Network Design & Development Engineer
AT&T
Middletown, New Jersey
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Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. We’re committed to those who seek to discover the undiscoverable and dare to disrupt the norm. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future – you’ll create it.
AT&T’s network infrastructure is the technological foundation for an extraordinary portfolio of mobile, and high-speed network services that bridge the Internet, Business and Entertainment worlds. Be part of a radical technological transformation of AT&T’s vast network & services.
The Network Infrastructure & Services group is looking for a network design and development engineer to support the design of next generation network supporting AT&T’s mobile, broadband and enterprise networks. The experienced Engineer we seek will design and plan network systems, as well as provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. you'll deliver specific, detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Using your extensive network knowledge, you'll coordinate requirements and reviews across partner organizations in product, engineering, and operations.
Key Tasks and Deliverables:
- Ideate, spec and present, new or improved high, and low-level architecture and designs for network-based capabilities or implementations.
- Interface with Operations, Planning, Product and Engineering teams to understand and refine requirements and translate them to detailed software and network requirements
- Oversee, organize, and lead network development for production systems.
- Provide or contribute to design documents.
- Participate or lead project meetings to report on progress, uncover/resolve issues, and ensure that the work product meets the needs of the service.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Informational Technology, Data Communications from an accredited university. PhD in an approved field or Masters in an approved field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a Bachelors in an approved field with a minimum of 4 of relevant experience.
Skills and qualifications:
- Experience in routing and switching protocol BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, multicast, SRv6, CoS/QoS, EVPN, VxLAN, VRRP, VPLS, FXC, Psuedowire
- Design and deploying multivendor network solutions. Hands-on experience with Cisco IOS-XR, Juniper JunOS, Arista EOS and Nokia SR-OS
- Design of Layer 3 ISP PE routers supporting Mobile, Broadband, and Enterprise network services
- Designing Layer 2 access networks supporting Mobile, Broadband, and Enterprise networks.
- Experience with data center networking including security implementations
- Conduct proof-of-concept and design validation in a lab with hands-on configuration and testing using vendor products
- Defines requirements to design highly innovative solutions
- Network and/or Cloud certifications – Cisco/Juniper/Azure/AWS
- Knowledge and experience of programming physical and virtual traffic generators, network diagnostic and analyzer tools – Spirent, IXIA, TRex etc.
- Demonstrated knowledge of physical and logical compute components
- Deep knowledge of information security principles and practices.
- Defining APIs to automate configuration and enable MACD capabilities and development of data models
- Familiarity with configuring and managing configurations using tools like Ansible / Salt or other configuration management / automation frameworks.
- Strong systems engineering background to do detailed system design and plan implementation through multiple iterations from concept to production
- Software engineering & development experience in Python.
- Experience defining and developing APIs for service, provisioning, and reporting
- Ability to incorporate industry knowledge and customer needs into product roadmaps
Our Senior Member of Technical Staffs earn between $119,100-$238,300. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
A career with us, a global leader in communications and technology, comes with big rewards. As part of our team, you’ll lead transformation surrounded by trailblazing industry leaders like you. You’ll be empowered to go above and beyond – making a difference through company-sponsored initiatives or connecting and networking through one of our many employee groups. And regardless of where you’re at in your career trajectory, you’ll be rewarded by the impact that comes with making a difference in the lives of millions. With AT&T, you’ll be a part of something greater, do incredible things and be rewarded with a chance to change the world.
Ready to join the #LifeAtATT? Apply today!
Job ID 2311557 Date posted 04/05/2023
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