Network Engineer SDN

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Network Engineer
SDN

Job Details

Location : Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Basking Ridge, NJ; San Jose, CA;Chicago, IL area;D.C. / Reston, VA area;Color

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Maintain and document the group's internal labs including network setup, server builds, VM creation, and license management all while looking for ways to improve efficiencies through automation and the management of resource utilization.
  • Build out testbeds including physical installation of hardware (switches, routers and servers) and maintaining these testbeds.
  • Create Linux & WireGuard user accounts (Ansible based creation for lab environment) and determine appropriate levels of access
  • Troubleshoot network communication issues by either fixing the problem or provide an alternative method for issues reported.
  • Submit, manage, and document firewall requests using a variety of internal systems specific to each Telecommunication network.
  • Work with the SDN Architecture and Development team and understand new technology/design, changes to existing technology/design and what is required of internal group labs to support the changes.
  • Run regression tests for BNC against new vendor codes and generate a test exit report for the results.
  • Run regression tests for new BNC codes and ensure all new features are supported.
  • Act as tier 4 support for the ME labs and resolve any bugs/issues encountered during BNC NC testing working with vendors and the SDN architecture team.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
  • Six or more years of relevant work experience.
  • Hands-on experience in the following technologies and protocols: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS), KVM, OpenStack, IPv4, IPv6, VPN, VLAN.
  • Experience with Ansible for configuring equipment and performing routine tasks.
  • Experience with configuring data switches/routers.
  • Strong written/verbal communications and presentation skills.
  • Industry technology leadership skill.
  • Multi-vendor system integration and technical vendor management experience.
  • SDN knowledge and development experience.
  • Open networking, open API, and open platform development experience.
  • Knowledge of deploying virtualized applications in Linux environments - docker container, Kubernetes, VMWare, etc.
  • Working knowledge with network security.
  • Knowledge of Data Modeling, YANG, Netconf, REST, APIs.