Tier IV Network Engineer
Company: Internet 2
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: January 8, 2021
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Job Description:
Internet2 provides the U.S. research and education community
with a dynamic, innovative world-leading set of advanced
information technologies. Through collaboration with regional
optical networks, international partners, and campus members,
Internet2 provides next-generation network services and a platform
for the development of new networking paradigms. With community
control of the fundamental networking infrastructure, the Internet2
Network provides the scalability for its members to efficiently
provision resources to address bandwidth-intensive requirements of
their campuses such as collaborative applications, distributed
research experiments, grid-based data analysis, and social
networking.
The Internet2 Network Services division develops and operates a
highly unique network infrastructure for the research and education
community. It also directly engages with that community to
continually evolve the services provided by that infrastructure,
requiring expertise that transcends nearly all the layers of
advanced networking, cloud computing, measurement, information
security and information technology.
To help support this critical mission, we are seeking a Tier IV
Network Engineer to serve as both a technical expert and community
liaison to further evolve the services provided by the Internet2
network. Domestic and occasional international travel is
expected.
Responsibilities
Serve as a senior technical leader within Network Services focused
on optical transport, network failure analysis, and overall
capacity management
Author work packages for major changes to the optical network
platform, including changes to existing services and provisioning
of new services
Support the Internet2 Network Operations Center (NOC) and Business
Development Team as a senior technical leader and subject matter
expert, assisting in solving critical problems and developing new
solutions
Interact cross-divisionally with Internet2 leadership, providing
key feedback on technology implementations and policy
development
Interact extensively with Internet2 customer technical stakeholders
to forge relationships, contribute to the technical development of
the community at large (including hosting workshops and training)
and support the R&E ecosystem of regional networks and
campuses
Work actively to identify emerging technologies and trends within
industry, analyze community requirements, and work within the
Architecture team to develop new architectural directions
Mentor junior engineering staff on complex technologies; recommend
training programs to encourage division wide, cross-team
competency
Serve as escalation point and leader for operational support and
technical negotiations with vendors
Develop and maintain comprehensive laboratory facilities hosted
within Internet2 facilities to test new technologies as well as
provide debugging environments for identified problems.
Work independently and in a team environment
Expected to travel up to 30% for community and vendor interactions
- travel is on hold due to COVID-19, but will resume at some point
in the future
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated team player
combining first-rate communication skills with excellent
problem-solving ability. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability
required.
Required:
Five years of experience and ability to demonstrate skills in
developing and managing DWDM optical transport systems,
specifically long-haul coherent optical fiber communication systems
with in-line optical amplifiers
Bachelor's Degree in a science or engineering discipline;
alternatively, a substitute of significant relevant experience may
be accepted.
Experience with wide area transport network and/or service provider
implementations, operating optical platforms on IRU fibers in a
remotely supported environment, etc.
Experience designing and leading the implementation of transponders
and ROADM infrastructure and to provide edge network services in
high-availability environments. Demonstrated knowledge of spectrum
management, power balancing, and OSNR optimization.
Familiarity with Operational Support System and Network Management
System software stacks as applied to network automation,
orchestration and telemetry.
Ability to write devops scripts (python, perl, JSON, etc) to
communicate with network elements and retrieve database
information.
Experience working in telecommunications and data center
facilities, including the design of power systems (-48V DC and AC)
and fiber cable planta.
Preferred:
Familiarity with the R&E community and their requirements for
networks.
Experience with Traffic Engineering within MPLS and/or segment
routed networks.
Experience designing networks for random large flows AND consistent
utilization.
Certifications and/or demonstrated knowledge of the Juniper and
Cisco IOS-XR product suite, as well as other routing and switching
products.
Internet2 has offices located in Ann Arbor, MI; Denver, CO;
Washington, DC: and West Hartford, CT. Remote candidates are
encouraged to apply.
Internet2 is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and equal
opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or veteran status.
Keywords: Internet 2, Ann Arbor , Tier IV Network Engineer, Engineering , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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