Lab Engineer

Job Title : IEN Lab Engineer / Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME)

Location : Dallas, TX

Duration : Full-time

As a member of the Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME) Intelligent Edge Network Lab Governance Team, you'll be responsible for creating and executing support strategies for S&ME Lab resources. Primary responsibilities will include:

What we're looking for…

You will have knowledge and skills creating, managing, and troubleshooting a layer 1-3 network and willingness to collaborate across multiple teams in order to create and maintain a robust environment to support the dynamic demands of test and development efforts supporting Verizon's next-gen networks.

Job Description:

· Implement lab test bed setup based on requirements from IT, Planning, and Maintenance Engineering teams

· Insuring lab test bed setup is complete prior to test or development efforts

· Scheduling and managing availability of lab resources

· Support and triage for test bed issues, including vendor engagement/escalation

· Maintenance of lab resources to insure production-like availability

· Management of test bed inventories

· Hands-on equipment support (equipment installation, fiber maintenance, card add/pulls)

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What we're looking for…

You will have knowledge and skills creating, managing, and troubleshooting a layer 1-3 network and willingness to collaborate across multiple teams in order to create and maintain a robust environment to support the dynamic demands of test and development efforts supporting Verizon's next-gen networks.

You'll need to have:

· 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in IP routing, preferably Cisco, Juniper, Nokia/ALU

· Demonstrated experience troubleshooting/resolving network issues across L1-L3 platforms

· Knowledge of Telecommunications/Service Provider architecture and design

· Experience with systems automation

· Excellent collaboration skills and strong written and verbal communication skills

· Experience with best practices for equipment install, activation, turn-up, and network integration

Even better if you have:

· Experience with lab operational procedures/practices

· Experience with Lab test tools - Ixia, Spirent, etc.

· Scripting experience (Python, Perl, Javascript, Shell, etc)

· Juniper/Cisco routing and/or networking certification or equivalent experience. (Junos, IOS-XR)