Job Description

MPLS NETWORK ARCHITECT - JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidates will join a team of Network Architects to establish a National Next Generation (HBE) High Bandwidth Ethernet Transport network.  The HBE network will support all existing and emerging technologies and applications such as 5G xHaul, NGPON backhaul, Edge Cloud, DCI, SD-WAN, Timing Distribution, Carrier Ethernet and Circuit Emulation.  An MPLS Network Architect is responsible for setting strategic direction and company-wide standards for Optical, Ethernet and MPLS based network architectures and services.  This position will involve extensive time executing lab evaluations to make vendor, platform, protocol and architecture selections for the Frontier High Bandwidth Ethernet Transport Network.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Strong background in routing technologies such BGP, MPLS, VPLS, Segment Routing, EVPN, ISIS-SR, OSPF-SR, BGP-LU, etc.
CCIE/JNCIE, Routing and Switching (or similar certification) preferred
Experience with Nokia SROS, 7750-SR, 7250-IXR, NSP
Experience writing and conducting comprehensive Lab evaluations
Strong background in MEF based Ethernet Service Architectures and technologies such as ELINE, ELAN, E-ACCESS, CFM, Y.1731, Y.1564, Policing, Shaping, QoS, L2CP handling, SLAs, NIDs, etc.
Experience with Ciena SAOS 10.x/6.x, CN81xx/51xx/39xx, MCP
Experience with Rad ETX-203AX, ETX-205A, ETX-220A, ETX-2i10G, Radview
Subject matter expert in industry standards related to Optical, Ethernet and MPLS based protocols and service architectures (e.g. IEEE, MEF, ITU, IETF, ONF, ETSI).
Experience with Optical Networking technologies such as Flex-Grid ROADM, CFP2-DCO, QSFP56-DD, Coherent Optics, 16-64 QAM, ZR/ZR+
Experience writing Engineering, Provisioning, Planning and Architecture Guidelines
Experience with Spirent Test Center
Familiarity with Netconf, Orchestration, Automation and MEF LSO
Familiarity with YAML, Python, Perl, or other such scripting languages

OTHER GENERAL DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Familiarity with 4G/5G network architectures
Familiarity with Access Networking technologies such as EFM, GPON, XGS-PON, VDSL2 and G.Fast
Experience with Ethernet timing protocols such as 1588v2 PTP, Sync-E
Familiarity with SD-WAN and NFV technologies
Ability to work with a Team to drive improvement of Processes
Eager to learn new technologies, lead efforts to acquire these technologies and enable knowledge transfer to Operations, Engineering and Planning
10+ years experience