Engineer-Transport - IV

Job#: 2047232

Job Description:

**If interested in the opportunity below please email a copy of your resume to [email protected]***
Position: Transport Engineer
Location: Richardson, TX
30 Month Contract 

In-Office Requirement: 5x per week

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:

• Implement lab test bed setup based on requirements from IT, Planning, and Maintenance Engineering teams
• Ensure lab test bed setup is complete prior to test or development efforts
• Schedule and manage availability of lab resources
• Support and triage for test bed issues, including vendor engagement/escalation
• Maintain lab resources to ensure production-like availability
• Manage test bed inventories
• Provide hands-on equipment support (equipment installation, fiber maintenance, card add/pulls)

What We’re Looking For:

• Knowledge and skills in creating, managing, and troubleshooting a layer 1-3 network
• Willingness to collaborate across multiple teams to create and maintain a robust environment for test and development efforts supporting Verizon’s 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)

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