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Remote Network Operations Engineer jobs are open across telecommunications, managed service providers, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise IT at distributed teams ranging from lean remote-first startups to large-scale network operations centers. Employers hiring remotely right now include PDI Technologies, NPSS, and Octave. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Within the Network Services team at Kyndryl, you will serve as a Network Operations Engineer (Tier 2 / L2) , providing operational support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for mission-critical enterprise environments supporting financial infrastructure accounts.
In this role, you will be a key operational liaison between Tier 1 support teams and Tier 3 engineering specialists, ensuring high availability and swift recovery.
Operating in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment, you will handle Tier 2 network escalations, analyze routing and switching issues, collaborate with hardware/telecom vendors, and execute planned operational maintenance.
Beyond technical troubleshooting, this role is critical to client success: you will interact directly with demanding enterprise stakeholders, manage escalations under pressure with emotional composure, and maintain trust through transparent, professional communication.
Your Future at Kyndryl
At Kyndryl, we understand the importance of investing in our employees' professional growth and development. In Network Services, you can expect to receive comprehensive support and training programs to keep your skills and knowledge up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for our customers—including new wireless and 5G technologies not yet adopted by most companies.
Work Schedule
- Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM ET (12h shifts)
- Rotation: Alternating 3/4 days (Sun–Tue or Thu–Sat, + alt Wed)
- Support: Occasional on-call
Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.
Who You Are
You combine solid hands-on Layer 2/Layer 3 networking troubleshooting capabilities with exceptional customer-facing diplomacy. You are calm under pressure, customer-focused, and comfortable navigating complex escalations within mission-critical infrastructure accounts.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
- Ability to successfully pass extensive, enhanced client-mandated federal background checks prior to onboarding.
- Demonstrated hands-on Tier 2 (L2) network operations experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving enterprise routing and switching incidents.
- Solid operational working knowledge of core protocols including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, trunking, STP, MPLS, and enterprise IP routing.
- Proven capability to troubleshoot network incidents using packet analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump) and network monitoring platforms.
- Practical experience with enterprise firewall administration and connectivity triage.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating in a tiered support structure (taking handoffs from L1 and escalating systematically to L3 engineering).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to maintain composure under pressure when interacting with demanding, high-stakes client stakeholders.
- Flexibility and willingness to work 12-hour day shifts on an alternating staggered schedule aligned with Eastern Time (ET) client operational hours.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Exposure to software-defined networking concepts (SDN), data center fabrics (e.g., Cisco ACI, VXLAN), or cloud networking environments.
- Prior experience supporting financial institutions, federal entities, or heavily regulated enterprise client environments.
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA, CCNP Enterprise core, or network vendor equivalents). Basic scripting knowledge for diagnostics and routine verification (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $79,920 to $152,160 based on a full-time schedule.
Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience. For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.
There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:
California (San Francisco Bay Area): $95,880 to $182,520
California (All Other): $87,960 to $167,400
Colorado: $79,920 to $152,160
Massachusetts: $79,920 to $167,400
New York City: $95,880 to $182,520
Washington: $87,960 to $167,400
Washington DC: $87,960 to $167,400
This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
Get Referred!
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.
Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Within the Network Services team at Kyndryl, you will serve as a Network Operations Engineer (Tier 2 / L2) , providing operational support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for mission-critical enterprise environments supporting financial infrastructure accounts.
In this role, you will be a key operational liaison between Tier 1 support teams and Tier 3 engineering specialists, ensuring high availability and swift recovery.
Operating in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment, you will handle Tier 2 network escalations, analyze routing and switching issues, collaborate with hardware/telecom vendors, and execute planned operational maintenance.
Beyond technical troubleshooting, this role is critical to client success: you will interact directly with demanding enterprise stakeholders, manage escalations under pressure with emotional composure, and maintain trust through transparent, professional communication.
Your Future at Kyndryl
At Kyndryl, we understand the importance of investing in our employees' professional growth and development. In Network Services, you can expect to receive comprehensive support and training programs to keep your skills and knowledge up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for our customers—including new wireless and 5G technologies not yet adopted by most companies.
Work Schedule
- Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM ET (12h shifts)
- Rotation: Alternating 3/4 days (Sun–Tue or Thu–Sat, + alt Wed)
- Support: Occasional on-call
Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.
