Optical Network Engineer, Data Center Regional Engineering Services (DRES)

Key job responsibilities

• Perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features.
• Create implementations plans for incorporating them into the network.
• Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufactures in defining and developing test plans for Optical Modules.
• Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of work in large-scale networking environments experience
• Experience using modeling, project management, CAD and software programming tools
• Experience with programming/scripting (Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby and/or PHP), or experience with automation and any version control tools
• Experience in networking administration and troubleshooting
• Experience leading process improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
• Experience with network hardware: copper and optical fiber cabling, switches, routers
• Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment
• Experience with automation or working with scripting languages like Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell, or equivalent
• Experience in operations of highly available and scalable internet systems with a large customer base