Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Insight Global is seeking a Network Architect to lead core network architecture and Ethernet service design. The role involves developing AI/ML-driven capacity forecasting models and automating network planning processes.
Responsibilities
- Own core network architecture, Ethernet service design, and transport strategy
- Design scalable Ethernet, aggregation, transport, and service-edge solutions
- Develop AI/ML-driven capacity forecasting, optimization, and planning models
- Analyze telemetry and utilization data to identify congestion, capacity constraints, and growth requirements
- Automate network planning and capacity management processes
- Serve as the technical authority for service feasibility, transport design, and delivery standards
- Align access network growth with core network scaling and traffic aggregation strategies
- Guide fiber planning, resiliency, routing, and diversity decisions
- Support RFPs and bids with transport design, feasibility assessments, capacity validation, and cost modeling
- Provide technical leadership across engineering, planning, construction, and operations teams
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in core network architecture, Ethernet services, or telecom engineering
- Expertise in Layer 2/3 networking, Ethernet service design, and optical transport (coherent optics, ER/ZR, DWDM)
- Experience integrating XGS-PON/PON access and core network architectures
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML, advanced analytics, or algorithmic modeling for network planning and operations
- Experience developing capacity forecasting models, including demand, growth, utilization, and network capacity planning
- Proven ability to automate engineering, planning, or operational workflows
- Experience working with large datasets such as network telemetry, GIS, utilization, and build data
- Experience supporting enterprise, wholesale, and mobility transport networks (backhaul, fronthaul, midhaul)
- Knowledge of GIS, Vitruvi, ServiceNow, or similar planning and data platforms
- Optical link budget analysis and transport feasibility modeling experience
- Experience with AI-driven capacity management, augmentation planning, and network optimization
- RFP support, commercial engineering, transport design, and cost modeling experience
- Experience leading adoption of automation and AI-based engineering practices
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