1872 Consulting
Ethernet Engineer
1872 Consulting, Blooming Grove, New York, us, 10914
Ethernet EngineerWoodbury, NY - Onsite 2 days per week following initial 90-day 100% onsite training/onboarding period
Position Summary:Working alongside the Service Engineering, Sales, and Operations teams for a leading cable service provider. You will be responsible for designing and planning equipment/technology for a global network, which includes, Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over Coaxial, EPON, DPOE, Ethernet over MPLS, and MPLS technologies.
Responsibilities:
Selection of technology and equipment platforms to enable best-in-the-class Ethernet servicesWork closely with other engineering teams such as IP engineering and transmission engineering to ensure efficient network architecture.Qualification of equipment in a laboratory environment, which includes the development of test requirements, test plans, and qualification reports.Work closely with Service engineering/Sales to design and Qualify Ethernet services.Support service rollout by developing provisioning guidelines and commissioning guidelinesParticipating and contributing to different industrial forums such as Metro Ethernet Forum, CableLabsArchitecting, design and test Ethernet and IP networks (Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over PON, Ethernet over Coaxial, MPLS & MPLS-T Technologies)Knowledge of Layer 2 network design and standards, including Ethernet WAN technologies, MEF services (ELINE, ELAN, E-Tree, E-Access, EVPN), IEEE standards 802.1ad QnQ, 802.1q VLAN tagging, Ethernet OAM 802.3ah, and 802.1ag.Experience with routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP.Implementing a resilient network with redundancy and rapid failover using MPLS, LACP, G8032Implementing security - protection against flooding, denial of service, etc.Traffic management and optimization - traffic shaping, classification, policing, queuing, schedulingNetwork Management, performance measurement, fault management, and access security.Generate and implement Engineering Design Documentation for new network builds or augmentations. Includes engineering of all aspects of Layer 2 through Layer 4 IP services deliveryPerform network maintenance, and diagnostics work and provide technical support to cross-organizational teams and engineering associatesDevelop, provide, and maintain positive communication with vendors for diagnosing and rectifying problems candidate possesses strong interpersonal communication skillsAbility to work well under pressure, meeting multiple deadlinesPerform other duties as requested by the supervisorStrong interpersonal and communication skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to assimilate, analyze, and correlate large amounts of forensic data from various network, operating system, application, and security devices, logs, and alerts.
Requirements:
5+ years' experience on network architecture and technology planning for Ethernet and/or IP networks in carrier and enterprise service provider environment.Experience troubleshooting IP and Ethernet services networksWorking knowledge of layer 2 and layer 3 switching and routing protocols (IEEE801.1Q, QinQ, carrier ethernet, Y.1731, BGP, OSPF, MPLS)
Nice to have:
Experience in the Telecommunications environmentCisco CCNA or CCNPMEF CECP certificationKnowledge of MEF standards
Position Summary:Working alongside the Service Engineering, Sales, and Operations teams for a leading cable service provider. You will be responsible for designing and planning equipment/technology for a global network, which includes, Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over Coaxial, EPON, DPOE, Ethernet over MPLS, and MPLS technologies.
Responsibilities:
Selection of technology and equipment platforms to enable best-in-the-class Ethernet servicesWork closely with other engineering teams such as IP engineering and transmission engineering to ensure efficient network architecture.Qualification of equipment in a laboratory environment, which includes the development of test requirements, test plans, and qualification reports.Work closely with Service engineering/Sales to design and Qualify Ethernet services.Support service rollout by developing provisioning guidelines and commissioning guidelinesParticipating and contributing to different industrial forums such as Metro Ethernet Forum, CableLabsArchitecting, design and test Ethernet and IP networks (Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over PON, Ethernet over Coaxial, MPLS & MPLS-T Technologies)Knowledge of Layer 2 network design and standards, including Ethernet WAN technologies, MEF services (ELINE, ELAN, E-Tree, E-Access, EVPN), IEEE standards 802.1ad QnQ, 802.1q VLAN tagging, Ethernet OAM 802.3ah, and 802.1ag.Experience with routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP.Implementing a resilient network with redundancy and rapid failover using MPLS, LACP, G8032Implementing security - protection against flooding, denial of service, etc.Traffic management and optimization - traffic shaping, classification, policing, queuing, schedulingNetwork Management, performance measurement, fault management, and access security.Generate and implement Engineering Design Documentation for new network builds or augmentations. Includes engineering of all aspects of Layer 2 through Layer 4 IP services deliveryPerform network maintenance, and diagnostics work and provide technical support to cross-organizational teams and engineering associatesDevelop, provide, and maintain positive communication with vendors for diagnosing and rectifying problems candidate possesses strong interpersonal communication skillsAbility to work well under pressure, meeting multiple deadlinesPerform other duties as requested by the supervisorStrong interpersonal and communication skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to assimilate, analyze, and correlate large amounts of forensic data from various network, operating system, application, and security devices, logs, and alerts.
Requirements:
5+ years' experience on network architecture and technology planning for Ethernet and/or IP networks in carrier and enterprise service provider environment.Experience troubleshooting IP and Ethernet services networksWorking knowledge of layer 2 and layer 3 switching and routing protocols (IEEE801.1Q, QinQ, carrier ethernet, Y.1731, BGP, OSPF, MPLS)
Nice to have:
Experience in the Telecommunications environmentCisco CCNA or CCNPMEF CECP certificationKnowledge of MEF standards