Carrier Network Engineer

Different Technologies Pty Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications company in London seeks a Network Engineer responsible for supporting the evolution of a next-generation network. Candidates should have experience in ISP or Carrier environments, preferably with CCNP/JNCP qualifications. The job includes troubleshooting, configuring hardware, and enhancing network performance through automation. This role ensures compliance and involves collaborative activities with network architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior network engineer in an ISP or Carrier environment.
• Significant network engineering experience deploying and managing networks.
• Desirable CCIE progression.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day network management tasks including troubleshooting.
• Monitor and improve network performance.
• Support and maintain the core, distribution, and access networks.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Network configuration

Network security

Multi-vendor network management

Automation

Education

CCNP certification

JNCP certification

Tools

Network monitoring tools

Hardware troubleshooting tools

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Network & Operations, the Network Engineers are responsible for supporting the evolution of the company\'s Network from its current test lab environment at their datacenter through to the upcoming network deployment and the continuous expansion plan. The network is multi-vendor and white-label and is at the leading edge of next generation network design. The role is suited for highly technical network engineers with previous experience as a senior network engineer within an ISP or Carrier environment. Ideally, you will have significant network engineering experience to at least CCNP/JNCP level and will be striving for CIIE within a carrier/ISP environment.

This role is probably not suitable for an Enterprise based NW Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Taking engineering accountability for this ingenious start-up\'s Next Generation ISP/Carrier network throughout its evolution
• Handling day to day Network Management tasks such as Troubleshooting Network Issues
• Configuring network hardware and related products
• Occasionally visiting the datacenters to install hardware
• Monitoring and Improving Network Performance, utilizing automation where possible
• Planning for network growth activities
• Ensuring Compliance
• Establishing Reliable Network Security

• Helping to ensure continuous evolution, delivery and improvement practices as the network evolves and grows
• Support and maintain the core, distribution and access networks

Undertake ad-hoc projects and other activities as required to support the network deployment

Support Network activity within Lab and Deployment environments

• Support the NW Architects to build, configure and troubleshoot the physical NW within the test environment hosted within our Data Centres
• Ensure stable and reliable network services are maintained
• Undertake day-to-day network performance monitoring
• As the network evolves it will require continuous network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair
• Handle trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations
• Get involved with deployment and maintenance of network monitoring, analysis and reporting tools
• Undertake analysis of problems and effective fault diagnosis and system recovery

Collaborative engagement with Network Operations and Network Architecture teams to report progress and technical requirements

Network Management tasks

• Provide Network Support that includes operation and change management across all aspects of the network
• Application of configuration changes via our change control systems and processes
• Network design activity, including HLD, LLD documentation and subsequent implementation
• Installation of network hardware and software including onsite network locations
• Upgrades and patches and configuration tuning

Representing the business via engagement with vendor and industry colleagues

Continuous evolution, delivery and improvement practices

• Maintain, develop, and implement new technology to improve and enhance services delivered
• Monitor and test backups of all servers and configure data for all network equipment
• Optimise network capacity and reliability

Develop and maintain sound network security practices on all network equipment

Support and maintain the core, distribution and access networks

• Develop sustainable solutions to handle complex issues
• Work in collaboration with the network architects, network engineering and security teams
• Identify and resolve network problems
• Take care of the networking, routing and interconnectivity

Roll out innovative ideas and programmes of works to help reduce network issues