Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in network operations, systematic troubleshooting in IP and Optical environment.
Experience in telecommunications at carrier scale working with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer2/3 routers, data Services and DWDM.
Experience working with field operation technicians, engineers, contractors, or vendors in a telecommunications environment.
Experience with TCP/IP and network routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS) and infrastructure with optical network installation, maintenance, and operation.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Layer 1 optical transmissions systems, layer 3 routing TCP/IP, wireless networking, network design, or operations.
Experience with optical network installation, maintenance and operations (NOC/TAC) for a large network service provider or large enterprise networks.
Understanding of ISP network operations or experience in enterprise/IT network infrastructure support.
Ability to use, understand, and navigate EMS and NMS systems to manage optical networks.
Ability to employ good troubleshooting methodology and creative problem solving.