Optical / IP Network Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participate in production network and internet peering strategies
• Experience with networking technologies relative to content delivery network, monitoring capacity and peering traffic.
• Day-to-day activities involve working on multiple vendor servers and various software and hardware issues
• Handle traffic and any other queries raised by ISP/partners
• Support team in handling network and traffic peering for any incidents such as input errors, CRC, Capacity, Routing, Protocol, etc.
• Knowledgable in troubleshooting of optical (DWDM, CWDM) and IP network components.
• Working with multiple TAC vendors to fix the hardware issues
• Work with ISP/vendors on fixing any issues related to network
• Participate in 24/7 support with other teams across the globe. Some weekend work may be required.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma and 2+ years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Builds productive internal and external working relationships
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Understanding of network and traffic peering
• Understanding of fiber-optic technology including cable types, connector types, optic types, patch panels, and optical transport technologies will be advantages.
• Understanding of preparing root cause analysis for any network and server outages.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to work with service providers, colocation facilities, and ISPs around the world
• Good understanding of:

IP networking concepts (IPv4/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, MPLS)

Optical technologies (e.g., DWDM, CWDM, fiber types, optical modules)

Knowledgeable on Layer 1 troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a multi-vendor network environment.
• Network certifications. CCNP/JNCIP/Ciena preferred