Network Engineer 

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, full-time Network Engineer to join our team and work within a dynamic and diverse engineering environment. 

The position offers a unique and challenging exposure to the wide spectrum of service provider technologies and solutions. As a Network Engineer, the candidate shall work closely with Gibtelecom’s Principal Engineers and fellow Analysts, to maintain the high standards of both extant and future technical solutions.

Key responsibilites: 

• Aid in the engineering, design and implementation of the core network, including but not restricted to, IP/MPLS networks.
• Develop and update the network infrastructure, researching and deploying new features to provide enhanced services.
• Document and develop procedures for the business and operations support teams.
• Engage with vendors and internal teams to maintain network performance; develop RFP documentation, where required.
• Support new product deployments with installation, integration, creation of SOPs and training.
• Participate in the supplier and equipment evaluation and selection process.
• Support Network Operations by providing tier 2/3 technical support. This includes 24/7 support within on-call rota system.
• Undertake Client assessments and site surveys.
• Carry out day-to-day activities including service installations, support requests, troubleshooting and system maintenance.
• Resolve outages and trouble shoot error conditions on network platforms. Engage vendors as required for support and execute instructions to resolve issues and incidents.
• Assist teams to develop scalable network designs and solutions for IP related areas of the business.
  • This includes the IP/MPLS core and access networking technologies.
• Project management: Ensure core network projects are delivered on time and budget.
• Life cycle management: Anticipate EoL/EoS dates for software and hardware. Propose and deploy action plans to keep software and hardware updated. 

What do I need to apply?

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a Computer Science or related Telecommunications field, or proven experience in a network engineering and Service Provider environment.
• At least 5+ years of telecommunications experience working within a service provider environment.

• Certification level
  • Cisco CCNP Service Provider or above
  • Juniper JNCIP Service Provider or above
  • MEF Carrier Ethernet (beneficial)

Mandatory knowledge and competencies 

The ideal candidate shall possess a broad skill set, with proficiencies in most, if not all of the following key areas:

• Strong and demonstrable experience with service provider technologies and services (IP and MPLS based solutions) and their associated protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, LDP, MPLS).
• Strong Juniper JUNOS and Cisco IOS-XR skills required.
• Understanding of firewalls and concepts – ACLs, NAT, IPSec and SSL.
• Services testing (EtherSam, RFC2544, Etherbet).
• Good understanding of DNS, DHCP, TACACs, Radius and other commonly used protocols.
• Excellent English written and verbal communications skills including presentation delivery.
• Strong analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Demonstrate a strong interest in technologies and an enthusiasm for learning.
• Comprehensive understanding of high availability techniques.
• Self-motivating with the ability to make critical decisions.

Desirable knowledge and experience:

• Cisco ASR and Juniper MX/PTX platforms
• Juniper switching platforms (EX & QFX)
• Fortinet firewalls

• Experience with Data Centre Fabric, using VXLAN/EVPN & EVPN/MPLS.
• Scripting and automation (DevOps) experience, in the context of NFV & SDN (OpenConfig, NetCONF, Python)
• Linux experience.
• IPv6 experience.