this position probably isn’t the right fit.
If you enjoy owning a technical problem and helping a customer get from “we have a problem” to “it’s working,” you may enjoy this role.
Physical & Travel Requirements
This position includes hands-on network deployment work.
Candidates must be comfortable:
- Installing and replacing network equipment
- Working in equipment rooms, telecom closets, offices, and customer facilities
- Using basic hand tools
- Moving and installing typical networking equipment
- Traveling periodically for customer projects
- Occasionally working from ladders or at modest heights when necessary
VALL Technologies does not operate a bucket truck, and tower or significant work-at-height activities are generally performed by specialized contractors.
What Success Looks Like
A successful engineer at VALL Technologies becomes someone our customers and team can depend on.
When assigned a project, you understand the objective, prepare for the work, execute it professionally, communicate what happened, identify anything still outstanding, and make sure the project continues moving forward.
You don’t need to know everything on your first day.
You do need to care about getting things right.
About VALL Technologies
VALL Technologies is a Colorado-based wireless and network engineering company serving enterprise, municipal, rural broadband, education, hospitality, telecommunications, and other customers.
We work across traditional IT networking and advanced wireless infrastructure, giving our engineers exposure to projects and technologies that are difficult to experience in a narrowly specialized networking position.
We are a small company. That means individual performance matters, good work is visible, and engineers have an opportunity to take significant responsibility as their capabilities grow.
Pay: $69,000.00 - $93,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
