What you'll be doing
As the Senior Network Design Principle, you will be the technical lead for all VPN network design and development across UK Fabric.
Specifically, this role is accountable for:
1. All VPN network designs of the NaaS ecosystem (inc. configuration orchestration and underlay)
2. The whole lifecycle of the solution - deployment, operation, migration, evolution, in life
3. The development of product and features on the new NaaS ecosystem
4. Successful integration with a variety of OSS / BSS systems
5. Tracking progress, resolving dependencies, evaluating risk and communicating status to stakeholders
6. Leading a matrix team of technical experts to deliver features/integration solutions and provide technical thought leadership to a larger matrix team.
7. Acting as a technical ambassador for the company and providing expert technical consulting to customers at a platform and/or overall solution level.
The skills you'll need to succeed
Mandatory
8. Engineering leadership and excellence
9. Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills
10. Expertise in designing, configuring, analysing, integrating and troubleshooting Cisco software / hardware in a service provider setting.
11. Experience with scalable service provisioning (FCAPS)
12. Extensive hand-on demonstratable experience with core routing technologies (e.g. BGP, scalable IGP, MPLS-VPNs)
13. In-Depth understanding and hand-on experience with Quality of Service (QoS).
14. Experience with networks data modelling
Expected
15. Ability to debug, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
16. Experience in network statistics and performance management i.e. streaming telemetry
17. Understanding of Life-Cycle Management (devices, services, resources)
18. Hands-on experience with virtiualisaton and containerised routers
19. Experience with defect management.
20. Specialist knowledge of relevant emerging network/software technologies.
21. Experience in resolution of customer impacting network issues.
Desirable
22. Experience with agile delivery
23. Experience with gNMI, gRPC, JSON.
24. Experience with CICD methodologies (Robot, Gitlab, BDD)
25. Hands-on experience with test tools e.g lxia lxNetwork, lxload, lxBreakingPoint
26. Understanding / experience of segment routing protocols e.g. SR-TE, SRv6, BGP-LS and PCEP
27. Typical Certifications/Accreditations attained or working towards include:
28. Member of a professional body e.g. Institution of Engineering and Technology
29. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or vendor equivalent experience.
30. Demonstrable experience with Python (or similar) programming language
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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