Sr Network Engineer

$80,510 - $107,340/Yr

Lumen Technologies - Topeka, KS

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Topeka, KS
Telecommunications

About the position

In this role, you will manage network elements for both voice and data networks, ensuring optimal performance and capacity utilization. Your responsibilities will include monitoring network performance, evaluating capacity utilization, and submitting capacity triggers as necessary. You will be tasked with forecasting and analyzing bandwidth growth trends to produce capacity triggers for bandwidth relief, and developing plans to augment capacity relief as needed. This position requires a strong focus on engineering work, applied research, and the design of new projects, which includes the design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation of equipment and devices. You will specialize in planning and/or engineering, analyzing complex local and wide area network systems, and customer network environments. This includes planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, and configuring communication media with various devices such as concentrators and bridges. You will handle moderately complex engineering assignments, configuring systems to meet user environments and resolving interoperability problems across all platforms, including email, file transfer, multimedia, and teleconferencing. Additionally, you will support the acquisition and implementation of hardware and software, as well as subcontractor services. As a technical project leader, you will provide work leadership for lower-level employees, although this role excludes full supervisory responsibilities and requires limited direction and guidance. This position is fully remote within the United States, allowing for flexibility in your work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage network elements for voice and data networks.
  • Monitor and evaluate capacity utilization for networks.
  • Submit capacity triggers as necessary.
  • Forecast and trend bandwidth growth to produce capacity triggers for bandwidth relief.
  • Develop plans to augment capacity relief as needed.
  • Perform engineering work and applied research for new projects.
  • Analyze complex local and wide area network systems and customer network environments.
  • Plan, design, evaluate, and select operating systems and protocol suites.
  • Configure communication media with concentrators, bridges, and other devices.
  • Handle moderately complex engineering assignments and configure systems to user environments.
  • Resolve interoperability problems across all platforms including email, file transfer, multimedia, and teleconferencing.
  • Support acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services.
  • Act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower-level employees.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
  • 6 - 8 years of related experience.
  • Strong focus on scripting and tools such as Ansible, Python, Perl, PowerShell, etc.
  • MEF Certified or MEF Aware.
  • Excellent documentation/technical writing skills required.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills.

Nice-to-haves

  • MEF Certified

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Voluntary lifestyle benefits
  • Short-term incentives or sales compensation
  • Long-term incentive eligibility for Director and VP positions
  • Comprehensive benefits package enhancing physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
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