Company:
Franklin Fitch
Location: Milton
Closing Date: 24/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Role Purpose
Our Active Network Engineering function is vital in delivering meaningful, reliable solutions that provide customers with best-in-class digital infrastructure and superfast broadband.
The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the full life cycle of active network components, ensuring solutions are delivered at pace in a standardised, scalable, supportable, and secure manner.
Role Location: Milton Keynes or Irlam
Department: Architecture & Engineering
Reports To: Engineering Manager
Hours per week: 37.5
Key Accountabilities
- Interpret business requirements and recommend solutions/best practices.
- Solve complex problems with a broad perspective.
- Utilize functional knowledge to resolve challenges.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in the function.
- Lead teams or projects and act as a quality resource.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent in English, Maths, and Science.
- Knowledge of GPON/XGSPON, including co-exist elements and PON impairments.
- Experience with Calix/Nokia OLT; Adtran knowledge is a plus.
- Expertise in Access Network Service Improvement and technology/platform life cycle.
- Familiarity with Gigabit CPE (Layers 2 and 3).
- Specialist knowledge in network engineering, including:
- Access
- Core
- DWDM
- Automation
- Security
- Strong understanding of Layer 2 and 3 technologies (Ethernet, CoS, QoS, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6).
- Experience in mixed vendor environments and technology migrations.
- Highly analytical with attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Self-motivated, capable of independent and collaborative work.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in structured planning and project management (agile and waterfall).
Nice to Haves (Not Required)
- Familiarity with tools like Splunk, Jira, and Ansible.
- Knowledge of network inventory and monitoring.
- ITIL.
- Programming skills (Ansible, Python).
- Understanding of Telecoms Security Act and passive network topologies.
- Experience with Network Reliability Engineering (NRE) and Infrastructure as Code.
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