Metro & HFC Network designer

Job Description: Network Engineer - SME - Metro-E, Ethernet, y.1564/RFC2544 testing, Cloud Services, SDN/NFV, DEV-Ops. This position will primarily support Metro-Ethernet with a focus our current MEF compliant services and new products and services related to POR and NON- POR planning. An additional focus will be in Cloud Services and their integration with our Metro-E product suite. Team - Ethernet Connectivity, Network Services Engineering, Product Development Current Product Development Trains and Areas of Support • Metro-E (Ethernet Services) • SMB - EoHFC, Cable Plant • Cloud Strategy D2C (AWS, Azure and Cloud Partners) • Security Edge Support Summary Overview • Y.1564/RFC2544 testing and adherence to SLA network objectives • WS and Azure Cloud strategy - understanding of cloud products and integration with Metro-E and SDN based services • Experience with cable industry standard practices, interfaces, operating systems, and protocols such as DOCSIS 3.0/3.1, SIP, and PacketCable • Excellent understanding of TCP/IP, IPv6, BGP, OSPF, Multicast, and MPLS, working knowledge of IS-IS • Prior extensive experience surrounding Ethernet and IP Service (Ethernet Private Line, Private LAN, Dedicated Internet, IPVLN, Internet, and Managed Router) • MEF 2.0 and 3.0 understanding and support • BGP experience at an ISP level both Corporate and Customer facing • SME support in Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols that support Business Services • OAM, CFM understanding and support • RFC2544, Y.1564 and Y.1731 understanding and support • IPv4 and IPv6 understanding and support • WAVE Services understanding and support • Engineering position focused on Network Automation, Software Defined Networks and Network Virtualization within the Commercial Services line of business. • Engineer will participate in the evaluation, design, trial and deployment of our next generation network (NGN) products and service delivery. • Experience with hands on across a national Metro-E, multi-vendor network is preferred. A background supporting a service provider network is a plus. • Engineer will partner with architecture, BU, service delivery and operations to drive on- going evolution and support of the current platform. • This individual should have practical knowledge of managed services for customer network implementations. • Individual should have practical knowledge of large enterprise network implementations in various industries. • Background in design and deployment of complex data networks in the Midsize and Enterprise Market highly preferred. • Working knowledge of IPS/IDS (Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems), DDoS, Firewalls and Security event management. • CCNP, JNCIP certification and equivalent working experience • It is desirable to have in the cloud management systems like OpenStack and VMware vCloud, Network management products, OSS products and familiarity with industry standards, specifically ETSI • Operation Escalations - Adv Ops, Service Delivery and Service Assurance support • Tail-F, Yang, XML, JSON, Java, Perl, Python UNIX Scripting languages required • Experience of building high-availability (HA) production-grade solutions in virtualised environments • Familiar with PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL • ny exposure to supporting Business KPI's, network metrics and performance analysis is • plus. • Work within Agile/Scrum methodology and approach Platforms and Core CPE Metro-E: • Ciena 39xx, 51xx, Optical Transport • Nokia Optical Transport • Cisco ASR/ISR Series, 5501 • Juniper ACX, MX Series • Nokia Switches and Routers • rista Switches • CM: Arris 8200, Cisco DPC3008, E6000 Test Gear • EXFO, Viavi and VeEX Handheld Test Sets • Ixia Test Suite of Products Cloud Strategy Support • WS, Azure Provider and Customer Integration Strategies

Created: 2026-03-10