Senior Network Engineer at BitCo

Senior Network Engineer

• The Senior Network Engineer has the responsibility of looking after certain key elements core network for the Planning and Engineering Department at a senior level for the company.

Responsibilities:

• Provide network configuration, deployment, and support for customers and third parties on daily activations on the BitCo network
• Quality assessment of client installations, Testing, and Configuration
• Hands-on with Core project design, planning, and implementation. This ranges from access, distribution and core networks.
• Be well versed with security best practices and look to enhance and take BitCo’s network to the industry's best standards.
• Maintain BitCo’s National BGP peering network, and optimize for optimal commercial and performance gains
• Maintain and optimize BitCo’s DDoS mitigation platformPerform voice/data core network
• troubleshooting and overall technical support in both operational and lab environments to isolate and diagnose all types of network problems, ensuring customer requirements are fulfilled. Create reports on all activities and generate solutions.
• Perform laboratory and commercial validation of new core network system software, features and functions.
• Responds to customer network needs and questions and ensures work is performed in accordance with standards, guidelines and processes
• Adhering to Strict Change control procedures - communication to internal/external customers
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for daily operations
• Regular Meetings and minutes with tasks and outcomes - internal
• Configuration and Provisioning of new site builds and implementing on the core network
• Training Staff on Technologies and Network advances
• Compiling status reports and progress reports as required
• Liaising with all departments and technical resources involved when required
• Providing feedback at meetings regarding project status
• Keeping stake holders informed of issues and progress
• Undertaking necessary, on the job, or external learning and development to ensure the success of the Engineering Projects
• Complying with all other reasonable requests to ensure the job is completed professionally and according to BitCo standards within deadlines.
• Maintaining a positive customer-focused attitude and promoting the interests of BitCo at client sites
• Consulting with customers at all levels about relevant deployments within their environment
• Will be accountable and responsible for own assigned projects
• Work with other related departments in all cross-functional matters to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget
• Any other key responsibilities identified by the Chief Technical Officer from time to time

Qualifications and Experience:

• Senior/experienced resource with extensive networking experience. Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience within a networking environment, actively working on the core infrastructure. 

Skills Required:

• Hands-on L2 experience ranging from VLANS, Q-Q, and G8032.
• Hands-on L3 experience ranging from dynamic routing protocols, and BGP.
• Hands-on experience with rolling out an MPLS/MPLS-TP network.
• Hands-on experience in scripting and automation.
• Managing DNS.
• Security technology and advantageous if Fortinet.
• Worked with Cisco routers before.
• Worked with MEF certified devices.
• Technical Network design and implementation