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Network Engineer (On-Site)

Job Title
Network Engineer (On-Site)
Job ID
27766895
Location
OKC, OK, 73134 
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Description

The Network Engineer is responsible for engineering, certification, and operation of Optical, Ethernet, and IP products and services at Dobson Fiber.  Requires strong understanding of Layer 1, 2, and 3 principles with practical application across multiple HW/SW vendors.  Must be able to work individually and as part of a team while multi-tasking and adapting in a fast-paced environment.  Requires excellent internal communication skills with occasional customer interaction.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 

·         Develop and execute test plans to certify products and services

·         Publish MOPs/EDPs for delivering new service, maintenance, upgrades, and augments

·         Assist with capacity planning

·         Configure and troubleshoot optical transport, carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS, and SD-Wan

·         Provide technical expertise and support to various internal departments

·         Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation

QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

·         CCNP, JNCIP, CCIE, JNCIE, or related certifications and/or experience preferred

·         5+ years of engineering service provider networks (Optical, Ethernet, and/or IP/MPLS/SD-Wan)

·         Nokia 7750 and 7360, Ciena, Cyan, Juniper, Cisco, Accedian, Transition, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Arbor, A10, BTI, TurinMS Office, Visio, Planet Operate, Blue Planet/MCP, Circuit Vision, Service Now, Versa Networks, Velo Cloud, VMWare, Ubuntu/Linux, Vaonet, Cacti, Python, Perl, REST/JSON

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 

·         DWDM, ROADM, GPON/FTTH optical transport

·         Hands on experience on commissioning Ciena RLS Node via Navigator NMS (formerly MCP)

·         Hands on experience commissioning Ciena WaveServerAI and WaveServer5

·         Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), carrier Ethernet (EPL, EVPL, ELAN)

·         IPv4/v6 including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-Wan

·         Knowledge of network security standards and best practices

·         Knowledge of common network monitoring and security utilities

·         Self-starter

·         Able to perform detailed work both individually and with team members

·         Strong documentation, communication, and presentation of methods and results

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS

  • No travel expected for this position
  • Indoor office environment

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Culture

The Customer is Our Boss.

Our customer is any user of our products and services, our employees, owners, and the communities in which we serve. Everything we do affects them. They are why we are in business and we answer to them.

Our Beliefs

  • Passion for our customers breeds success.

  • Excellence is a direct result of our people and their expertise.

  • Communication and understanding are key to delivering the best customer service possible.

  • Integrity means doing the right thing.

  • Accountability means honoring commitments and delivering results.

  • Teamwork results from being equally dependent upon one another.

  • Urgency and focus yield quality results.

  • Innovation and advancement require taking calculated risks.

  • Leadership is everyone’s responsibility.

Dobson Cares

Dobson Fiber lives and works in the communities we serve, and we care about helping them thrive. That’s why we actively support – with our donations and our employees’ time – many local worthwhile community organizations including:

  • United Way

  • Myriad Gardens Foundation

  • YWCA

  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  • Regional Food Bank

  • White Fields

Benefits

Dobson has one of the most competitive benefits packages around, including:

  • Competitive pay

  • Health, dental, and vision Insurance

  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account

  • On-site fitness facility in OKC

  • 401(k) plan with company match

  • 7 paid holidays

  • Paid time off starting at 15 days

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • FSA & FHA

  • Adoption Assistance

  • 100% Employer-paid Basic Life & Personal Accident Insurance

  • 100% Employer-paid Disability Insurance (short and long term)

  • Free career training & development with over 3,000 courses and over 20,000 online books

  • Free employee incentive program

What our employees are saying

 

“I am thankful for Dobson caring enough about people and our community to give us the opportunity to help out through our Employee Volunteer Program. Not only did it help that organization recently, but I think it helped me to get to engage with my co-workers out of the office. It gave us a chance to build friendship with each other. Mostly, seeing the faces of people when they realized we were there to help was a blessing for them and us as well.”

 

“I love the work-life balance here at Dobson. We have team oriented activities and get-togethers that really bring a sense of unity.”

“Dobson has always felt like home to me. The company is always supportive of my career goals, my family time and excellent service to our customers. I am truly blessed to be a part of the Dobson team.”

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