Senior Network Architect – MPLS & Metro Ethernet

AT&T; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Forged Fiber is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to direct the design, engineering, and operations of the Metro and Transport IP network, leveraging extensive Layer 2/3 expertise and multi-vendor platforms.

This role leads collaboration across Architecture, Engineering, and Operations, driving modernization to deliver highly available, scalable, and secure services. A background with Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena is required and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology or related discipline preferred.
• CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE or equivalent certifications highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with Network Architecture teams to define, validate, and evolve Metro Ethernet, IP/MPLS, and transport network architectures.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards governing Layer 2 and Layer 3 network design, resiliency, scalability, redundancy, and operational supportability.
• Drive architecture reviews and network modernization initiatives.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, LDP, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing, and route policy engineering.
• Design, implement, and support large-scale IPv4 and IPv6 routing architectures.
• Lead resolution of complex routing convergence and protocol interoperability issues.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for Metro Ethernet service delivery and operational support.
• Support E-Line, E-LAN, EVPL, EPL and carrier Ethernet services.
• Troubleshoot complex customer-impacting Metro Ethernet issues across multiple domains.
• Lead lab validation and certification of hardware, software, routing features and transport services.
• Evaluate Cisco, Juniper and Ciena technologies for deployment.
• Provide technical leadership across Architecture, Engineering, Operations, NOC and Planning teams.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices.
• Serve as the highest level escalation point for outages and service disruptions.
• Lead root cause analysis and preventative action planning.
• Project Leadership
• Lead modernization, migration and infrastructure expansion programs.

Skills

Layer 2/3 carrier networking

BGP/OSPF/IS-IS/MPLS

Metro Ethernet operations

Cisco/Juniper/Ciena platforms

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field

CCNP/CCIE/JNCIP/JNCIE or equivalent desirable

Job description

Forged Fiber is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to direct the design, engineering, and operations of the Metro and Transport IP network, leveraging extensive Layer 2/3 expertise and multi-vendor platforms.

This role leads collaboration across Architecture, Engineering, and Operations, driving modernization to deliver highly available, scalable, and secure services. A background with Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena is required and leadership skills are essential.