Senior Network Engineer - Telecom

Forward thinking internet provider is looking to add a Senior Network Engineer to their team.

This is an amazing opportunity to be involved in a highly competitive industry on the cutting edge of technology, while still working at a company that’s small enough that you feel like you’re making a difference to your community.

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for engineering planning, design, equipment evaluation, project management, installation specifications, and test & acceptance for existing and advanced networks to ensure cost effective enhancements and upgrades to meet network requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Engineer and implement network enhancements in a cost-effective manner using sound professional business approaches. Perform cost/benefit trade-offs.
• Provide engineering and technical expertise and support for both internal and external customers.
• Plan, develop, design, and manage network projects.
• Evaluate network security issues when designing network and in conjunction with the Information Security Office recommend and implement changes to minimize network security concerns.
• Evaluate and recommend new, advanced technologies (both software and hardware platforms) that will be most cost-effective in meeting network service requirements.
• Plan overall equipment layouts in central offices and remote facilities.
• Projects are engineered according to acceptable industry standards.
• Evaluate demand forecasts, sales and market forecasts, mandates, and technology evolution, and be able to apply these requirements to successful network design.
• Maintain professional contact with suppliers, vendors, trade organizations and other peer groups to stay current in technology changes and trends affecting the Telecom field.
• Effectively research and present technical material verbally and in written form to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide leadership to junior level Network Engineers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or related field and current, practical, and applicable technical experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in network planning, design and implementation can substitute above qualifications
• Extensive knowledge of routing, switching and firewall systems
• Advanced technical experience of OSPF, ISIS, BGP and MPLS
• Technical understanding of Juniper/Ciena hardware and configurations
• Familiarity of WDM Transport systems
• MEF standard based service for Layer2 and Layer3 Circuits
• QoS and Firewall Policy for scalable deployment
• Access transport and service technology (FTTH, VoIP, Pseudowire T1 and DSL)
• Segment routing and traffic engineering
• Application servers (DHCP, DNS, radius, tacacs and LDAP) to support various services
• AC/DC power systems
• Python scripting