Senior Network Engineer – Service Provider Services – freelance – Houston, Texas / California, USA

Comgent; Houston (TX, CA); Híbrido; USD 124.000 - 179.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

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,

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

EVPN

Multicast

OSPF

BGP

RSVP

LDP

L2/L3VPN

MPLS-TE

GRE/VXLAN

WAN engineering

ISP engineering

WAN topology design

Herramientas

MX Series routers

Routing Director

XML API/NETCONF/REST/gRPC

Python/PyEZ/ncclient

Ansible/Jinja2

Descripción del empleo

Senior Network Engineer – Service Provider Services – freelance – Houston, Texas / California, USA

Contract | Comgent | United States

Job Information

Standard Business working Hours Yes

IT Services

Work Experience 5-7 years

City Houston / California

State/Province Texas

N/A

Special Considerations

Start Date: Immediately (pending offer and onboarding)
Duration: 12 months initially
Work Location: Hybrid in Houston, Texas or all, California, USA
Customer Site Address: TBC

Job Description

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

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.

Assignment

• Location: Houston, Texas / California, USA
  
• Engagement: freelance / contract
  
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
  

Responsibilities

• Support deployment planning and implementation testing, bringing detailed knowledge of the network and its operational requirements.
  
• Investigate hardware, software and network faults, work directly with Juniper JTAC, and track cases through resolution.
  
• Supply diagnostic data and clearly written technical documentation, communicate case progress and deliver root-cause findings.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve network design and operation, prioritising work against customer and delivery-team goals.
  
• Provide technology briefings and training sessions that help engineering and operations teams understand the supported platforms and services.
  

Requirements

• EVPN, multicast, OSPF, BGP, RSVP, LDP, pseudowires, L2/L3VPN, MPLS-TE, GRE/VXLAN; ISP and WAN engineering.
  
• Technology environment: MX, Routing Director.
  
• Required clearance: TS/SCI with CI Poly.
  
• Vendor certifications, DevOps; XML API/NETCONF/REST/gRPC; Python/PyEZ/ncclient; Ansible/Jinja2; SLAX and Junos scripts.
  

The role calls for engineering design, operational and support experience in large-scale ISP networks, together with a strong understanding of WAN transport topologies and methods. You should be self-directed, communicate clearly under pressure and have strong interpersonal and presentation skills.