Requirements

• At least 10 years experience in Network Engineering, preferably in the telecommunications industry


• At least 3 years experience with Software Defined Networking and SD-WANs


• Familiarity with major municipal network architectures and standards such as GPON, Active Ethernet, DOCSIS, and HFC


• Solid foundation in DevOps and infrastructure-as-code principles with tools such as Ansible or Terraform


• Deep knowledge of network protocols and standards, especially ethernet routing, switching, bridging, virtual LANs, QinQ, OpenFlow, and ONAP


• Hands-on experience with fiber-optic network equipment, cabling, and connections


• Expert with Linux operating systems, and especially with Linux networking


• In-depth experience at scale with at least one virtualization technology such as VMware


• Proficiency in shell scripting such as Bash, and with at least one scripting language such as Python, Javascript, etc.


• Familiarity with IT compliance areas such as change management, incident response, and configuration management


• Vendor management experience, including initial and annual diligence and contract negotiation


• Familiarity with access control, centralized systems management, inventory management and directory management such as LDAP/ActiveDirectory and SSO


• Familiarity with network and connectivity troubleshooting from both a user endpoint perspective as well as server and networking infrastructure perspective.


• Cisco, Juniper, or similar network design, configuration, and/or operations certifications a big plus