Bluebird Network is a communications infrastructure provider and data center operator owned by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc., a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital. Since 1999, Bluebird has provided internet and transport services via its fiber infrastructure to Carriers and Enterprises throughout the Midwest. Bluebird now owns two data centers; an underground facility in Springfield, MO and a new facility in the Quad Cities. Bluebird operates over 9,800 fiber route miles of high-speed broadband and fiber-optic connections with over 60,000 on-net and near-net buildings and 151 Points of Presence (PoP) sites spanning the Midwest, including the major cities of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield (MO and IL), Champaign-Urbana, Peoria, and the Quad Cities. To learn more, please visit BluebirdNetwork.com.

Who will I work for?

Join an amazing team of telecommunication professionals! Bluebird Network is a dynamic growing company in need of a Solutions Engineer to be a part of a collaborative team. Bluebird Network is a premier Mid-west fiber and data solutions provider, with over 20 years of success in the industry. All of us at Bluebird Network work hard to meet goals and objectives for the organization and live the mission and values of this growing company to meet a common goal.

Here at Bluebird we proactively embrace diversity and cultivate a culture of inclusion. We respect and value each team member’s individual strengths, views, and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a member of the Business Development Team who is responsible for clearly communicating the various products and technologies currently offered within the Bluebird Network product portfolio during pre and post-sales customer interactions; also responsible for post-sales customer follow-up interactions to ensure products and/or solutions work as communicated. The SE will also provide technical assistance on day-to-day solutions design and Request for Pricing (RFP) response assistance to the Bluebird Carrier and Enterprise Sales Teams. The SE will be required to regularly engage various members of the Bluebird Network Operations, Engineering and Network Support Services (NSS) teams for collaboration, as needed, prior to communicating with the customer.

This position requires a broad understanding of Bluebird Network’s capabilities, customers, relationships and networking technologies and protocols (SONET, TDM, Ethernet, IP, Frame Relay, ATM, EoS, MPLS, DWDM, etc.). This position requires strong customer focus, strong organizational, project and matrix management skills and the ability to complete tasks in a multi-disciplinary team environment.