Transport Engineer Manager

HILLIARY COMMUNICATIONS LLC•Lawton, OK

About The Position

The Transport Engineer Manager is responsible for managing the installation, development and refinement of network systems and infrastructure. Assists with the transport network engineering design and product engineering activities within the organization. Ensures engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives. Demonstrates expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. This position require a strong knowledge base, experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Leads and directs the work of others. This position provides support by performing high level support for LAN/WAN systems; inclusive of switches, routers, firewalls and networking devices. This position is responsible for the technical and project management support on large complex projects.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a network engineering team in a management role
Minimum 10 years’ experience in network planning & engineering carrier class networks
Minimum 10 years’ experience in design, implementation and optimization of LAN and WAN networks
Thorough understanding of TCP/IP and addressing
Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF and MPLS
Knowledge and hands-on experience with VPN technologies and methodologies
Knowledge of network security standards and best practices
Knowledge of common network monitoring and security utilities
Ability to troubleshoot network utilizing appropriate test set(s), i.e. OTDR, power meter, JDSU, EXFO
Ability to travel when required
Ability to lead projects requiring a careful, meticulous approach including documentation and presentation of methods and results
Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Engineering and 10 year of Network Engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a telecommunications or service provider environment
Knowledge in Cisco VoIP solutions, including UCM, CCX and Unity
Understanding of IPv6 and transition methods
Knowledge and understanding of DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, SNMP and SIP
Experience and knowledge with VMWare
Hands-on experience with Linux
Basic scripting to assist in automation of system administration
Juniper, Cisco and Adtran products
Ethernet Transport / Ethernet over SONET / Packet Transport
Cyan products and platforms
Accedian MetroNODE/MetroNID/EtherNID family
Calix E7-2 and CPE equipment
SONET OCn
Long Haul transport
Wavelength & DWDM services
Ciena Transport equipment and DWDM ROADM
Microsoft Office Products
Cisco IOS, Juniper JUNOS, Palo Alto PANOS

Responsibilities

Review and evaluate networks and make recommendations on enhancements to ISP’s as it relates to our products
Provide technical expertise and support to various internal departments
Manage the team and be available to assist team with routing and switching
Identify network problems and risk areas and provide recommendations for resolutions
Oversee the maintenance of all systems and associated support functions
Manage the 24x7 on-call rotation
Monitor and maintain current network infrastructure
Maintain network documentation
Ability to prioritize and multitask
Evaluate and manage the implementation of new technologies and processes while participating in selection of service and equipment vendors
Review and approve detailed Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for implementation and maintenance activities
Analyze the operation performance of the network elements and compare to expected results. Publish failure analysis and make sparing recommendations
Develop automation tools for testing, configuration, auditing, and monitoring of fault and performance of network elements