Lab Engineer

Job Title

IEN Lab Engineer / Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME)

Dallas, TX

Full-time

As a member of the Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME) Intelligent Edge Network Lab Governance Team, you will create and execute support strategies for S&ME Lab resources. Primary responsibilities include:

• Implement lab test bed setup based on requirements from IT, Planning, and Maintenance Engineering teams
• Ensure lab test bed setup is complete prior to test or development efforts
• Schedule and manage availability of lab resources
  
  Support and triage for test bed issues, including vendor engagement/escalation
• Maintain lab resources to ensure production-like availability
• Manage test bed inventories
• Hands‑on equipment support (installation, fiber maintenance, card add/pulls)

You will have knowledge and skills creating, managing, and troubleshooting a layer 1-3 network and willingness to collaborate across multiple teams to create and maintain a robust environment to support the dynamic demands of test and development efforts supporting Verizon's next‑gen networks.

• 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in IP routing, preferably Cisco, Juniper, Nokia/ALU
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting/resolving network issues across L1-L3 platforms
• Knowledge of Telecommunications/Service Provider architecture and design
• Experience with systems automation
• Excellent collaboration skills and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with best practices for equipment install, activation, turn‑up, and network integration

• Experience with lab operational procedures/practices
• Experience with Lab test tools - Ixia, Spirent, etc
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, JavaScript, Shell, etc)
• Juniper/Cisco routing and/or networking certification or equivalent experience (Junos, IOS‑XR)