Network Architect - Planning

Segra•Charlottesville, VA

22h•$100,065 - $124,868•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.

Requirements

Must have a minimum of 6 years of experience in network engineering.
Must have prior experience with ROADM and DWDM, and similar technologies.
Must have knowledge of Layer 1 technologies.
Must have switching and routing experience (Cisco and/or Ciena preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

Telecommunications industry experience
Provisioning experience would be ideal (Cisco CTC)
Ciena MCP/One Control
Prior Cisco and/or Ciena experience
Layer 2 and 3 knowledge
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience
Knowledge of telecommunications industry practices and standards, activities of OSP, network engineering, and technical facility design principles

Responsibilities

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.