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Core Network Technician
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Raymondville, TX, USA
Negotiable
Hourly
Full Time
Medical/Dental/LifeEmail Me Similar JobsEmail Me This JobSUMMARYCore Network Technician is responsible for coordination and execution of network modifications based on tactical and strategic goals of the organization. Collaborates with the Core Network Supervisor to design, deploy and maintain a highly available Optical Transport and Ethernet network. Provides advanced level of technical guidance.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following.
Reacts to utilization and growth patterns, plans and executes capacity solutions in response to customer and company needs.
Produces architectural design changes and capacity augments in the network.
Collaborates with the Core Network Supervisor and/or vendors on required changes in software releases for network equipment.
Produce NOFA details and collaborates with NOC on notifications.
Executes core network changes and modifications as part of a MOP.
Reviews and provides a recommended action in response to vendor issued Technical Service Bulletin's.
Ability to support IP Admin operations by participating in an on-call rotation.
Provides feedback to service development and SLA management teams.
Produce and maintain policies for service provisioning and hardware deployment.
Willing and able to work flexible hours and/or additional hours over 40 hours a week when required.
Creates complex network designs to fulfill customer requests.
Provides support on design, test and turn up, as well as complex customer issues or problems.
Manages projects and initiatives using internal and external resources.
Demonstrate ability to work in a group and/or other groups on projects.
Other duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEAssociates degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Must have valid Driver License and insurable record.Must pass pre-employment drug screen, physical and background checks.OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
MP-BGP (address families, route-reflecting, route maps, communities)
iBGP, eBGP, g.8032, OSPF, ISIS, STP, MSTP, RSTP
IP/MPLS/Carrier Ethernet Services configuration
MPLS service advanced configuration and behavior.
Traffic engineering (Admin Groups, SRLG).
Multicast Routing.
IPv4 and IPv6 routing in an ISP network.
Layer 2 forwarding and loop avoidance technologies.
Advanced OSPF (TE extensions, costing).
LSP path signaling (cspf, rsvp, ldp, admin groups).
Optical link loss budgeting (loss, mileage, etc.).
Q-in-Q dot1q tagging (outer, inner, etc.).
Dot1q tag manipulation (pop, push, swap).
DNS protocol. Able to create A records, C name, MX records, TXT records, PTR records, domains.
Operations knowledge of firewalls and configuration of Access Control Lists.
Net flow Analysis - Utilization reports, threshold usage and monitoring.
Virtual Router (VR) and Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF).
Carrie Grade NAT (CGNAT).
Understanding of complex network topologies and interdependencies.
Networking technologies, protocols, deployment scenarios and topologies.
Network scalability and limitations.
Networking practical application.
Open source and vendor specific tools that support design, deployment and operations of a service provider network. Some examples are Cacti, Syslog, Zenoss, Zabbix.
Common scripting and programming languages such as PHP, Bash shell, Ruby and Python.
Ability to interface with vendors, operational personnel and Core Networking Supervisor to successfully plan and implement core network changes.
Clear and concise verbal/written communication skills are essential.
Team oriented able to work well with others in a professional environment.
Manage workload to ensure punctual completion of assigned tasks.
Possess the ability to work with customers and vendors at both a business & technical level.
Proven ability to plan and execute large scale projects related to network architecture.
Possess strong technical leadership.
Expertise in operations management for various infrastructure environments such as configuration management, operations tools/applications, management of enterprise applications relating to network operations.
Expertise in network management application configuration and support. Including, management of the provisioning, capacity, performance and availability of the overall network environment.
Maintain compliance to all relevant OSHA, safety or departmental specific standards as directed by supervisor.
Performed job duties as a Network Technician for at least 5 years or have proven abilities that include significant completion of industry level technical training courses.
Have a proven record of commitment to learning new technologies and personal development.
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