Telecom Core Network Engineer

Valo Networks is a Corporation striving to build and develop Fiber to the Home Networks and Services to mostly rural Canadian residents.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Engineering Responsibilities:
Technical lead in development of architectural and design standards for highly automated and supportable Internet core and GPON based FttP access architectures.

Create the network design documentation, implement the designs and lead the commissioning or change management activities to support growth and evolution of the network.

Lead the effort to evaluate and/or develop technologies and tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the network design process.

Execute the effort to evaluate and test new technologies/tools and monitor evolving technologies (PON) for possible introduction into the network.

Operational Responsibilities:
Execute the operational support of the network including both proactive monitoring and management using scripts and other OSS tools and reactive support including network troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

Execute the development and continuous improvement of network operations KPI/SLAs through automation, optimization of the network architecture and operational process optimization.

Manage and participate in the on-call network support rotation.

Execute the testing and implementation of software upgrades to network devices to address bugs or enable new features.

WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

Experience with troubleshooting IP and PON based networks.

Experience with Linux and automation scripting tools such as Python/Ansible is desirable.

Experience with Operational Support Systems (OSS) including SNMP or Netconf based network/performance management, DNS, DHCP, etc.

Hands-on working knowledge of routers/switches and associated protocols such IPv4/IPv6, BGP and OSPF. Experience in Juniper, Cisco and Arista equipment desirable.

Understanding of security architectures including hardware (firewalls/ACLs, VPNs, AAA, etc), (authentication, authorization & accounting) systems and processes is desirable.

Knowledge of Outside Plant (OSP) wireless and fiber design and construction processes are considered assets.

Knowledge and understanding of Docsis protocol.

Experience with working inside of OSS and BSS systems.

Ability to prioritize and organize time to follow through with assigned functions while maintaining a high standard of quality, and to deal with multiple overlapping projects.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, technical diplomas or 5 – 8 + years equivalent experience.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Equitable Compensation

Career opportunities in an agile, growing company

Employee health benefits plan

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