Deployment Engineer

Megaport; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environments

Birthday Leave

Study and training allowance

Share scheme

Creative, fun, contemporary workspaces

Health and wellness program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Megaport is seeking a Deployment Engineer to design, analyze, test, and complete the setup of new sites globally. You will create deployment inputs, advise stakeholders, and develop documentation for hardware testing and installation.

You will lead configuration of enterprise switching gear (Cisco, Juniper) and test Cloud On-ramp connections with major cloud providers. You’ll collaborate with data centers and carriers, ensuring projects stay on track and meet global standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in working on international networks.
• Ability to work independently with high-level analysis, strategy, and judgment in design, development, and testing of globally scaled network operations.
• Experience in automation and scripting to ensure fully operational deployment and troubleshooting.
• Experience in working in a NOC or Operations role/environment.
• Experience in analyzing, testing and troubleshooting network devices.
• Effective project and people managing skills.
• Network management experience.
• Experience using fibre optic technologies (DWDM, Hardware).
• CCNA or Junos OS equivalent.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, test, and complete the setup of new sites globally.
• Create technical input for site deployments and upgrades, including hardware and specific configuration requirements.
• Consult with stakeholders to determine system functional specifications and provide recommendations.
• Develop technical documentation for testing and installation of hardware.
• Lead configuration of enterprise switching gear (Cisco, Juniper) ready via remote secure methods.
• Design, implement and test Cloud On-ramp connections with Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Oracle).
• Advise and collaborate with global suppliers including data centers and carriers on deployments.
• Design, implement and test global circuits.
• Design and build inhouse prototypes for testing and educating stakeholders.
• Lead team to ensure deployment and migration plans stay on track.

Skills

English communication

International networks

Independent analysis

Automation scripting

NOC operations

Network troubleshooting

Fiber optics

CCNA

Junos OS

Jira

Confluence

Tools

Cisco gear

Juniper gear

Job description

About Megaport

We're not your typical tech company - and we don't want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We're publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.

Our Team Culture

We're a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here - collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone's voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.

We're committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don't meet every requirement? That's okay. If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

The Role

As a Deployment Engineer, you will be passionate about technology and using technology to expand a global network. With a strong work ethic and a willingness to continuously improve your output, taking that extra step to ensure fast and accurate deployment of networking hardware. Excellent troubleshooting capabilities coupled with a curious mind, you must be meticulous in your approach to finding the root cause of technical challenges and use your experience and technical knowledge to quickly find a solution. Data will be your friend and you will be a trend analyzing pro. Working with global stakeholders, you must be able to communicate efficiently and accurately to resolve a variety of complex network challenges.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, analyze, test, and complete the setup of new sites globally
• Create technical input for site deployments and upgrades, including hardware and specific configuration requirements to suit the varying needs of the stakeholders
• Consult with stakeholders to determine system functional specifications and provide recommendations
• Develop technical documentation for testing and installation of hardware
• Lead configuration of enterprise switching gear (Cisco, Juniper) ready via remote secure methods
• Design, implement and test Cloud On-ramp connections with Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Advise and collaborate with a variety of global suppliers including data centers and carriers on deploying these new sites and develop strategies for anticipating, preparing for, and addressing any challenges that may arise
• Design, implement and test global circuits
• Design and build inhouse prototypes for testing and to use to further educate stakeholders
• Lead team to ensure that deployment and migration plans stay on track

What We Are Looking For

• English communication
• Minimum of 3 years experience in working on and/or designing international networks
• Ability to work independently and to exercise high-level analysis, strategy, and judgment in design, development, and testing of globally scaled network operations
• Experience in working with automation and scripting, to ensure fully operational upon deployment, and be able to use judgment when identifying root cause and troubleshooting as requiredExperience in working in a NOC or Operations role/environment
• Experience in analyzing, testing and troubleshooting network devices
• Effective project and people managing skills
• Network management experience
• Experience using fibre optic technologies (DWDM, Hardware)
• CCNA or Junos OS equivalent
• Experience using the Atlassian suite of products, specifically Jira and Confluence

What We Offer

• Flexible working environments
• Birthday Leave
• Generous study and training allowance + development opportunities
• Share Scheme
• Creative, fun, and contemporary workspaces
• Motivated team of industry experts and new talent
• Celebrated and recognised success with Megaport's very own 'Legend' and 'Kudos' Awards
• Health and wellness program
• Opportunities for career growth and potential for global intra-company transfers for interested candidates

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