Who You Are
You combine solid hands-on Layer 2/Layer 3 networking troubleshooting capabilities with exceptional customer-facing diplomacy. You are calm under pressure, customer-focused, and comfortable navigating complex escalations within mission-critical infrastructure accounts.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
- Ability to successfully pass extensive, enhanced client-mandated federal background checks prior to onboarding.
- Demonstrated hands-on Tier 2 (L2) network operations experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving enterprise routing and switching incidents.
- Solid operational working knowledge of core protocols including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, trunking, STP, MPLS, and enterprise IP routing.
- Proven capability to troubleshoot network incidents using packet analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump) and network monitoring platforms.
- Practical experience with enterprise firewall administration and connectivity triage.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating in a tiered support structure (taking handoffs from L1 and escalating systematically to L3 engineering).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to maintain composure under pressure when interacting with demanding, high-stakes client stakeholders.
- Flexibility and willingness to work 12-hour day shifts on an alternating staggered schedule aligned with Eastern Time (ET) client operational hours.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Exposure to software-defined networking concepts (SDN), data center fabrics (e.g., Cisco ACI, VXLAN), or cloud networking environments.
- Prior experience supporting financial institutions, federal entities, or heavily regulated enterprise client environments.
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA, CCNP Enterprise core, or network vendor equivalents). Basic scripting knowledge for diagnostics and routine verification (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $79,920 to $152,160 based on a full-time schedule.
Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience. For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.
There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:
California (San Francisco Bay Area): $95,880 to $182,520
California (All Other): $87,960 to $167,400
Colorado: $79,920 to $152,160
Massachusetts: $79,920 to $167,400
New York City: $95,880 to $182,520
Washington: $87,960 to $167,400
Washington DC: $87,960 to $167,400
This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
Get Referred!
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote network operations engineer jobs.
- Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting routers, switches, and firewalls from major vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, or Palo Alto
- Proficiency with network monitoring and management tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG, or Nagios
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, and other core routing and switching protocols
- Experience with network security principles including firewall policy management, VPN configuration, and access control lists
- Relevant industry certification such as CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+, or an equivalent vendor-neutral or vendor-specific credential
- Ability to respond to and resolve network incidents under time pressure, including participation in on-call or shift-based coverage
Tips for Your Remote Network Operations Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote network operations engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your skills and apply directly. Remote postings fill faster than on-site ones, so moving quickly matters.
Document your async incident response process
Remote NOC teams can't watch you work, so show your written process. Include incident tickets, runbooks, or post-mortems in your application materials to prove you communicate clearly under pressure without needing in-person escalation paths.
Build a home lab with monitoring tools
Remote employers want proof you've run a real network, not just studied one. Set up a home lab running platforms like SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, or Zabbix and reference it specifically when describing your monitoring and alerting experience.
Prepare for tool-based remote interviews
Remote network operations engineer interviews often include live troubleshooting scenarios shared over screen share. Practice walking through packet captures in Wireshark, reading SNMP trap logs, and narrating your diagnosis out loud so your reasoning is clear to a remote panel.
Remote Network Operations Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote network operations engineer job?
Remote network operations engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate independent troubleshooting and clear async communication, because there's no one to tap on the shoulder when a circuit goes down at 2 a.m. Remote employers screen heavily for hands-on experience with monitoring platforms like SolarWinds, PRTG, or Nagios, ticketing workflows, and documented incident response. A home lab, a relevant certification like CCNA or CompTIA Network+, and writing samples from past incident reports all strengthen your case for a remote role.
Which companies hire remote network operations engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote network operations engineers include PDI Technologies, NPSS, and Octave, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote network operations engineer roles are especially common at managed service providers, cloud-native companies, and distributed enterprise IT teams where 24/7 network coverage is handled across time zones rather than from a single physical NOC.
Can you get a remote network operations engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level network operations engineer roles are harder to land than on-site ones, because employers expect you to work through problems independently from day one. Companies most likely to hire entry-level remote candidates include smaller MSPs and startups with structured onboarding. A home lab demonstrating real routing and switching work, a CCNA or Network+ certification, and any internship or help-desk experience that shows you've handled live network issues will open doors that a blank resume won't.
Do you need a degree for remote network operations engineer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about certifications and demonstrable skills than a four-year degree, particularly at the mid-level and above. Credentials like CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+, or Juniper JNCIA carry real weight, and a portfolio of lab work or past incident documentation can substitute for a degree in a lot of hiring conversations. Larger enterprises and government contractors are more likely to require a degree, so it depends on the employer type you're targeting.
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