Cox Enterprises, LLC - Atlanta, GA
posted 3 months ago
Cox Communications is searching for a Senior Network Planning Engineer who will be responsible for analyzing and modeling needs for Cox Critical Facility capacity within the Integrated Network Planning organization. This role is crucial in ensuring that the critical facilities are equipped to handle the demands of the network infrastructure. The Senior Network Planning Engineer will conduct basic equipment evaluations and forecast power, HVAC, and space utilization across the enterprise facilities. This includes assisting with the critical facility equipment gathering process and supporting the Point of Interface (POI) process to ensure smooth deployment preparation. The engineer will become a subject matter expert in the Critical Facility Growth Model (CFGM) and will lead and host necessary planning activities to support Integrated Network Planning initiatives. In addition to these responsibilities, the Senior Network Planning Engineer will manage data across multiple tools and maintain the CFGM database. They will support tactical plans for critical facilities and will be expected to understand facility capability to ensure capacity and efficiency of the planned designs. The engineer will evaluate and plan optimal capacity based on equipment requirements and gather data required to calculate CFGM. Collaboration with corporate and regional engineers will be essential to operationalize and document plans, as well as to interface with boundary partners related to models and data, providing insights into growth trends. The position will require the use of various technologies, including Network Management Software (NMS) tools and application platforms such as Excel, FIRM, POInt, Oracle Database, Granite, Hadoop, R, SAS, Alteryx, and SQL. A solid understanding of network infrastructure, including DOCSIS, broadband services, and RF multi-gigabit optical ethernet, is necessary. The engineer will join a diverse engineering team working to transform data, voice, and video networks for the next generation. The role also involves developing reports and analyses to verify data and process quality, assisting in code development to automate reports and templates, and providing statistical analyses to assist leadership in making actionable insights.