Senior Network Engineer – Douala
SWECOM LTD
Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
·31 Jan. 2023
·Unspecified
·Information Technology - Electronics - Digital
·Computer engineer
- Contribute to the design of the SWECOM Core and Distribution Networks, with a focus on the end customer experience, quality of service and infrastructure delivery
- Design distribution network solutions and its associated provisioning and assurance systems, including, but not limited to, validation of technical requirements assessment of platforms or vendors compilation of budgetary requirements
- Implement in time, the Core Transport Networks nodes and points-of-presence (PoP) in line with the design principles and business requirements; Strong focus on releasing and maintaining up-to-date documentation (drawings/operational procedures/trouble shooting guides)
- Responsible for proactive maintenance of the Core Transport Networks, through upgrades and preventive maintenances and for reactive maintenance via Level 3 network engineering support to Network Operations staff during office hours and on-call by rotation during out of business hours
- Engineering and business support for sales, sales engineering and product development teams both for Video and Networks with focus on customer requirements, operational efficiency and budgetary requirement
- Senior representative and lead for Distribution Network Engineering in cross-functional and company strategic projects
- Be able to understand and effectively interact with all stakeholders in the infrastructure and service delivery process
- Create high quality documentation and reports for team members and/or cross-functional peers and management
- Subject-matter expert in systems and technologies deployed in the Core Transport Networks, service provider best practices.
- Manage allocated SWECOM sites, hardware upgrades and capacity planning
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics/Engineering/IT, or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in IP networking and LAN/WAN technologies including but not limited to Layer 2 & 3, network architecture and design
- Thorough understanding of ISP backbone networks and associated services
- Proven track record in design, implementation and support of high availability IP/MPLS networks in the Service Provider domain along with associated security, traffic management and monitoring systems
- Track record of designing and supporting end-to-end solutions in a service provider environment, experience with satellite delivered services is an advantage
- Proficient knowledge in OSPF, MPLS, BGP, MPLS, MPLS-TE, RSVP, Multicast and multicast VPN
- Experience in Cisco IOS XE platforms and in using automation tools and technologies
- Cisco Certified at professional level (Service Provider tracks)
- Able to read, write and debug shell code and other scripting languages (e.g., Ansible, Python).
- Experience with Fortinet Firewalls
- Understanding of authentication and authentication protocols such as TACACS, RADIUS and LDAP and experience in managing IP Address Management tools and managing DNS/DHCP servers and services
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Operational focus
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Interpersonal skills
- Behavioral qualities
- Enthusiastic, ready to take challenges, positive, team player
- leadership
» Years of work experience: Between 5 years and 8 years
» Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
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