
Network Engineer
Crown Castle
- Houston, TX
- $97,400-133,900 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design and execute SD-WAN solutions for customer networks, reconfiguration, upgrade and optimization projects
- Commission hardware in support of network growth and expansion
- Troubleshoot and provide network design support on complex issues
- Network issue identification and remediation. Complete engineering tasks on projects
- Provide technical leadership and manage projects, responsible for completion of all related work on time and within budget.
- Develop and maintain internal engineering documents and procedures surrounding network configuration, client configuration, network management, and service level design.
- Strong planning, time management and organizational skills
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks with minimal direct supervision
- Detail oriented and possess the desire and ability to work in a collaborative environment, occasionally in a mentorship role with less experienced team members.
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science/ Technology field or equivalent professional experience, education, and/or training
- Preferred industry certifications such as CCIE, JNICIE, CCNP, JNCIA or equivalent
- 4+ years of telecommunications experience working for or with service provider networks
- Knowledge and hands-on experience in designing, deploying and troubleshooting major carrier-grade equipment platforms from Juniper, Cisco, Ciena and others in a service provider environment.
- Experience with the following: QinQ, G.8032, 802.3ad, 802.3ag, STP, PBT, VPLS, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, BGP, IS-IS, IPv6
- Understanding of BGP, IS-IS, IPv6, OSPF and MPLS, Traffic Engineering, QinQ, G.8032, 802.3ad, 802.3ag, Y.1731
- Understanding of VPN technologies such as L2VPNs (Martini, Kompella), RFC2547, and VPLS.
- Familiarity with Metro Ethernet products & solutions as defined by MEF
- Experience implementing or troubleshooting Layer 3 and above routing platforms and technology, including IPSec Tunneling and eBGP routing overlays
- Ability to diagnose and resolve routing issues, congestion problems, and hardware and software failures.
- Access company applications, systems or tools that access customer data, financial data, or personally identifiable information (PII). Subject to local and state eligibility, a pre-employment background check will be conducted for criminal convictions, including misdemeanors and felonies related to fraud or violence.
- Experience working with Tier 2/3 ISP environment using Cisco and/or Juniper routing hardware.
- Knowledge of Domain Name Service policies and Address management in both public and private networks.
- Familiar with common SD-WAN vendor platforms such as Versa, Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki, Broadcom Velo Cloud, and Fortinet
- Knowledge of network security best practices; develop and maintain Acceptable Use Policy for IP Network, Firewall and Filtering policies.
- Technical certifications from Juniper or Cisco.
- Experience deploying complex networks on Versa SD-WAN or similar platforms.
- Experience with implementation of scripting and automation tools.
- Ability to perform duties outside of normal business hours as required