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Core Network Infrastructure Engineer
IT / Software / Data Analyst
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Remote / WFH
Job Description
Job description
Job Title: Core Network Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Shift Timing: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Friday to Tuesday)
Employment Type: Full Time
Overall purpose of the job:
• The Core Network Infrastructure team is responsible for all aspects of the ever-changing core network infrastructure environment.
• This team is responsible for carrying out core network projects, predominantly based on high-capacity connectivity, MPLS, and Optical Transmission network elements, as well as providing advanced support to the engineering operations team.
• The role is based offshore, and the working hours are aligned to overlap to a certain extent with normal UK working hours for cross-team communications, as well as to cover out-of-hours maintenance windows for network changes that cannot be executed during normal hours.
Key responsibilities for this job:
• To deliver assigned projects that may involve one or more of the following activities
• Network change-related planning and remote execution activities
• Liaising with internal and external supplier teams as required
• Carry out software upgrades on IP and Optical network elements during out-of-hours maintenance windows
• Remotely oversee hardware upgrades on IP and Optical network elements
• Remotely support changes/upgrades on the Fixed Networks involving PON topologies
• To be available for out-of-hours work as required
• Any other fair and reasonable task or duty assigned to you by your manager, or other senior client staff member
Knowledge and experience required:
• Experience working within a Service Provider environment on the core network architecture
• Experience working within a multi-vendor network environment - Cisco and Nokia are relevant
• Solid foundational networking principles, with a desire to learn further
• Advanced knowledge of routers, switches, and network security concepts
• Experience and good knowledge of Ethernet, IP/MPLS protocols, and operation
• Advanced skill in understanding and configuring routing protocol operation - BGP, OSPF, IS-IS
• Advanced IP Addressing and Subnetting knowledge – IPv4 & IPv6
• Advanced skill in understanding and configuring of switching technologies – Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, Dot1q, QinQ.
• A good knowledge of other network principles, such as DNS, MX Records
• Other technologies – VPLS (E-Lan), E-Line, L3 VPN, EVPN, DSL, VRRP
• Excellent communication skills
Knowledge and experience with the following vendors would be advantageous:
• Nokia 7450 & 7750
• F5 BIG-IP
• FortiGate
Job Title: Core Network Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Shift Timing: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Friday to Tuesday)
Employment Type: Full Time
Overall purpose of the job:
• The Core Network Infrastructure team is responsible for all aspects of the ever-changing core network infrastructure environment.
• This team is responsible for carrying out core network projects, predominantly based on high-capacity connectivity, MPLS, and Optical Transmission network elements, as well as providing advanced support to the engineering operations team.
• The role is based offshore, and the working hours are aligned to overlap to a certain extent with normal UK working hours for cross-team communications, as well as to cover out-of-hours maintenance windows for network changes that cannot be executed during normal hours.
Key responsibilities for this job:
• To deliver assigned projects that may involve one or more of the following activities
• Network change-related planning and remote execution activities
• Liaising with internal and external supplier teams as required
• Carry out software upgrades on IP and Optical network elements during out-of-hours maintenance windows
• Remotely oversee hardware upgrades on IP and Optical network elements
• Remotely support changes/upgrades on the Fixed Networks involving PON topologies
• To be available for out-of-hours work as required
• Any other fair and reasonable task or duty assigned to you by your manager, or other senior client staff member
Knowledge and experience required:
• Experience working within a Service Provider environment on the core network architecture
• Experience working within a multi-vendor network environment - Cisco and Nokia are relevant
• Solid foundational networking principles, with a desire to learn further
• Advanced knowledge of routers, switches, and network security concepts
• Experience and good knowledge of Ethernet, IP/MPLS protocols, and operation
• Advanced skill in understanding and configuring routing protocol operation - BGP, OSPF, IS-IS
• Advanced IP Addressing and Subnetting knowledge – IPv4 & IPv6
• Advanced skill in understanding and configuring of switching technologies – Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, Dot1q, QinQ.
• A good knowledge of other network principles, such as DNS, MX Records
• Other technologies – VPLS (E-Lan), E-Line, L3 VPN, EVPN, DSL, VRRP
• Excellent communication skills
Knowledge and experience with the following vendors would be advantageous:
• Nokia 7450 & 7750
• F5 BIG-IP
• FortiGate
