Senior Network Engineer

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma is required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science preferred.
• Three or more years of experience with service provider level networking with a four-year degree, or at least eight plus years' experience without a four-year degree.

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient with ISIS, OSPF, BGP, RSVP, LDP, and MPLS network protocols.
• Experience with L3VPN, VPLS, EVPN, and multicast MPLS applications.
• Experience with SNMP.
• Proficient with MPLS traffic engineering and network capacity planning.
• Experience with DHCP server, DHCP relay, and DHCP clients for IPv4 and IPv6.
• Experience with managing DNS records.
• Proficient with Python or other similar programming languages.
• Basic knowledge of DWDM optical networking with amplification and optical switching.
• Juniper JNCIS-SP certification or higher preferred.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience with metro ethernet standards.

Major Job Tasks

• Design, configure, and document new service provider, datacenter, and subscriber networks.
• Build and present Proof of Concepts for new solutions.
• Serve as an escalation contact for internal and external Engineers.
• Develop network automation to improve consistency, stability, and efficiency.
• Complete annual network related training and certifications.
• Work in a 24/7/365 environment to respond to major technical operational emergencies as part of a 6 person on-call rotation.

External Relationships

• Frequent contacts with general Key Accounts or other outside representatives.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to operate all equipment normally found in an office environment.
• Must have valid driver's license without violation, which would prohibit insurability.
• Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
• Must be able to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Must be able to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.