Senior Network Engineer – Service Provider (Hybrid, Contract)

Comgent; Houston (TX, CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

Comgent is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support MX and Routing Director platforms in a large-scale service-provider environment. You will help plan network deployments, develop implementation plans and test solutions, while acting as a primary technical contact for operational issues.

The assignment requires close collaboration with resident engineers and customer teams. The role is freelance/contract with a 12-month initial term and a hybrid work model in Houston, Texas or California,

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale ISP networks and WAN transport topologies.
• Expertise with Juniper MX and Routing Director platforms.
• Clear ability to investigate faults, document findings and provide root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment planning and testing with detailed network knowledge.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software and network faults with JTAC coordination.
• Provide diagnostic data and clear technical documentation on case progress.
• Identify opportunities to improve network design and operations against goals.
• Deliver technology briefings and training to engineering and operations teams.

Skills

EVPN

Multicast

OSPF

BGP

RSVP

LDP

L2/L3VPN

MPLS-TE

GRE/VXLAN

WAN engineering

ISP engineering

WAN topology design

Tools

MX Series routers

Routing Director

XML API/NETCONF/REST/gRPC

Python/PyEZ/ncclient

Ansible/Jinja2

Job description

Comgent is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support MX and Routing Director platforms in a large-scale service-provider environment. You will help plan network deployments, develop implementation plans and test solutions, while acting as a primary technical contact for operational issues.

The assignment requires close collaboration with resident engineers and customer teams. The role is freelance/contract with a 12-month initial term and a hybrid work model in Houston, Texas or California,