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Lumen Technologies - Boise, ID

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Boise, ID
Telecommunications

About the position

The Strategic Network Planning Engineer II at Lumen is responsible for developing and defining strategic network plans to support growth and new services. This role involves analyzing network requirements, preparing project specifications, and ensuring cost-effective methods for network expansion. The engineer collaborates with various teams to resolve interoperability challenges and requires minimal direction for most tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Develops/defines strategic network plans for new network expansion deployments or augments to existing network elements for Switches and Routers.
  • Prepares plans and specifications, including high-level overview and requirements to scope projects involving switches, routers, power, and space.
  • Analyzes trending reports to determine areas requiring network expansion, hardware, and/or bandwidth augmentation/optimization.
  • Ensures the use of the most feasible, practical, and economical methods for completing the work, providing cost data to support capital planning and budgeting.
  • Monitors and controls project expenditures.
  • Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and/or engineering.
  • Analyzes layer 3 IP and Layer 2 Ethernet network systems, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting architectural design, and integration into the current network.
  • Collaborates with Architecture and Engineering to resolve interoperability challenges in the current and strategic plans of the network.
  • Needs minimal direction and guidance for most tasks.

Requirements

  • 5+ years professional telecommunications experience and a bachelor's degree or higher.
  • High attention to detail with intense focus on high quality output.
  • Ability to successfully prioritize and multitask across multiple projects.
  • Demonstrable academic and technical understanding of LAN/WAN internetworking technologies and protocols, including TCP/IP, Ethernet, ISIS, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPLS, QoS, L2VPN, L3VPN, multicast, and IPv4/IPv6.
  • Technical experience with various Cisco, Juniper, and/or Nokia switch and router platforms.
  • Strong data trending and analysis skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven track record as adept and effective project manager.
  • Exceptional intra and interdepartmental collaboration and communications skills.
  • Strong computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint.
  • Positive and professional attitude and demeanor, and ability to work both independently and within a team.

Nice-to-haves

  • Master's degree in related field and 2+ years of related experience.
  • Experience in an engineering role that included a substantial business/financial focus.
  • Computer scientist knowledge, to include data analytics, predictive analysis, automation development, and reporting.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Dental insurance coverage
  • Vision insurance coverage
  • 401k benefit for retirement savings plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid volunteer time
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee discount programs
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