Sr Network Test Engineer
About The Position
Lumen is hiring a Sr Network Test Engineer to apply advanced engineering and network principles, theories, concepts, and technologies to unusually complex problems. The role interacts with vendors to establish requirements and resolve bug fixes, code upgrades, and development needs. It resolves difficult production and interoperability problems with cross-functional teams and may serve as a subject matter expert, technical project lead, or mentor to junior employees. This onsite position is based at Lumen’s Zuni St lab in Denver, Colorado. The engineer works with Architecture (IP and Security), Planning, Operations, Lab, and Systems teams to implement equipment and designs for the worldwide Internet backbone. The work includes researching and writing test requirements for hardware and software, validating interoperability and features, and certifying equipment, MOPs, and network configurations. The role calls for advanced knowledge of Internet network protocols and architectures, troubleshooting across vendors, network security and filtering, QoS, and DDoS equipment and protocols. It also includes designing and configuring servers on BOBJ.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience/education.
- At least 4 years of experience in network testing environments.
- Excellent documentation and technical writing skills.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of Ethernet switching equipment and switching architectures used on Lumen’s Internet networks.
- Expert-level experience with BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, BFD, and LLDP and their use on Lumen’s Internet networks.
- Detailed experience with BGP route policy and redistribution of routes between protocols.
- Expert-level knowledge and experience with BGP route reflector architecture and configurations across multiple address families.
- Strong knowledge of UDP and TCP protocols for designing secure and efficient Internet networks.
- Expert-level experience creating Layer 3/Layer 4 filters and ACLs and configurations that meet requirements.
- Solid experience with QoS traffic classification, remarking, and per-class queuing.
- Strong knowledge of distributed denial of service equipment and protocols.
- Self-motivation, problem-solving capabilities, a sense of urgency, and accountability.
Nice To Haves
- MS, M Tech, BS, or B Tech degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge of telecommunications, specifically VoIP protocols such as SIP.
- Experience implementing large-scale data mining and big data solutions.
- Deployment experience in visual intelligence and predictive solutions.
- Universe Design experience with single- and multi-source systems.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
- Industry experience with DevOps.
- ITIL certifications.
Responsibilities
- Work with Architecture (IP and Security), Planning, Operations, Lab, and Systems teams to implement equipment and designs for the worldwide Internet backbone.
- Research and write requirements to test hardware and software for interoperability and to validate features, functions, and behavior.
- Certify equipment, MOPs, and network configurations.
- Troubleshoot complex production, interoperability, and design behavior problems across multiple vendor routing and forwarding architectures.
- Apply BGP route policy and manage route redistribution between protocols.
- Create Layer 3/Layer 4 filters, ACLs, and configurations to meet requirements.
- Create QoS configurations for product specifications and production issues, including traffic classification, remarking, and per-class queuing.
- Design and configure servers on BOBJ, including Dashboard Design, Explorer, Mobile integration, and Universe Configuration.
- Interact with vendors on requirements, bug fixes, code upgrades, and vendor development as needed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and potentially act as a technical project lead or mentor junior employees.
Benefits
- Comprehensive package featuring health, life, and voluntary lifestyle benefits and other perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
- Bonus structure may include short-term incentives, long-term incentives, and/or sales compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
