Resident Network Engineer – Service Provider Routing – freelance – remote – Dallas, Texas, USA

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Comgent is seeking a Resident Network Engineer to support service-provider production networks. You will combine hands-on Junos troubleshooting with design validation, network health reviews and operational guidance. Working closely with customer teams, you will develop a practical understanding of the network and the processes used to keep services available.

Assignment

• Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
  
• Engagement: freelance / contract
  
• Work arrangement: Remote
  
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
  

Responsibilities

• Investigate network and equipment faults, raise vendor technical support cases and track pre-production and production issues through to resolution.
  
• Run information-gathering and technology workshops to understand network designs, explain incidents and discuss proposed solutions.
  
• Assess network health and advise on platform configurations, software features and operational best practices.
  
• Develop operating procedures, configuration standards, fault-diagnosis guidance and implementation plans that support reliable production services.
  
• Produce regular written reports covering design work, equipment and network problems, case progress and workarounds.
  
• Train customer design, implementation and support personnel, and share lessons with engineering colleagues to reduce the risks of major upgrades and network changes.
  

Requirements

• Relevant experience: 6–10 years of experience preferred.
  
• Junos CLI; TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS-TE, RSVP, LDP, IPv6, peering policy, L3VPN, VPLS, MVPN, Ethernet/802.1Q, QoS/CoS; Ansible, YAML, PyEZ, Python.
  
• Technology environment: MX, PTX, ACX.
  
• Education: Engineering or Computer Science bachelor/master, or equivalent.
  
• Use and evaluate engineering design tools, review technical specifications and designs, and apply empirical analysis, modelling and testing methods to validate solutions.
  

Desirable skills

• JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE/CCNP/CCIE; strong crisis communication.
  

Competencies

Strong analytical, customer-facing and presentation skills are needed. You should be able to translate complex requirements into practical solutions and communicate effectively during incidents, including with senior stakeholders.