Network Architect - Planning

Segra • Wilmington, NC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Architect - Planning will perform strategic planning and engineering tasks of considerable technical difficulty that includes analyzing, designing, planning, developing, budgeting, or modifying network equipment and facilities for specific markets/regions. This position will offer consulting and technical guidance to lower level and peer engineering staff including OSP Planners, Network Planners, and Network Engineers. This position will work with Program Management to answer questions and to assure that projects initiated from the Planning group are properly implemented. This position will perform cost studies, build estimates/analysis, project packages, and review jobs for accuracy and content. Other responsibilities include: Supporting product development initiatives. Fiber asset evaluation. Review and recommendations for vendor network equipment. Network expansion planning. Help to recommend and document company/department procedures, policies, and practices. Meet company and department goals and objectives. Consult with Enterprise/Carrier sales teams and Engineers regarding current, future and past opportunities. Participate in cost reduction planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in either network engineering/planning or operations for fiber-based telecommunication carrier.
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry practices and standards, activities of OSP, network engineering, and technical facility design principles.
• Prior experience with Good working knowledge of SONET, DWDM, ROADM, Carrier Ethernet, Switching and Routing and support systems.
• Must be able to analyze existing networks to provide effective and cost-effective solutions for network growth, complicated customer opportunities.
• Must be able to provide creative, standards-based solutions for network expansion.
• Experience with Microsoft Visio, Word and Excel as well as mapping software such as Google Earth.
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry practices and standards, activities of OSP, network engineering, and technical facility design principles.
• Experience working with equipment and services vendors; IE Ciena, GDT, Cisco, Nokia.
• Knowledge of Layer 1 and Layer 2 Technologies.
• Must understand Layer 3 technologies.
• Must have skill in defining, evaluating, solving and presenting alternatives to complex engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Perform strategic planning and engineering tasks of considerable technical difficulty that includes analyzing, designing, planning, developing, budgeting, or modifying network equipment and facilities for specific markets/regions.
• Offer consulting and technical guidance to lower level and peer engineering staff including OSP Planners, Network Planners, and Network Engineers.
• Work with Program Management to answer questions and to assure that projects initiated from the Planning group are properly implemented.
• Perform cost studies, build estimates/analysis, project packages, and review jobs for accuracy and content.
• Support product development initiatives.
• Fiber asset evaluation.
• Review and recommendations for vendor network equipment.
• Network expansion planning.
• Help to recommend and document company/department procedures, policies, and practices.
• Meet company and department goals and objectives.
• Consult with Enterprise/Carrier sales teams and Engineers regarding current, future and past opportunities.
• Participate in cost reduction planning.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition and gym reimbursements
• Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
• Volunteer days, parental leave
• Legal, accidental, hospital indemnity, identify theft, pet insurance
• Beyond competitive health and retirement benefits with immediate 401(k) vesting, Segra also invests in your total well-being through programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior