Sr Communications / Network Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Create test plans, execute lab testing (regression testing), develop high and low-level designs, lead field trials, support first office applications and support transitioning projects to operations teams
• Identify opportunities for improvements to existing designs & practices on an ongoing basis, drawing on new platform capabilities, industry standards, market demands, etc. Define the business impact and value of these improvements, publicize priorities, and align resources needed to perform proof of concept testing and introduction into Cox's commercial services network operations for these design improvements
• Identify risks to rollout plans and clearly articulate impacts and options to business partners with proposed workarounds, changes to schedule, modified product scopes, etc
• Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills. Experienced at writing technical proposals and documentation. Typical formal documentation outputs will include test plans, project business/technical requirements, test results and key findings, standardized design guidelines, and implementation guides. Informal communication skills (e-mail, teleconference, face to face, etc.) are also required
• Serve as overall subject matter expert on network technology and market requirements, particularly relating to Metro Ethernet and other advanced networking services in demand by commercial & enterprise customers (e.g. L3VPN, VPLS, Internet, Ethernet Private Line services, QoS, Service Level Agreements, etc.)

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in related field (i.e. Engineering, Technical Operations) or academic equivalent training or projects
• 5+ years of experience with Metro Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. Recent experience with Cisco, Juniper, or Nokia (formerly Alcatel-Lucent) specific implementations; as well as experience designing and implementing complex IP routing scenarios (Including OSPF, ISIS, & BGP)
• Experience in leading complex project execution teams, ability to delegate work activities and provide priorities in a manner that assures timely execution of projects
• Clear understanding of modern router architecture and network design (control plane and forwarding plane separation, switch fabric design, ingress/egress queuing, IP lookup algorithms, traffic engineering, protection mechanisms, and capacity planning)
• Advanced knowledge of Metro Ethernet switching architecture, design, and implementation
• Ability to understand Physical and Data-Link layer media properties and implications as they relate to network architecture and operations (i.e. fiber optics, HFC, DOCSIS, PON, RF, PSTN, etc.)
• Experience in data communications and networking standards (e.g. MEF, IETF, ITU, ANSI, IEEE...)

Preferred Requirements

• BS/BA degree in related discipline strongly preferred (i.e. Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical degree)
• Experience with the following scripting/programming languages is highly desired: Ansible, Python, Perl, PHP, shell scripts
• Direct experience with Nokia's (formerly Alcatel-Lucent) Service Router platform (7x50, 7450, 7705, 7210), and 5620 SAM/NSP (EMS)
• Deep understanding of service reliability and service availability while having the capability to apply these concepts to Service Level Agreement calculations
• Telecommunications Industry certifications a plus (i.e. MEF, Cisco, Alcatel, Juniper)

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