IP Engineer

Job Summary

Position may be located in Billings, MT;
Glasgow, MT;
Scobey, MT or Williston, ND.

Under general supervision and direction, this position is to act as the subject matter expert on all IP products and services, including VoIP, MPLS, RIP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, SSL, and IPVPN networking. The IP Engineer is also responsible for developing network design, test, and implementation best practices that ensure the highest possible network reliability and uptime. This individual will work closely with other team members and departments to coordinate activities and projects for network reconfiguration, system upgrades and system redesign plans to support network convergence.

• Proficient engineering 3 routing infrastructure with detailed knowledge of LAN/WAN/VLAN/VPN operations and administration of network QoS policy.
• Thorough knowledge of VoIP application and SIP protocol to build and support soft-switching VoIP delivery.
• Thorough knowledge of routing protocols TCP/IP, SONET, Ethernet, ATM, CDMA VoIP, Voice systems service delivery. Analyzes complex problems associated with Ethernet, TCP/IP, and other LAN/WAN systems.
• Full understanding of server authentication, management and monitoring technology; SNMP, ACS, RADIUS, AAA.
• Thorough understanding of Cisco routing and switching platforms in an ISP and customer environment. Includes BGP, MPLS, ISIS, OSPF and other routing protocols.
• Analyzes complex problems associated with optical transport systems, voice switching systems, wireless systems as it relates to IP.
• Thorough understanding of IPv4 and IPv6 routing and sub-netting practices.
• Ability to understand, design, recommend, and implement QoS, IPv4, IPv6, carrier grade NAT/PAT, and DNS. Troubleshooting techniques align with both the OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Drive quality management departmental policies, processes and procedures and work across functions and departments and ensure collaborative work environment.
• Coordinates and conducts traffic studies. Analyzes traffic data and makes recommendations for equipment changes based on analysis. To include forecasting, trending, and capacity projection in all IP related network infrastructure.
• Provide specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for most efficient solution to meet business needs including present and future capacity requirements.
• Assists in maintaining the department’s capital and operating expenses through prudent use of company capital and material resources. Assists department manager in the preparation of capital and expense budgets.
• Work within network administrator role to develop, plan, implement, and verify changes and improvements across all network infrastructures. Will analyze subscriber growth areas and determine the most effective manner to satisfy customer requirements.
• Responsible for the detailed engineering specifications (MOP’s), project coordination and ensuring the installation of central office equipment in in accordance with operational and industry standards.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Experience with designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting of complex voice, data, video and wireless networks.
• Able to analyze the network to engineer the best possible solution, traffic data for cost studies and maintenance purposes and gather and report numerical data and produce statistical reports.
• Experience working in complex organization within a dynamic competitive marketplace with new customer needs and expectations.
• Able to work from oral and written instructions, make decisions independently, and take responsibility…