Network Engineer II

Job Description

Job Description

Network Engineer II

About Conterra

Conterra Networks creates custom technology-based network solutions for businesses of all sizes nationwide. For over 25 years our team of local professionals have been designing, building, and managing our 11,000+ mile owned and operated fiber network.

We are committed to providing fiber-driven solutions for even the highest-bandwidth consuming organizations, and to employing and empowering highly qualified people to serve you better than any other provider.

Fiber driven. People powered.

Our slogan reinforces our customer commitment. Conterra delivers the network, but it is our people—and how much we care before, during, and after the build—that truly sets us apart.

As we continue to expand our business, we are looking for talented people we a creative mindset, a knack for problem-solving, a collaborative work ethic, and a passion for customer service to join our team.

And that’s where you come in.

Job Summary – Conterra is a national networking company who is seeking a Network Engineer II to join our team. Conterra builds and operates fiber optic networks, carrier wireless networks, and offers a variety of IP and Ethernet solutions. Qualified candidates must have a strong background in Carrier Networks with a minimum of 6 years working in network related job roles.

The Network Engineer II is responsible for developing company-wide standards for Network, Carrier Ethernet, MPLS, and IP based network architectures and services.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated expertise in the following areas :

• Design of Carrier-scale network solutions for pre-sale support and post-sale deployment
• Core-Network monitoring, preventative maintenance planning and after-hours execution
• Architectural standards improvement and development, including proof of concept exercises
• Partnering with Engineers / Operations to deploy key infrastructure
• Presentation of complex concepts and procedures via documentation and illustration
• Communicating project status to senior leadership
• Managing multiple initiatives and competing priorities
• Technical leadership and mentoring to both peers and junior staff Required Skills and Experience
• Strong background in MEF based Ethernet Service Architectures and technologies such as ELINE, ELAN, E-ACCESS, L3VPN, CFM, Y.1731, Y.1564, RFC2544, Policing, Shaping, QoS, L2CP handling, SLAs, NIDs, etc
• Extensive experience with BGP, MPLS, Segment Routing, EVPN, ISIS, OSPF, BGP-LU
• Extensive experience writing Engineering, Provisioning, Planning and Architecture Guidelines
• Experience writing and conducting comprehensive Lab evaluations
• Experience with Ciena SAOS 6.x / 8x / 10x, CN51xx / 39xx / 87xx
• Experience with NMS / EMS such as Solarwinds, MCP / Ciena Navigator
• Familiarity with SD-WAN and Managed Services solutions
• Familiarity with Ciena 6500 and Waveserver AI
• Familiarity with Netconf, Orchestration, Automation and LSO
• Familiarity with YAML, Python, Perl, or other such scripting languages
• Familiarity with Access Networking technologies such as EFM, GPON, and XGS-PON
• Experience in standards related to Network, Ethernet and MPLS based protocols and service architectures (e.g. IEEE, MEF, ITU, IETF, ONF, ETSI)
• Experience with Ethernet timing protocols & solutions such as 1588v2 PTP, Sync-E, TDMoE

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What we offer

Diversity & Inclusion

Conterra celebrates and supports diversity for the benefit of our employees, our business, and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a workplace which leverages and thrives on the diversity and inclusion of everyone on our team to drive excellence throughout our organization.