Responsibilities

  • Install, configure and support large-scale production and corporate network infrastructure including routers, switches, console servers and optical transport equipment.
  • Troubleshoot network hardware and software, working with 3rd party hardware vendors and suppliers on root cause analysis and resolution.
  • Troubleshoot and repair local and long-haul circuits, working with both internal resources and 3rd party vendors to isolate and resolve cabling issues.
  • Schedule and perform network maintenance, repair, and upgrade tasks as needed while limiting the impact on the production network.
  • Use internal software, tools, and scripts to configure, monitor, and repair network equipment.
  • Perform queue management for alarms, tasks, and incidents and participate in ongoing deployment projects
  • Troubleshooting network link/device/configuration issues, isolating the problem, fixing the problem.
  • Creating new RMA requests through OEM vendors for both replacement devices, as well as obtaining technical assistance when troubleshooting devices.
  • Verify capacity, draining traffic, suppressing alarms before replacing; optics, line cards, sup cards.
  • Tracking, maintaining and updating asset inventory of defective and replacement parts.
  • Troubleshooting, tracing, looping links to locate the physical issue.

Skills & Experience
  • Experience with Cisco Nexus/ASR, Arista and Juniper Enterprise and Service Provider network hardware platforms and architectures including data center switching platforms.
  • Strong working knowledge of routing and switching technologies and protocols.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations and utilize troubleshooting skills, systems and tools, and creative problem solving abilities under pressure.
  • Strong working knowledge of Linux OS and CLI navigation.
  • Working knowledge of POP facilities.
  • Knowledge of Optic Modules, fiber optic cabling.
  • Knowledge of Routing Protocols: BGP/OSPF/MPLS/ISIS/DWDM.

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