Network Planning Engineer () - Melbourne, FL - JP6592

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• AA/AS Degree with 2-4 years' experience (Willing to look at work experience in lieu of a degree; if no degree 8 years' experience)
• Previous Telco experience/design work/provisioning
• 4+ years of prior WAN Telecommunications networks
• Experience with Ethernet
• Understanding of TDM based technology; Must be able to demonstrate the ability to design, implement and support Ethernet and TDM network infrastructures

Nice to Haves:

• BA/BS Degree with 4+ years' experience
• MEF 2.0 certification and/or equivalent level experience
• CCNA Certification or equivalent work experience a plus
• Prior experience with MetaSolv
• Cisco Design experience
• Experience designing and implementing network technologies such as Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and SDN technologies
• Experience with leading network vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Ciena, RAD

Job Description:

• We are seeking a motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Network Planning Engineer.
• As a Network Planning Engineer, the candidate will support design, implementation, and optimization of communication network solutions.
• The candidate will collaborate with internal and external teams, and work independently on special projects, including developing network designs based upon emerging customer requirements.
• Other tasks include negotiating commercial vendor products, developing procedures for implementing new network designs and managing small to large network projects.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers
• Support on-call rotation and planned off hours maintenance events as needed
• Troubleshoot and resolve backbone and customer routing issues
• Implement solutions that support customer visions and objectives
• Participate in inter program initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges
• Create and maintain documentation and training for engineering and NOC teams
• Maintain operational excellence of network system and components to exceed customer expectations
• Define and implement best practices for network and capacity management
• Identify areas of opportunity for automation and network optimization
• Routinely perform proof of concepts and service trials while documenting system integration
• Travel as required to meet for requirement meetings and system integration planning

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