Senior Specialist, Network Planning Engineer (IP Network Engineer)

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Network Planning Engineer (IP Network Engineer)

Job Code: 10431

Job

Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity to join the team as an IP Network Engineer to support innovative network solutions. The selected candidate will be working on multiple programs and initiatives for L3Harris as the primary contractor. As an IP Network Engineer, supporting the management and implementation of IP network solutions. The selected candidate will collaborate with internal and external teams. Work independently on projects from start to finish, including developing network designs based upon user

requirements, creating network diagrams using Visio, configuring network equipment, and full implementation follow-through and documentation of

requirements. Will be required to be on-call and work nights, weekends and holidays.

The Network Tier 3 Engineer will be responsible for:

Evaluate technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers.Implement solutions that support customer visions and objectives.Participate in inter program initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges.Create and maintain documentation and training for engineering and NOC teams.Maintain operational excellence of network system and components to exceed customer expectations.Define and implement best practices for network and capacity management.Identify areas of opportunity for automation and network optimization.Routinely perform proof of concepts and service trials while documenting system integration.Travel as required to meet for requirement meetings and system integration planning.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant

experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related

experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related

experience.

Experience with network engineering or IP networks.

Preferred Additional

Skills

Experience implementing the network design, testing, and building an enterprise network.

Experience architecting local area networks, wide area networks, and intranets, for large, distributed communications systems.

Experience peering with Tier 1 Internet Service providers, troubleshooting routing within the Internet (

experience with looking glass sites).Must be able to demonstrate the ability to configure, implement and support IP network infrastructure.

Experience configuring MPLS, ISIS, QoS, BGP, VPLS, AS prepending, route policies, and in-depth BGP troubleshooting and configuring (Route-leaking, BGP attributes (local preference and community’s)) using Cisco XR code.

Experienced configuring and troubleshooting OSPF redistribution, costs, and route-maps using Cisco XE code.

Experience with Cisco ASR903, ISR3, ASR99xx routers and Cisco Nexus switches.

Experience with Cisco’s GetVPN.

Experience doing network planning, recommending network upgrades based on network trends and network issues.In depth implementation and troubleshooting

experience of IP networks and the ability to think critically in high pressure, confidential environments.

Experience with leading network vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, F5.

Experience implementing and managing carrier grade network and network technologies such as Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and SDN technologies.Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Experienced with power point, giving presentations, and mentoring less

experienced engineers.Ability to obtain a security clearance.Work with vendors and end-users on service acceptance / turn up and troubleshooting.Ability to develop presentations and present to management and customers.CCNP or other advanced certification(s), is preferred.Ability to plan, implement, verify, and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks.Strong enterprise network troubleshooting (Multicast, Layer 2, Cisco IOS(s), IP routing [BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and EIGRP], HSRP and physical layer issues (Ethernet, Optical, TDM)).Strong skill set with Microsoft Office software applications.

Experience implementing Fortinet, Cisco, and other SD-WAN solutions.