Sr. Network Engineer

Role -
Network IP/Transport Engineer
Location - Denver, CO (Day 1 Onsite)
Contract/Full Time
Job Summary:
The Transport Provisioning Department is responsible for Client's network provisioning, circuit design, inventory management, and number procurement activities. The Senior Transport position will be responsible for the circuit order submission, ASR ordering, managing orders of multiple vendors through their respective portals and managing the department's standards and procedures of all Transport tools and systems supporting Client's transport service delivery
Principal Accountability | Support
Configures, and monitors networking equipment in a redundant environment with real time failover
Secures network system by enforcing Security policies
Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with Dish operation teams on network optimization
Provide support on a 24x7 basis as required
Implement systems that match our design criteria including but not limited to: security, scalability, availability, compatibility
Resolve, recommend, develop and implement forward-looking strategies for satisfying business needs and maintaining technical currency with assigned systems
Serve as primary source of technical expertise to project teams
Follow through with projects to their completion
Partners with Security to ensure compliance and enforcement of Security Guidelines
Adhere to, mature, and define the best practices for the support and deployment of our infrastructure across the enterprise stack (routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, load balancing and DNS).
Be a subject matter expert in reducing and resolving production incidents
Enhance proactive monitoring and drive proactive remediation efforts
Enable tooling and process so that L1/L2/L3 operations can resolve most incidents and issues
Qualifications
Bachelor's or associate degree in computer science, Telecommunications or related field, or equivalent experience in a network engineering field
Minimum of 5+ years relevant experience required
Strong understanding of BGP, MPLS and ISIS routing protocols
Good understanding of Transport technologies
IP/ NW Security/ Palo Alto/ DNS skills.
Knowledge of the OSI reference model
Core competencies include interpersonal, communications (written
verbal), and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple commitments simultaneously
Ability to plan for work during network maintenance windows and the willingness to perform shift work
Proven ability to work independently and escalate issues appropriately