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Senior Network Design Lead Engineer, Martlesham
Client:
BT Group
Location:
Martlesham, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
7575984c5650
Job Views:
4
Posted:
21.03.2025
Job Description:
What you’ll be doing – your accountabilities
The purpose of the Senior Network Design Engineer role is to be the technical lead for VPN network design development across Global/UK Fabric.
Specifically, this role is accountable for:
1. Engaging as a Network Design Technical Lead for a hybrid (open-source, in-house) SDN/NAAS ecosystem (OSS, BSS, compute, underlay)
2. Ensures, engages in and improves (inc. hands on) the whole lifecycle of solution—from architecture and design, through to deployment, operation and refinement
3. Establishes technical direction and oversees network design and automation quality
4. Leads feature level technical planning and technology development
5. Ensures successful integration of a variety of automation and orchestration systems/endpoints
6. Tracks progress, resolves dependencies, evaluates risks and communicates status to stakeholders
7. Ensures optimal technical resources utilisation and provides input on optimisations
The skills you’ll need to succeed
Mandatory
1. Engineering leadership and excellence
2. Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills
3. Expertise in designing, configuring, analysing, integrating and troubleshooting Cisco IOS-XR in a service provider setting.
4. Extensive hand-on demonstratable experience with core routing technologies (IS-IS, BGP, BGP-LS, SR-TE, SR IGP, PCEP, MPLS-VPNs)
5. In-Depth understanding and hand-on experience with Quality of Service (QoS).
6. Expertise in developing frameworks for and automating test cases for systems in production
7. Experience with data modelling with Yang (with a vendor neutral landscape in mind)
8. Solid experience with gRPC, JSON.
9. Experience with CICD methodologies (Robot, Gitlab, BDD)
10. Solid hands-on experience with test tools such as Ixia IxNetwork, IxLoad, IxBreakingPoint
Expected
1. Ability to debug, optimize code, and to automate routine tasks
2. Open-source software experience and engagement with open-source development practices (e.g. Netbox, gNMIc)
3. Understanding of Life-Cycle Management (devices, services, resources)
4. Expertise in automating some operational aspects of systems in production
5. Hands-on experience with virtiualisaton and containerised routers (IOS-XRv, XRd9k)
6. Experience with defect management.
7. Specialist knowledge of relevant emerging network/software technologies.
8. Software development skills specifically in solving network issues / activities.
9. Experience in resolution of customer impacting network issues.
Desirable
1. Experience with Juniper Paragon Automation
2. Experience with Itential(IAP/IAG) expertise
3. Experience with agile delivery
4. Typical Certifications/Accreditations Attained or working towards include:
5. Member of a professional body e.g. Institution of Engineering and Technology
6. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) and/or Cisco DevNet Expert or equivalent experience.
7. ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) or equivalent
8. PCAT - Certified Associate Tester with Python
9. PCAP - Certified Associate Python Programmer
10. Robot Framework Certified Professional (RFCP) or equivalent
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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