Description: Our client is currently seeking a Engineer-Transport in Richardson TX.
This job will have the following responsibilities:
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)
Qualifications & Requirements:
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.