Job Title: IP Transport Engineer

Location: Fort Morgan, CO

Job Type: 9 Months

Job Summary:

We are looking for an IP Transport Engineer to join our Wireless network team. You will be a key contributor as a subject matter expert in a multi-functional team of R&D, Systems engineering, and product validation to introduce Client products and Solutions to Wireless Carrier.
Essential Duties and responsibilities include:
• Design, implement, and optimize IP/MPLS networks to support high-availability transport services.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, SR-IPv6 and MPLS-based solutions (L2VPN, L3VPN, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing) on multiple Platforms like Juniper, Ciena, Cisco and so on.
• Help write automation scripts using Python/Ansible/Shell
• Integrate network monitoring and management platforms (e.g., SNMP, NetFlow, Telemetry, SDN).
• Conduct lab testing of new network solutions (QoS, Routing, failover), hardware, and software releases before production deployment, perform functional, performance, and stress testing, validate network changes through pre- and post-implementation testing to ensure minimal impact, and simulate network failures and recovery scenarios to assess resiliency and redundancy mechanisms.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IP Core, Transport, and Security teams, to support network initiatives.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, and process documentation.
• Ability to travel sporadically during the project.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision- Highly preferred.

Background & Competencies Required:
• Minimum 5 years of IP Transport experience.
• Experience with Juniper Routers and Switches is HIGHLY preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in EE/CS/TE is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Must have experience with IP Transport design and development in wireless networks.
• Deep understanding of QoS mechanisms.
• Familiarity with Netconf protocol, YANG models, and RESTful APIs for programmable network operations.
• Must have Tier3 SME experience – Work under pressure to drive support teams to troubleshoot commercial NMS/EMS application issues, propose workarounds, work with R&D to provide the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to the customer.
• Fundamental understanding of Openstack/Kubernetes is preferred.
• Understanding of virtualized solutions in telecom space.
• Understanding of 3GPP systems: Core and RAN networks, architecture and protocols is preferred.
• Must have hands-on experience with High Availability and redundancy systems.
• Experience on system engineering projects to include technical requirements identification, technical solutions to address customer requirements with details to design /deploy / manage their infrastructure is preferred.
• Must have troubleshooting experience using command-line tools and scripts
• Must have experience with SNMP and TNM protocols and NMS/OSS interfaces.
• Must have experience with Unix/Linux, scripting tool and languages like python, shell, Ansible.