Network Engineer (Lead) @ Infogain

IP Deployment Engineer

Duties:

Deploy, configure, and support a large-scale production and corporate network and server

infrastructure in data centers, Point of Presence (POP), edge, backbone, datacenter, and content

delivery network (CDN) infrastructure.

Provide onsite network support and expertise on local data center campus and remote support

for POP sites while working with local vendor support staff

Schedule and perform network maintenance, repair, and upgrade tasks as needed while limiting

the impact on the production network

Calculate and document equipment power requirements and work with Engineering, Facilities

Operations, and/or collocation vendors to meet these requirements.

Work closely with Network Engineering, Logistics, and equipment vendors as new equipment

and technologies are integrated into the production network.

Work with network provisioning engineers to turn up new circuits and engage and escalate with

vendors to troubleshoot out-of-service or faulty circuits.

Queue Management for tasks and incidents, participate in ongoing DC/POP deployment projects

Use internal tools and scripts to configure, monitor, and repair servers and network equipment

Develop internal documentation and conduct training as needed or appropriate

Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve

Follow, improve, and implement data center and POP best practices

Participate in on call activities and follow escalation process to support the infrastructure 24/7

Skills/Experience:

CCNP/JNCIP preferable

Experience in new PoP or Datacenter builds.

Understanding of outside plant construction requirements with fiber and/or copper or coax

experience preferred.

Solid understanding of fiber-optic technology including cable types, connector types, optic

types, patch panels, and optical transport technologies.

Rack and stack; Installation of new racks and devices.

Experience in device installation and testing, software/firmware upgrade, re-bootstrapping and

decommission.

Experience in network optimization (re-stripes, migrations, upgrades, swaps, capacity upgrades).

Knowledge of DCN and experience in DCN installation, migrations, and upgrades.

Experience in break fix support

Knowledge of Juniper, Ciena, Infinera, Cisco, Arista and ZPE systems (Network Deployment)

Strong attention to detail with excellent time management and organization skills.

Excellent experience in maintaining documentation.

Demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations and utilize troubleshooting skills, systems

and tools, and creative problem-solving abilities under pressure.

Programming and scripting capabilities are strongly desired.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to work within a global team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with limited

supervision.