Senior Network Engineer

Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot intermediate networking issues like interoperability, diagnostics, and configuration.
• Working knowledge of major networking hardware.
• Deployment and operational experience with service providers, WAN, or large enterprises.
• Proficient in routing and switching technologies and protocols (TCP/IP, STP, VLAN, CDP, LACP, BGP, ISIS/OSPF/EIGRP).
• Experience with IPv4/IPv6 and developing network build and troubleshootingscripts (Python, Linux/Unix Shell, JSP, Ruby,Perl).
• Proficient in fiber-optic technology.
• Experience with field-based work in POPs,metro, Colo, or Enterprise environments.
• Adequate communication skills.
• Certification such as CompTIA, CCNA/JNCIP, CCNP/JNCIP preferred.

• Manage network provisioning functions including transporting and peering circuit turn-up, testing, and decommissioning as defined in the applicable Client standard operating procedure (“SOP”).
• Manage provisioning tasks through Client internal tools and per SOP.
• Configure network devices utilizing Client systems as needed during the provisioning process.
• Manage circuit cross connect installation and work with Client teams in data centers and external vendors for circuits in Client point of presence (“PoP”) sites.
• Ensure all circuits and cross connections are properly documented in Client databases and third-party vendor systems per SOP.
• Submit service orders and trouble tickets with third-party vendors on behalf of Client as needed.
• Manage project timelines to support network turn-up within expected completion intervals.
• Monitor Task queue and take ownership and/or distribute to the team members tasks and tickets within the scope of this SOW.
• Assist in the creation of scope of work instructions provided to vendors for the purpose of their Services execution at the PoP sites.
• Provide back-office type support and guidance to Client team.
• Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
• Assist in commissioning and decommissioning of PoP sites. Maintain documentation including specs, cross connects, and inventories.
• Work closely with network engineering, logistics, and equipment vendors as new equipment and technologies are integrated into the production network.
• Monitor Task queue and take ownership or distribute to the team members tasks and/or tickets within the scope of this engagement.
• Track available firmware updates to ensure servers remain in compliance.
• Be responsible for ordering cross connects and working with carriers for letter of authorization (“LOA”).
• Work with carriers and network provisioning engineers to turn up new circuits and engage and elevate with vendors to troubleshoot out-of-service or faulty circuits.
• Strictly follow documentation guidelines while enabling a circuit.
• Verify and validate cross connects, circuits, and optical power levels before commissioning circuits.
• Perform end-to-end testing after a circuit is provisioned.
• Build appropriate templates and scripts to further automate tasks while ensuring low risk to the network via a change control process.
• Work with Optical/DWDM Network Management Systems to successfully provision and troubleshoot Metro and Long Haul circuits.
• Deploy and Provision Data Center Racks
• Work closely with Edge Ops and DCOps teams for deployments.