Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. INTUS Smartcities is seeking a Junior Network Engineer to support large-scale FTTH deployments. The role involves planning, implementing, and optimizing fiber broadband networks while collaborating with various teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement ISP network architecture for FTTH deployments
- Develop IP addressing plans and routing architecture
- Configure and maintain carrier-grade routers and switches
- Deploy and support XGS-PON infrastructure
- Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, MPLS (preferred), VLANs, VRFs, and Layer 2/Layer 3 services
- Design redundancy and high-availability solutions
- Work with transport providers for Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity
- Support aggregation, distribution, and core network design
- Develop implementation standards and engineering documentation
- Coordinate with field deployment teams during network builds
- Perform capacity planning and network performance analysis
- Support network monitoring platforms and operational tools
- Participate in maintenance windows and major incident response
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend infrastructure improvements
- Assist with vendor selection and technical evaluations
- Contribute to BEAD compliance documentation and engineering standards
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2-3 years of ISP or telecommunications network engineering experience
- Experience with FTTH deployments
- Strong understanding of IPv4 and IPv6
- Experience with BGP and OSPF
- Advanced routing and switching knowledge
- Experience designing highly available networks
- Knowledge of VLANs, QinQ, DHCP, DNS, CGNAT, and QoS
- Experience with optical networking and fiber infrastructure
- Familiarity with carrier Ethernet services
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Ability to travel to deployment sites when required
- Experience with Calix access platforms
- Experience with Juniper, Extreme Networks, Cisco, or Nokia networking equipment
- Familiarity with XGS-PON architecture
- Experience with network automation (Python, Ansible, APIs)
- Knowledge of MPLS and EVPN-VXLAN
- Experience with monitoring platforms such as LibreNMS, Grafana, Zabbix, or similar
- Understanding of BEAD-funded broadband projects
- Knowledge of GIS, network documentation, and fiber management systems
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