Junior Network Engineer

Junior Network Engineer

Prodapt is the largest specialized player in the Connectedness industry. As an AI-first strategic technology partner, Prodapt provides consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for the largest telecom and tech enterprises building networks and digital experiences of tomorrow. A ServiceNow-invested company, Prodapt has been recognized by Gartner as a Large, Telecom-Native, Regional IT Service Provider.

A "Great Place To Work® Certified™" company, Prodapt employs over 5,000 technology and domain experts across the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, & Japan. Prodapt is part of the 130-year-old business conglomerate The Jhaver Group, which employs over 32,000 people across 80+ locations globally.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Network Engineer to provide crucial technical support and order management for our customer base utilizing SD-WAN solutions. This role focuses on monitoring, troubleshooting, and assisting senior engineers, offering an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge networking technology. This role requires working with restricted customers and is subject to U.S. government security/compliance requirements that mandate U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

The role of DTAC/NOC support engineers is to provide Implementation and Test and Turn up support for SD-WAN network of all supported SD-WAN technologies. Acts as a single point of contact to triage and investigate any SD-WAN incident reported via monitoring tools or by customers. Support includes Incident Management related connectivity issues including and not limited to network underlay issues.

• Good understanding on Vision, network diagram
• Test and troubleshoot various circuit types – Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, BB, LTE
• Assists in network troubleshooting and provides input for root cause analysis for network related outages.
• Manage and control a test and turn-up bridge required for service activation.
• Accurate documentation of activation activities, notes, client communication, etc.
• Coordination of bridge calls, communication to engage resources and vendors to resolve issues.
• Ensure monitoring of batch scheduling and backup jobs and perform initial troubleshooting and escalation as documented upon failure.

Requirements

Key Requirements:

• Basic understanding in networking concepts such as routing and switching.
• Demonstrated experience with LAN/WAN, routing protocols, QoS, troubleshooting and scripting.
• Course completion of CCNA or any networking technologies
• The ability to interact on the phone with the customers and their peers during the implementation and problem determination process.
• Knowledge in SDN (NFV), SDWAN (Velocloud / Viptela / Versa or Silver peak) technologies is added advantage.
• Will be required to work in various shifts (Day/Night) including holidays and weekends.

Minimum Qualification & Education:

• Associate degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Tier 1, Tier 2 or helpdesk support, or related field.
• Basic understanding in networking concepts such as routing and switching.
• Knowledge of communication technologies and networking technologies.