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Insight Global FTTx Access Engineer in Opelika, Alabama
Job Description
A client of Insight Global is looking to hire an Access Engineer. The position will help design, build and deploy core POP sites in market. Working closely with the NEA team on overbuilds of existing legacy projects. This role will be a hands on strategy, testing, and provisioning. Maintaining a focus on ensuring high reliability, this engineer will design, test, and deploy new platforms and solutions, mentor the network operations staff while also acting as an escalation point for the network Production Engineering team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to those listed below:
Responsible for participating in design, implementing, and supporting the companys access, distribution, and core networks.
Responsible for working with internal groups and external partners in the design, acceptance testing, and production implementation for all infrastructure.
Lead and coordinate with vendors, customers and outside organizations when supporting access and distribution layer repair or implementation efforts.
Prepare written reports and other technical documentation to communicate ideas, concepts, and details necessary to accomplish specific goals.
Analyze chronic network imperfections for root cause source and recommend any appropriate corrective actions. Implement fix/correction as directed.
Contribute to the definition of operational and support requirements for new network related technologies and products
Create and provide detailed documentation for process flows, job aids and application guidelines for all applications and elements under the management purview of production engineering
Provide routing escalation support for all metro and backbone network elements
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com .
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Skills and Requirements
Education/Experience:
Bachelor of Science or Applied Science in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or five years military and/or communications Engineering experience
5+ years of service provider network experience
Must have proven experience in support and implementation turn-up of multi-gigabit access / last mile networks.
Proven experience with layer 2 or MPLS and commercial networks and the various components included.
Proven network support and implementation experience with OSPF, IS-IS, BGP and switching expertise.
Strong layer 1 4 supporting experience - excellent understanding of Internet and datacenter topologies
Experience evaluating, configuring, and troubleshooting a variety of network equipment specifically but not limited to: Adtran, Ericsson, Juniper, Ciena, Calix and Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia - solid understanding of associated vendor hardware architecture and characteristics.
Strong knowledge with the understanding and configuration of Arista/Mikrotik/Ciena/Juniper/Ericsson/Adtran routers and switches in an ISP environment
Thorough understanding of the OSI model and relational properties
Thorough understanding of various L2/L3 protocols and technologies: TCP/IP (v4 & v6) and related protocols, MPLS-based services, LACP, VRRP, STP, etc.
Strong understanding of Internet Protocols and interior/exterior routing protocols (e.g. ISIS, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, Multicast/Unicast, IPv6)
Excellent understanding of ACLs, prefix lists, and firewalls
Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, and IP Management
Experience in automation using common scripting languages; ability to read and understand a script vs greenfield composing. Plusses:
JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP and/or CCNP/CCIP/CCDP required and or equivalent work experience; certs are not a must though validate knowledge. null
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.