Organized in 1995, CVIN LLC (dba Vast Networks) is comprised of affiliates of several independent telephone companies located in Central and Northern California, offering a full line of network services to other telecommunications companies in the area. From business in various industries including agriculture, technology, manufacturing, to hospitals, and school districts, we offer a variety of network solutions that connect multiple locations with secure, redundant bandwidth and much more. Vast Networks is seeking an experienced and professional Network Team Lead to help lead and direct network technicians.

 

As the Network Team Lead, you’ll work closely with the Network Manager and help lead day-to-day operations of our ISP network infrastructure. You’ll serve as a technical point of contact for your team and engineers, coordinate tasks, and help ensure smooth delivery of reliable service to our customers. This position requires leadership responsibilities and mentorship opportunities within the technical team.

 

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for network issues affecting service availability.
• Take ownership of daily monitoring and maintenance of core, access, and customer-facing network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot network issues including link failures, configuration errors, or service interruptions, and organize preventative maintenances and schedules.
• Scheduling, executing various upgrades, port changes, and equipment swaps.
• Direct and support network technicians and NOC Staff; assigning tasks, scheduling shifts, and monitoring team performance.
• Monitoring Network health across core, distribution, and access layers using tools such as PRTG.

• Work closely with the fiber, construction, outside plant, and engineering teams to coordinate installations, repairs, and expansions as needed.
• Participate in project rollouts including new hardware deployments, fiber expansions, or PoP upgrades.
• Ensure maintenance and operation records are kept and updated regularly for various equipment such as HVAC units, generators, and fuel levels are maintained.
• Communicate operational updates, recurring issues, or trends to the Network Manager

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• 2+ years of experience in a lead or supervisory capacity, preferably in a network operator role.

• Strong understanding of networking protocols and tools (BGP, VLANs, DHCP, etc.)
• Hands on experience with Cisco, Arista or similar ISP-grade hardware/platforms
• Familiarity with GPON, and fiber optic technologies, DWDM, etc.
• CCNA Certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Proficiency in Network monitoring and traffic analysis tools(SNMP,RADIUS) and IP address management platforms

Position offers a competitive salary between $125,000 -$155,000 annually.

Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO, Sick Time, and 401(k) with company match and company vehicle.

Apply online through Sierra HR Partners. Make telephone inquiries by calling 559.431.8090

An Equal Opportunity Employer