Overview:

Network Architect to be responsible for the architecture, design, planning, and implementation of a next generation network infrastructure. The architect will provide technical direction and leadership to the Network Operations and Data Center technical organizations and will report to the Director of IP Product Development and Engineering.

DUTIES:

Provide technical direction
Design and implement advanced network architectures
Write technical documentation, including architecture documents, implementation plans, runbooks, and diagrams
Work to reduce cost and drive efficiency in the network
Provide technical leadership to the Operations teams and colleagues
Provide technical leadership to customers and partners

QUALIFICATIONS:

Excellent communication and project management skills
Ability to speak publicly
Strong teamwork skills
Innovative and forward thinking
Service Provider experience preferred
BS or MS in CS or a related field; equivalent work experience also considered
CCIE or JNCIE preferred
Full time employment, eligible to work in the US

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Vendors
Cisco – ASR9K, 6500
Force10 – C Series, E Series, Transverse (fka Turin)
Juniper – MX Series
Ciena – ActivSpan (4200) Series

Technologies:

Ethernet
802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3ae, 802.3ad, 802.1p
Strong QoS knowledge
Knowledge of Metro Ethernet Forum specifications (MEF) in theory and implementation

Routing
BGP, OSPF, ISIS
MPLS
L2(VPLS)/L3 VPN

Traffic Engineering
Design and troubleshooting skills

Layer 1
WDM technologies including DWDM
Optimized media and cable selection
Circuit DLR creation and review

Layer 2
Switched and virtually switched Ethernet networks
VLAN design
Tag rewriting
QoS
MPLS

Layer 3

Routing design- IGP, EGP, etc.
Network security and stability- Filtering/ACLs, routing policy
High availability