Network Operations Engineer - Core Networking & Automation

Sky; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment brand in the UK seeks a professional to join their Network Design team. The role involves understanding business requirements, preparing provisioning procedures, and deploying Core Network upgrades. Candidates should have solid experience with service provider technologies and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive rewards including private healthcare and pension packages.

Benefits

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky VIP rewards

Qualifications

• Solid experience with service provider technologies, understanding Core IP backbone, CDN, Peering and Transit (P&T).
• Good experience with IOS-XR based platforms such as Cisco NCS/ASR routers.
• Strong experience in ISIS, MPLS, BGP, QOS, Segment routing, EPE, EVPN, Telemetry.
• Great communication skills to convey risks, acquire sign-off and send updates.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Network Design team to understand business requirements.
• Prepare provisioning procedures for Core Network capacity expansion upgrades.
• Deploy procedures in the production network during out of business hours.
• Test procedures in lab environments to ensure successful deployment.
• Gain knowledge to consult in feature availability and performance.

Skills

Service provider technologies

Cisco NCS/ASR routers

ISIS

MPLS

BGP

QOS

Segment routing

Python

GIT

NETCONF

Job description

A leading media and entertainment brand in the UK seeks a professional to join their Network Design team. The role involves understanding business requirements, preparing provisioning procedures, and deploying Core Network upgrades. Candidates should have solid experience with service provider technologies and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive rewards including private healthcare and pension packages.