We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity. Must Haves:
* AA/AS Degree with 4 years' experience (Willing to look at work experience in lieu of a degree)
* Previous Telecommunications, testing/troubleshooting and validation of service activations
* 2 years of prior WAN Telecommunications networks
* Experience with Ethernet and IP
* Experience coordinating maintenance request activities
* Knowledge of data protocols that include TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS
* Previous technical writing background/skills in order to Execute and document formal acceptance testing of FTI products and services per program requirements
* Problem solving
* Strong communication skills (able to communicate effectively to customer reps)
* Ability to work in a team environment
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment in order to meet critical deadlines
Nice to Haves:
* BA/BS Degree with 4 years' experience
* MEF 2.0 certification and/or equivalent level experience
* CCNA Certification or equivalent work experience a plus
* Prior experience with Sonet architecture
* Cisco Design experience
Job Description:
Our client is looking for a motivated individual ready for an exciting opportunity to join the FTI team as an IP Network Engineer supporting the IP Service Activation Center. As an IP Network Engineer, candidate will support supervision of FTI equipment and service order installation and activation. The candidate will collaborate with internal and external teams and work independently implementing scheduled network maintenance events. Other tasks include managing special projects supporting program requirements. Essential Functions:
* Execute and document formal acceptance testing of FTI products and services per program requirements
* Knowledge of FTI Telecommunications equipment installation, configuration and testing standards including TDM, ETHERNET, PDH, SDH, SONET, and IP network architecture
* Possess an intermediate (CCNA certification, or equivalent experience) level of experience troubleshooting IP network configurations.
* Domain knowledge of data protocols including TCP/IP, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP, ISIS, HSRP, VPLS, LDP, PIM, MSDP, and Ethernet.
* Strong customer interface skills supporting coordination of both Telco providers and Harris field technician site access as required
* Test, troubleshoot, and validate communication circuits per IEEE, ITU, TIA, ISO and FTI specifications
* Collaborate closely with FTI Engineering team members to resolve implementation and acceptance issues as needed
* Responsible for executing a coordinated Maintenance Request (MR) activity to support, Engineering changes per customer and program requirements.
* Responsible to execute services disconnects throughout the establish Network / CPE per customer and program request via establish program disconnect process.
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