Network Engineer

4 days ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Ciena Full time

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one - your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

Your Role

To accomplish this, you bring thoughtful knowledge to clients and will convey a keen understanding of Ciena’s complete value solutions across products and services, delivery, support, quality and expertise. In addition, you will help navigate the comprehensive challenges involved in the design and implementation of complex next generation networks.

Your Responsibilities
- Support the engineering of Ciena network system solutions
- Design, install and test network topologies to support Internet and data transport channels.
- Implements upgrades of Ciena Equipment on Customer’s In-Service networks without impacting the services provided to the end user. Includes, yet is not limited to, Channel Adds, Node Insertions, Traffic Migrations, HW/SW Upgrades, Network Management installation and upgrades
- Plan, develop and execute on Customer modernization plans for evolving customer networks via custom methods of procedure.
- Ensure proposed designs and/or solutions are technically viable and meet customer requirements.
- Own the delivery of Network Engineering documentation for Customers via the Detailed Network Design service offering. Oversee partner personnel who may be delivering a portion or all of the engineering package.
- Hold customer reviews and drive dry-runs of custom methods of procedures prior to field execution
- Oversees and guides all field activity related to the execution of custom methods of procedure. Validates that the actions taken by the assigned field personnel are executed properly as per the steps detailed in the custom method of procedure.
- Ensures the Customer’s network is operating in a stable state as designed before, during and after Maintenance Window activities. Verifies that no additional alarms exist on the network subsequent to completion of procedure.
- Performs network audits or diagnostics either as a stand-alone service or as a precursor to implementation of reconfiguration activities.
- Acts as a consultant related to network design and reconfiguration methodology and implementation when requested
- Produces as-built documentation from redlines and maintains office records when that service is purchased
- Develops configuration as well as service-layer and infrastructure-layer provisioning engineering documentation for packet networking devices
- Design, develop & test bespoke templates & scripts, for Ciena customers.

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Communications or equivalent
- 8 - 10+ years telecommunications / industry experience in Telecom Network operations, planning, and/or solutions engineering
- Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Objective C, Python, JavaScript, or Go.
- Experience in both manual and automated testing environments
- Fundamental understanding of what it takes to effectively support a complex, next generation telecommunication networkIn depth technical and working knowledge of Transport layer technologies (DWDM, CWDM, OTN) both in Terrestrial and/or Submarine networks
- In depth technical and working knowledge of Switching layer technologies (OTN, SDH), Carrier Ethernet (IP/MPLS and other network architectures)
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills associated with service provider, enterprise and carrier solutions in general.
- Excellent written (documentation) and interpersonal communication skills (English).
- Strong ability to work as part of a team or independently with little supervision.

Preferred Requirements
- Knowledge and/or experience working on Submarine SLTE networks
- Knowledge and/or experience working on Segment routing
- Knowledge and/or experience working with Layers 2 and/or 3 technologies on Ciena CES, 54XX and/or 6500 platforms would be an asset.
- Knowledge and/or work experience with Python, Java, JavaScripting, CORBA, TCL/TK/Expect, Oracle, WebLogic and/or REST API and associated tools is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of 4G/5G wireless networking and xRAN
- Familiarity with SDN and network virtualization
- Familiarity with automation (eg. python ansible), analytics in networking operations.

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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

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