Onsite Network & Telecoms Engineer – Legacy & IP (Cork)

Morgan McKinley; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Cork, Ireland, is hiring a Network & Telecoms Engineer to bridge legacy telecommunications with modern IP networking. This onsite role involves maintaining traditional telecom circuits while supporting long-term modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years’ hands-on telecom experience, strong L2/L3 IP networking skills, and will document circuits and runbooks while coordinating with vendors for escalations. CCNA/CCNP are desirable.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on telecom technology experience (e.g., E1/T1, ISDN PRI/BRI, TDM, PBX).
• Solid enterprise L2/L3 routing and switching knowledge (VLANs, VRRP, OSPF, BGP).
• Experience working onsite with physical network/telecom equipment and patch panels.
• Familiarity with telecom test sets (BERT/line testing) and carrier WAN links.
• Ability to document circuits, cabling, and runbooks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Legacy telecom operations: install, maintain, and troubleshoot traditional circuits, PBX, and legacy transmission hardware.
• Enterprise IP networking: configure and maintain core L2/L3 switching and routing infrastructure.
• Telecom-to-IP integration: support gateways and interfaces bridging legacy voice to IP/SIP/VoIP networks.
• Onsite fault isolation & maintenance: hardware support, patch management, and rack-and-stack duties.
• Root cause analysis & vendor escalation: troubleshoot complex issues and coordinate with carriers and hardware vendors.
• Documentation: maintain accurate circuit schematics and runbooks.

Skills

Legacy telecoms

IP networking

Onsite engineering

Troubleshooting

Vendor escalation

Job description

Morgan McKinley in Cork, Ireland, is hiring a Network & Telecoms Engineer to bridge legacy telecommunications with modern IP networking. This onsite role involves maintaining traditional telecom circuits while supporting long-term modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years’ hands-on telecom experience, strong L2/L3 IP networking skills, and will document circuits and runbooks while coordinating with vendors for escalations. CCNA/CCNP are desirable.