Network Engineer--Only W2

Network Engineer

Remote

Skills

MUST HAVE SKILLS (Most Important): • Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience • Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including nights and an occasional weekend as necessary. • Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a desire to do your best each day • Must possess extensive knowledge of Layer 1 troubleshooting for copper and fiber cabling including Cat5/6 copper cabling and fiber types SC, LC, FC, MPO, MOP creation and implementation • Must have in depth knowledge and expert comprehension of Command Line Interface (CLI) commands for Nokia 7750/7706/7250, Cisco 55A1,5504, 5508, 9508, CRS-16, Nexus 3k/5k/7K/9K (IOS, XE, XR, NX-OS) • Experience with IP Layer 1-3 for Edge Networks and strong knowledge of MPLS • Hands on experience with virtualization of networks and implementing updates and changes on working devices • Ability to follow and implement detailed engineering design documents • The ability to articulate and explain your work and self through email and phone. • Knowledgeable in Layer 1 remote connectivity to network devices via console and Ethernet, copper (CAT5/6) and SC,LC,MPO fiber cabling • Ability to work closely with others, manage the workload you are assigned, and schedule work/project manage tasks with other installation teams and groups • Ability to clearly communicate ideas in order to lead phone calls to implement changes and thoroughly test for any residual issues afterwards during maintenance window hours. • Need to be comfortable working on the phone and troubleshooting with local support personnel to correct OBM (Out of Band Management) and Ethernet/fiber cabling issues. • Functional knowledge of TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6) • They must have the ability to follow and implement detailed engineering design documents and join team/project calls throughout the day in various US time zones and have the ability to convey status and work updates • Administrative skills to track and update emails, tickets, projects, and work logs. • Knowledge of spine and leaf fabric networking • Working knowledge of VXLAN and BGP • Ability to pay CLOSE attention to details and be a thorough will all aspects of your work DESIRED SKILLS: • A bachelor’s degree. • CCNA or CCNP certifications. • Hands on experience with Nokia SR-OS devices. • Experience with virtualization technology in a corporate environment. • Knowledge of Cloud Computing (VMWare, Openstack, AWS, Azure, or similar). Some experience with data center and cloud technologies such as Linux OS, VMware, Open-Stack, Ansible, Chef/Puppet and/or Docker. • Five or more years of experience that involved working on large, complex data networks. • Experience working with data networking gear and troubleshooting data networking problems involving: TCP/IP, BGP, MP-BGP, OSPF, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6, L2VPN, L3VPN, SIP, and other advanced LAN/WAN technologies and concepts. • Experience with planning for multiple technical projects AND implementing them by working with people using multiple lines of communications (phone, e-mail, face to face, etc.) in order to deliver them on time. • Good understanding of 3G and 4G call flow.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Experience:

• Nokia 7750/7706/7250: 5 years (Preferred)
• Cisco 55A1,5504, 5508, 9508,: 5 years (Preferred)
• Nexus 3k/5k/7K/9K (IOS, XE, XR, NX-OS): 5 years (Preferred)
• Cat5/6 copper cabling: 5 years (Preferred)
• VXLAN and BGP: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CCNA or CCNP (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote