Responsibilities

• Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and points of presence (POPs)
• Maintain the uptime and performance of the ground network
• Improve network performance based upon system performance metrics
• Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
• Assist in negotiating technical aspects of supplier and service provider contracts

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional hands on experience operating a service provider network
• Operational experience in a Linux production environment
• Experience with Python and/or bash scripting

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline
• Deep understanding of service provider networks including but not limited to:
• Connectivity (Ethernet, WDM, IPv4 and IPv6)
• Switching (MPLS, QinQ)
• Routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
• Subscriber Management (BNG, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, BSS/OSS integration)
• Network security and Anti-DDoS measures
• Internet services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.)
• Familiarity with network health monitoring systems such as Observium, Solarwinds or Nagios
• Experience with hands-on work in bringing up network infrastructure
• Experience creating documentation and procedures
• Ability to run projects independently
• Experience working on wireless networks
• Experience working on software defined networking (SDN) and/or network function virtualization (NFV)
• Cisco, Juniper or other industry certifications