IP/MPLS Network Engineer

Job 2: IP/MPLS Network Engineer

LOCATION DETAILS:

• Hybrid - Woodall Rodgers in-office presence requirement whenever needed, up to 3 times a week

Interview Process:

• Virtual Interview (30 minutes)
• In-person Interview (1 hr)

INTAKE NOTES/ABOUT THE ROLE: This role will be the subject matter expert (SME) for IP/MPLS wide area networks, taking on design, implementation, and high-level problem-solving. This role will participate in large scale project initiatives, such as deploying a 100+ site private LTE solution that will be supported over Oncor's existing private IP/MPLS network. Duties will primarily be aligned with ensuring the IP/MPLS infrastructure is optimally and securely configured to ensure the success of these projects while also ensuring existing OT/Enterprise services already supported on the network remain stable and not put at risk.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate project requirements/scope and work in close collaboration with project teams consisting of project managers, architects, engineers, cyber security in order to develop end-to-end communications solutions.
• Create various design and as-built documentation including network architecture diagrams, templates, scripts, operational support materials, bandwidth capacity reports, configuration/security compliance reports, hardware selection, validation criteria, etc.
• Work with Oncor's existing network architects/engineers to integrate WAN with data centers support teams and vendors to coordinate IP routing and connectivity into Oncor's Enterprise networks.
• Submit firewall change requests to Security team as necessary for enabling communications to/from the WAN and/or associated management tools/enterprise applications.
• Create MOPs and Test Plans and/or review MOPs and Test Plans developed by other teams.
• Work directly with the Network Operations team as well Field Network Technicians as a senior technical support role during the implementation of changes which may occasionally be performed outside normal business hours or weekends.
• Evaluate risk and make recommendations to remediate a discovered vulnerability with the IP/MPLS network.
• As a network SME, you will be expected to provide technical information or assist with data/log collection in the event of a cyber incident which directly or indirectly involves the IP/MPLS network.
• Join other engineers and/or technician to perform on-site visits to Oncor offices, data centers, tower sites or substations as necessary to evaluate and plan the deployment of new network infrastructure.
• Adhere to Oncor's Network Engineering standards/best practices as well as create new standards or adjust as networks evolve.