While legacy Qwest/CenturyLink ("Green network") experience is a bonus, including the TIRKS inventory system, what is more important is experience in the legacy Level 3 ("Orange network") and associated inventory systems PRO and ASRI. Candidates need to be able to:
• "Create capacity" in those inventory systems (PRO/ASRI), from an SFP add, to a card add, to a shelf add.
• Dial into the actual SONET and DWDM equipment to find ports, create and reserve new capacity.
• Have experience with multiple SONET and DWDM equipment vendors, including ADVA, Tellabs/Infinera, Alcatel, Ciena, Cisco.
Job Description
:Our client has been assigned several new Lumen Site Exit projects up and down the West Coast. These are all Level 3 equipment locations where traffic is migrating from co-located or hosted Level 3 facilities to new Lumen-owned facilities, now that Lumen owns Level 3. The Telecom Site Exit Planner will serve as the project architect for each assigned site exit / migration. This will require a decom/exit strategy along with a capacity planning strategy for migrating traffic to the new equipment and location
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Key Responsibilitie
• s:Audit all equipment and circuits in each project location and create an exit strategy for each device and circui
• t.Perform the capacity planning for the new location to determine the total infrastructure and "Equipment Build" required to support the services to be migrated (fiber, racks, equipment, power, connectivity
• ).Serve as technical subject matter expert to peers and management regarding circuit and equipment migration strateg
• y.Migration planning will include OSP fiber, in-building fiber, SONET and DWDM transport equipment, ROADMs, Routers, and all other relevant infrastructur
• e.Develop a "Turnover Package" for each Site Exit to provide guidance for all team members related to circuit grooming/migration, equipment decom, and new equipment build
• s.Develop a plan for every network element and circuit that will be moved from the existing facility to the new locatio
• n.Communicate plans to management and team members using Microsoft PowerPoint slides and Excel spreadsheet
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Required Qualificatio
• ns:6 + years of related network planning experien
• ce.6+ years of experience in program/project manageme
• nt.Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is preferr
• ed.Experience with: Outside plant fiber, In-Building fiber, Layer 3 Routing, SONET/DWDM optical transport equipmen
• t..Experience with equipment colocation environments and third party hosted data center faciliti
• es.MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visi
• o).Some experience with database analytics and Power BI visualizations preferr
• ed.Experience developing business cases prefer
• redStrong attention to detail and quality of wo
• rk.Good customer facing skil
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