Network Architect Engineer

This position is part of Verizon’s planned transition of non-union Frontier employees into Verizon compensation and benefits programs.

About the role

We’re seeking a Network Architect Engineer to research, design, and deploy IP technologies across a wide variety of network vendors and applications. A successful candidate will have a deep understanding of Service Provider-related technologies and be capable of considering business and financial impacts when developing strategies. The ability to be self-driven and multi-task several complex projects is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the configuration, implementation, administration, and efficiency of Frontier IP, Access, and Video Networks.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve hardware, software, and other network or system issues.
• Create Method of Procedures (MOPs) for configuring, testing, or modifying network elements, solutions, or architectures.
• Develop documentation for testing, troubleshooting, or administering network devices or architectures.
• Design test plans for evaluating new technologies or features.
• Collaborate with Network Operations teams to aid in troubleshooting efforts or support long-running network projects.
• Work with various departments to create financial models, business cases, and presentations based on complex network designs to influence future strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in IP networking and routing protocols.
• Deep knowledge and demonstrated expertise in many of the following protocols and technologies: Ethernet, TCP/IP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, MPLS (LDP/RSVP), High Availability (VRRP/HSRP/GLBP), Multicast (PIM/IGMP), QoS, HTTP, SSL, VOIP.
• Strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills for planning, designing, and implementing complicated service provider architectures and applications.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to communicate complex topics across multiple organizations and at different levels.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale network capacity management, modeling, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with U-Verse, FiOS, or other triple-play architectures, including underlying access, Ethernet, and/or transport network infrastructures.
• Experience with large-scale service provider Carrier Ethernet and/or core IP networks.
• Strong knowledge of service provider routing and/or transport architectures, including commonly used network hardware vendors (Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, Adtran, Calix, Coriant, Ciena, etc.).
• Software development and/or scripting experience.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $120,000 to $145,000.
• 20 PTO (Paid Time Off) days + 10 paid holidays per year.
• Day-one medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan.
• 401k match of 50% on 6% of eligible compensation.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Personal & Work Life Balance Resources & Wellness Support.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• 10 weeks of paid parental leave, and a phased return-to-work program for new parents.
• Up to $10,000 in adoption program assistance.
• 3 weeks of paid caregiver leave.