Senior Network Peering and Interconnection Engineer

Must Have's

Routing, Hardware, Access Tech Transport - please see below after #3

1. Having prior experience in one of the below (refer table) Fiber companies is a must. Client will screen CV only when prior work ex in these companies are provided.

2. It will help to provide at least 2 references from previous employers (with email, phone, name and role).

3. Candidate has to work from Cognizant Plano office, on 3 days every week.

Senior Network Peering & Interconnection Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Network Peering & Interconnection Engineer to design, operate, and evolve a high-performance, consumer-scale fiber broadband network. This role owns peering, transit, and interconnection strategy to ensure low latency, high reliability, and cost-efficient delivery of internet traffic for millions of users.

• Design and execute regional and national peering strategies
• Manage settlement-free peering, paid peering, PNIs, and transit
• Architect and operate BGP-based peering and backbone routing
• Perform traffic engineering, capacity planning, and performance optimization
• Lead incident response and troubleshooting across interconnects
• Enforce routing security best practices (RPKI, IRR)
• Collaborate with automation, NOC, legal, and procurement teams

• CCIE Routing & Switching (preferred) or equivalent
• 8+ years ISP or broadband network experience
• Expert BGP, IPv4/IPv6, ASN, peering and transit knowledge
• Experience with IXPs and private interconnects, HANDS-ON at Scripting
• Carrier-grade routing platforms experience

• Consumer fiber broadband experience
• Anycast or CDN interconnect exposure
• Network automation and telemetry experience

Years of

Experience:

10.00 Years of Experience