Network Platforms Certification Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Certify and plan the introduction of new MPLS/IP and Ethernet carrier grade network platforms and technologies to evolve worldwide network infrastructure. Services supported include VPNs, Internet service, cloud networking, Ethernet/VPLS, mobility, security services, and core network backbone capabilities.
2) Develop, write, review, and execute rigorous, detailed test plans, to certify new network equipment and new services/features for the network, and documents test results.
3) While focusing on testing new services and features, testing also covers performance and scale, and inter-op testing with other vendor equipment and systems and tools. May also perform regression testing and develop test automation tools.
4) Design the most complex of test environments, and to configure network equipment in a test lab environment to certify the design; documents the configurations; and trains operations personnel on the configurations.
5) Partner with vendors to ensure their product quality meet's company criteria and to correct product defects.
6) Leads troubleshooting and identification of the root cause of the most complex problems, ranging from design issues to vendor technology issues.
7) Partners with design engineers to modify designs and detailed Router configurations when needed, and with vendors to fix their defects.

SKILLS:

QUALIFICATIONS:
Network Design Expert Required
BGP Expert Required
MPLS Expert Required
OSPF Expert Required
LDP Expert Required
Virtualization Intermediate Required
Certification Expert Required
Test Bed Setup Expert Required
SDN Intermediate Desired
OpenStack Intermediate Desired