Network Engineer

$124,800 - $135,200/Yr

Sunrise Systems - Monroe, LA

Full-time - Mid Level

Monroe, LA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Network Engineer position is a critical role that involves working closely with the Service Engineering, Sales, and Operations teams to deliver best-in-class Ethernet services. The selected candidate will be responsible for selecting technology and equipment platforms that enable these services, ensuring that the network architecture is efficient by collaborating with other engineering teams such as IP engineering and transmission engineering. A significant part of the role includes qualifying equipment in a laboratory environment, which entails developing test requirements, test plans, and qualification reports. In addition to the technical responsibilities, the Network Engineer will support service rollout by developing provisioning and commissioning guidelines. The role also requires participation in various industrial forums, such as the Metro Ethernet Forum and CableLabs, to stay updated on industry standards and practices. The candidate will architect, design, and test Ethernet and IP networks, including Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over PON, Ethernet over Coaxial, and MPLS technologies. A strong understanding of Layer 2 network design and standards, including Ethernet WAN technologies and MEF services, is essential. The position demands experience with routing protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP, as well as implementing resilient networks with redundancy and rapid failover using MPLS and LACP. Security measures against flooding and denial of service attacks, along with traffic management and optimization techniques, are also key components of the role. The Network Engineer will generate and implement Engineering Design Documentation for new network builds or augmentations, perform network maintenance and diagnostics, and provide technical support to cross-organizational teams. Strong interpersonal communication skills are necessary for maintaining positive relationships with vendors and for effective collaboration within the team. The candidate must be able to work well under pressure and meet multiple deadlines while demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Selection of technology and equipment platforms to enable best-in-class Ethernet services.
• Work closely with other engineering teams such as IP engineering and transmission engineering to ensure efficient network architecture.
• Qualification of equipment in a laboratory environment, including the development of test requirements, test plans, and qualification reports.
• Design and qualify Ethernet services in collaboration with Service Engineering and Sales.
• Support service rollout by developing provisioning and commissioning guidelines.
• Participate and contribute to different industrial forums such as Metro Ethernet Forum and CableLabs.
• Architect, design, and test Ethernet and IP networks including Ethernet over Fiber, Ethernet over PON, Ethernet over Coaxial, MPLS & MPLS-TP technologies.
• Implement a resilient network with redundancy and rapid failover using MPLS and LACP.
• Implement security measures against flooding and denial of service attacks.
• Manage traffic and optimize network performance through traffic shaping, classification, policing, queuing, and scheduling.
• Generate and implement Engineering Design Documentation for new network builds or augmentations.
• Perform network maintenance and diagnostics work, providing technical support to cross-organizational teams and engineering associates.
• Develop and maintain positive communication with vendors for diagnosing and rectifying problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer science is required; Master's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years' experience in network architecture and technology planning for Ethernet and/or IP networks in carrier and enterprise service provider environments.
• Ability to learn new technologies and troubleshoot IP and Ethernet services networks.
• Experience with Cisco routers (3 years required).
• Experience with IP networking (2 years required).
• Experience with BGP (2 years required).
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification is a plus.
• MEF CECP certification is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing protocols, including IEEE 802.1Q, QinQ, carrier Ethernet, Y.1731, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assimilate, analyze, and correlate large amounts of forensic data from various network, operating system, application, and security devices, logs, and alerts.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate of $60.00 - $65.00 per hour.
• 8-hour shifts from Monday to Friday.