Telecom Engineer (mfd)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conducts component and product integration within Large & Complex HVDC/AC substation turnkey (EPC) projects through the coordination of internal and external suppliers as well as delivering the Design in-house.
• Delivers knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others for the comprehensive Design reviews and Interface alignment.
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to assess different solutions challenge the suppliers offers and customer requirements bringing the consensus via formalized queries to the involved parties.

Required Qualifications

• This role requires experience in the Engineering/Technology & Systems Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• Cisco Platforms: experience with Cisco ASR 903 / IE9X series; ability to manage system resources understand the implementation aspects configuration including the automated tools available.
• MPLS & Core Routing: Advanced configuration of MPLS L3VPNs LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) and RSVP-TE for traffic engineering.
• DWDM/Optical: Practical understanding of optical transport including wavelength allocation transponder configuration and fiber optic passive components such as cables splice- and patch- components.
• Layer 2/3 Segmentation: Expert-level configuration of VLANs sub-interfaces and complex VRF structures for multi-tenant environments.
• Redundancy Protocols: solid knowledge in configuring and testing High Availability (HA) features like BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) HSRP/VRRP and MPLS Fast Reroute (FRR) to ensure sub-second convergence.
• Routing Protocols: Deep-dive proficiency in BGP (MP-BGP route maps prefix-lists community strings) and IGPs (OSPF or IS-IS) in a multi-area service provider environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Using automation for everyday tasks in a workplace: Python/scripts/AI-driven tools.
• Experience with monitoring tools and packet capture (like Wireshark) troubleshooting practical experience.
• Cisco certifications (CCNA/CCNP/CCDE/CCIE) could be a plus.