Network Engineer

Title:: Network Engineer

Location: Richardson, TX

Working model: Onsite

Pay range: $75-$80/Hr on w2..

Description

As a member of the Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME) Intelligent Edge Network Lab Governance Team, you'll be responsible for creating and executing support strategies for S&ME Lab resources. Primary responsibilities will include:

Implement lab test bed setup based on requirements from IT, Planning, and Maintenance Engineering teams

Insuring lab test bed setup is complete prior to test or development efforts

Scheduling and managing availability of lab resources

Support and triage for test bed issues, including vendor engagement/escalation

Maintenance of lab resources to insure production-like availability

Management of test bed inventories

Hands-on equipment support (equipment installation, fiber maintenance, card add/pulls) What we're looking for… You will have knowledge and skills creating, managing, and troubleshooting a layer 1-3 network and willingness to collaborate across multiple teams in order to create and maintain a robust environment to support the dynamic demands of test and development efforts supporting next-gen networks.

You'll Need To Have

5-7 years of demonstrated experience in IP routing, preferably Cisco, Juniper, Nokia/ALU

Demonstrated experience troubleshooting/resolving network issues across L1-L3 platforms

Knowledge of Telecommunications/Service Provider architecture and design

Experience with systems automation

Excellent collaboration skills and strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience with best practices for equipment install, activation, turn-up, and network integration

Even Better If You Have

• Experience with lab operational procedures/practices
• Experience with Lab test tools - Ixia, Spirent, etc.
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, Javascript, Shell, etc) Juniper/Cisco routing and/or networking certification or equivalent experience. (Junos, IOS-XR)