Network Engineer III - Packet

Position Description  

The Network Engineer III plans and implements network augments and pop builds on the IP/Ethernet network. In this fast-paced and challenging environment you will work with various internal teams to efficiently complete implementation projects. This candidate must have Government of Canada Security Clearance. 

Responsibilities:  

• Identify areas of backbone congestion and facilitate new IP trunk installations  

• Engineer capacity details, such as router port, cross-connect, metro/in-building dark fiber  

• Update status and progress in salesforce on a daily and regular basis  

• Verify and update project documentation  

• Configure and ship equipment as required by the project  

• Work with internal teams to activate and verify the functionality of deployed equipment  

• Provide feedback for system reporting and automation  

• Create detailed plans for network optimization opportunities  

• Negotiate with vendors on cost savings initiatives  

• Work with equipment vendors to negotiate quotes  

• Provide training and assist colleagues on infrastructure builds and capacity augments  

Qualifications:  

• Must have Government of Canada Security Clearance 

• Familiar with fundamentals of IP routing and switching, including BGP, DNS, IP address management  

• Direct and recent experience troubleshooting router connectivity in a complex routed network environment  

• Direct and recent experience using a router CLI to provision IP/Ethernet services  

• Familiar with fundamentals of provisioning fiber-based circuits in a data center environment, including patches, cross-connects, risers, and backhaul  

• Experience working in a team within a complex and fast-paced environment  

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to focus on the salient facts to resolve an issue  

• Experience organizing multiple, time-sequenced tasks across several concurrent projects  

• Must have experience with Cisco, and/or Junos and Nokia  

Education & Experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent education, training and/or experience.

• Required Network Engineering experience

• Minimum of five (5) years telecommunications and/or data networking experience.

• Preferred Certification – CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIP 

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time