Description
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
- Lead a team of planning engineers to deliver network enablement plans, optimal network customer experience, and network cost efficiency
Network Equipment includes Access (PON and Active Ethernet), service routers, core routers, transport, telemetry, service provider servers, caching, peering, and voice network components
Plans include budget codes, high level plan including order of operations, bill of material estimate, and network drawings from applications like Visio to convey the intent of the network augmentDevelop ongoing traffic flow studies of the networkProactive port and bandwidth capacity management of the network equipmentIntegrate new markets into the network - this includes initial modeling and detailed project creation if the new market is moving forward. This effort requires coordination with business development, Outside Plant, and Engineering / Implementation teams to ensure alignment of build area and meet points for transport.Lead peering and caching efforts with external providers and initiate projects to implementUpdate and utilize customer experience metrics to trigger solutions that improve customer experience (example - latency and jitter optimization)Plan infrastructure solutions for carrier and commercial orders when requiredLead integration plans for acquisition companies / networksLead Data Center selection and growth planning for transport and IP peeringProactive life cycle management of production equipmentDevelop and evolve published network planning guidelines and processes and publish in systems like ConfluenceCollaborate with Product Development to ensure the network can provide services offered across all customer segmentsUpdate monthly KPI Operations report for Network Efficiency and CapacityTrack projects and status with clear and concise updatesCreate tasks and track to completion using project management tools such as Jira
Communicate with and effectively triage equipment vendor and services when relevantTravel to Evansville a minimum of twice a year if remoteAll other duties as assignedJOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS :
Bachelor's degree in engineeringMinimum of 5 years of experience in communications / networkingPrevious leadership experienceExceptional verbal, written, and presentation skillsProficiency with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.Ability to create executive level Power Point presentationsAbility to create and analyze financial total cost of ownershipPhysical network topology design experience spanning multiple geographic areasL2 switching / L3 routing knowledge and experienceStrong understanding of GPON and XGS PON preferred with experience designing these networksExperience with Nokia, Calix, and Adtran fiber based access networksExperience with DWDM / ROADM and other optical transport systemsExperience with network monitoring software such as Unified Assurance, Solarwinds, KentikFamiliarity with Nokia SAM / NMS / AMS / Altiplano, Adtran AOE, Calix CMS, and MetaSolv preferredMetronet is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, gender, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. EOE / Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran
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