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CenturyLink

Global telecommunications and IT services provider

Operations Technician 3

Telecommunications EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USA$79.6k - $106.2kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience with SONET-based long-haul and metro transport networks, next-generation DWDM wavelength systems, SDH networks with SNCP rings, DCCS cross-connect systems, Ethernet, VPLS, IP, or MPLS.
  • Possess a security clearance or have the ability to obtain one.
  • Relate technical issues to management and Government personnel, interfacing professionally with management and customers.
  • Accommodate varying work levels and shifts.
  • Preferred: An associate degree in Engineering, Electronics, Software, or Networks, or related technical or vocational education, or equivalent experience; seven or more years of applicable work experience is preferred.
  • Preferred: Cisco CCIP, CCDP, or CCNP certification, or equivalent Juniper or ALU data networking certification.
  • Strong working knowledge and experience with DWDM Layer 1, Metro Ethernet, and IP communications, including IPv4, IPv6, and routing protocols.
  • Technical knowledge and experience with MPLS, TDM, Ethernet, eLAN-eLine, TCP/IP, BGP, QoS, and IP.
  • Previous experience with broadband or narrowband circuit maintenance, testing, restoration, provisioning databases, and circuit activations.
  • Previous experience with routers, IP protocols, configurations, and interfaces.
  • Previous experience with transport platforms including Nortel, Cisco, Ciena, Lucent, and Tellabs, and data platforms including Cisco, Juniper, and Adtran.
  • Previous experience with government networks and customers.
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage customer networks, proactively track and escalate issues, engage resources to expedite service or network outages, and interact professionally with customers and management.
  • Effectively manage multiple issues simultaneously through work prioritization.
  • Make sound decisions and think logically under pressure.
  • Demonstrate the ability to train, coach, and develop the technical skill set of shift technicians.

Responsibilities

  • Perform circuit and equipment/network restoration and recognize potential jeopardy conditions.
  • Manage circuits from T1 to 100Gb, Ethernet, and IP; test and activate new network circuits as well as long-haul, metro, and international optical networks.
  • Work closely with Federal government network operation center customers on demand and scheduled maintenance to conform to customer network management requirements and protocols.
  • Analyze network troubles, assess performance data, and develop design optimization plans accordingly.
  • Interface with fiber vendors, telecommunications providers, and other entities on complex technical matters.
  • Participate as a lead or subject matter expert for selected customers in regular customer meetings, procedural reviews, audits, and other functions.
  • Review and interpret electric data processing and as-built engineering documentation.
  • Coordinate and track return material authorization requests, including interfacing with vendors to obtain authorization and completing submittal forms.
  • Analyze, test, and repair Layer 2/3 network problems; ensure services meet customer-mandated service-level agreements for latency, packet loss, jitter, and throughput; test using standard protocols, Iperf, and Brix platforms.

Desired Qualifications

  • Preferred: Cisco CCIP, CCDP, or CCNP certification, or equivalent Juniper or ALU data networking certification.
  • Preferred: Seven or more years of applicable work experience.

About the Company

CenturyLink

Global telecommunications and IT services provider

CenturyLink, now Lumen Technologies, provides telecommunications and IT services for businesses and government, including voice, network, cloud, and managed services. Its offerings cover VoIP, SIP Trunking, hosted VoIP, SD-WAN, MPLS, IPVPN, plus Big Data as a Service, IoT, and cloud management across hybrid, private, and public clouds—backed by data centers. Compared with competitors, it combines traditional communications with modern network and cloud services at scale, serving a wide range of industries globally. Its goal is to help customers communicate, connect, and digitally transform with secure, reliable, and scalable network and cloud solutions.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Monroe, LA
Founded
1930

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