Title: Network Engineer - III
Location: Richardson, Texas, Irving, Texas, Garden City, NY, Bedminster, NJ
Working Model: Hybrid
How many days in office/remote each week?: Currently 1 day a week in office but can increased based on leadership directions
Duration: 04/29/2024 to 04/28/2025
Manager Note:
Finding equipment in Network
Focus is on decommission projects.
Prior Verizon is a must
BGW system Experience
ICON System knowledge
Knowledge in Nortel Ciena Infinera
Be a problem solver
Lot of reseach involved in this position
BGW PM in a Transport Space
Top 2skills: BGW
Nortel Ciena Infinera
Description
JOB TITLE: Long Distance (LD) Transport Engineer
MUST HAVE SKILLS (Most Important):
Experience in the telecommunications industry
Technical knowledge of long distance, ultra-long haul and OTN mesh networks
Equipment Knowledge specific to Sonet/SDH, ULH, OTN mesh and WDM transport
Vendor Specific Knowledge: Ciena, Infinera, Fujitsu and varied long haul networks
System Knowledge: BGW , CoFEE(Canvas), Nautilus, ICON, CCP, Venue
Job requirements specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul transport
Experience managing complex processes and driving results
Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems
DESIRED SKILLS:
Strong understanding of engineering specs and drawings
Knowledge and experience with both equipment inventory and design
Strong working knowledge of the legacy network operating systems
Ability to assess, identify, and mitigate risks that could impact the business or project
Enjoy analyzing problems with autonomy to select and implement right solutions
Work well independently; but also team player able to ensure best outcomes
Manage assignments & competing priorities, staying focused on important deadlines
Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems
JOB DUTIES:
The Transport Engineer will be responsible for management of MDE (Manufacture Discontinued Equipment) migrations, disconnects and decommissions in support of the Long Distance Zero Fill and Low Fill Device Power Down Initiative.
The engineer will work to define, plan, and engineer disconnects of transport systems without traffic, drive offload grooms of transport systems with low traffic, and coordinate steps to power down and retire in place network elements of obsolete network equipment to optimize the network utilization and reduce the high failure rate of system outages.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Engineer the removal of obsolete equipment from the network
Respond to high failure rate systems outages
Free up space and power in support of network growth
Clear housekeeping order-wire from MDE gear. (Prerequisite to initiating a decommission project and power down of equipment)
Identify directional system/solution for new order-wire/housekeeping.
Prioritize Zero Fill power downs to support Site Decommissions
Coordinate groom offloads from MDE transport onto TPTA/Sonet Mesh network for Low Fill device power downs
Maintain equipment inventory records and LD transport in engineering and provisioning database(s)
Job requirements and responsibilities are specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul network transport equipment defined under the Zero-Fill program and not associated to any normal day to day activities.
Database cleanup to ensure integrity of the system and network
Work w/ peers to ensure on time performance and delivery to support needs of business and customer
Handle escalations and troubleshoot, as needed
Familiarity with field concepts, practices, and procedures
Stay current on technological evolutions.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in related technical field or relevant experience
Five or more years of telecom work experience
