Network Design Engineer
Role: Network Design Engineer
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Design Engineer III to support carrier-grade Ethernet and metro network services within a large telecom environment. This is a highly technical network design role focused on designing commercial Ethernet services for enterprise customers across West Division markets.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with:
- Carrier Ethernet / Metro Ethernet services
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 telecom networking
- Fiber transport technologies
- Telecom network design and service delivery
- Carrier-grade routing and switching environments
This is not an enterprise IT/network administrator role. Candidates must come from a telecom, carrier, ISP, or service provider background rather than campus or internal corporate IT networking.
Key Responsibilities
Network & Service Design
- Design carrier-grade Ethernet services for enterprise customers
- Create network/service designs for:
- Metro Ethernet
- Carrier Ethernet
- EPL (Ethernet Private Line)
- EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line)
- ELAN / Ethernet Network Services
- Internet-based Ethernet services
- Produce detailed Visio network diagrams and service designs
- Interpret fiber survey data and determine service delivery paths
- Design customer connectivity based on serving headends and network infrastructure
Fiber & Transport Engineering
- Read and interpret fiber survey documentation
- Understand:
- Splice points
- Fiber paths
- Optical loss budgets
- Distance limitations
- Fiber plant infrastructure
- Work with:
- Single-mode fiber
- Multi-mode fiber
- DWDM transport technologies
Routing & Switching Technologies
Work with carrier-grade networking technologies including:
- Layer 2 Ethernet switching
- Layer 3 routing
- Carrier transport technologies
Preferred vendor experience includes:
- Ciena switches
- Cisco routers
- Nokia routers
Operational Support
- Manage and prioritize work queues assigned by region
- Support customer service delivery requests and escalations
- Participate in meetings with project managers and engineering teams
- Respond promptly to emails, IMs, and operational requests
- Work in a fast-paced, task-driven environment
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Review assigned service design requests in operational queues
- Design Ethernet services for customer sites
- Build Visio diagrams for service delivery
- Analyze fiber survey information
- Coordinate with internal engineering and project teams
- Prioritize urgent customer requests and escalations
- Complete approximately 15 design tasks per day once fully ramped up
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 7-10+ years of telecom/network engineering experience
- Experience in carrier-grade or service provider networking environments
- Strong background in Metro Ethernet / Carrier Ethernet technologies
Technical Skills
Strong understanding of:
- Layer 2 Ethernet technologies
- Carrier Ethernet services
- Fiber optics and transport networks
- DWDM technologies
- Fiber plant infrastructure
- Optical loss calculations
- Routing and switching concepts
Experience with:
- EPL
- EVPL
- ELAN
- Metro Ethernet services
Networking Hardware
Hands-on or design-level familiarity with:
- Ciena switches
- Cisco routers
- Nokia routers
Tools
Required:
- Microsoft Visio
Nice to Have:
- GIS/fiber design tools
- Telecom network inventory systems
Soft Skills
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage multiple work queues and shifting priorities
- Highly responsive communication style
- Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment
- Ability to adapt quickly to escalations and changing priorities
Preferred Backgrounds
Candidates with experience in:
- Telecom carriers
- ISPs
- Metro Ethernet providers
- Service provider networking
- Fiber network design
- Carrier transport engineering
Titles that may align well:
- Carrier Ethernet Engineer
- Fiber Design Engineer
- Telecom Network Engineer
- Metro Ethernet Engineer
- Network Design Engineer
- Transport Network Engineer
Additional Information
- Fully remote position
- No travel required
- Long-term ongoing project work
- Potential for contract extension and future conversion based on performance and business approval
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Network Design Engineer
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