The Role:

This career opportunity is with the National IP Core Engineering team. The selected candidate will be part of a team that is responsible for building and managing the core IP/MPLS networks that are used to connect to Bell Canada’s leading edge services including IP VPN, BID, Mobility, Fibe TV/Fibe Internet, and data centers(NHS/Q9/IaaS)  as well as managing Bell’s transit, peering and caching relationships.

Job Duties/Accountabilities :    

• The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable to design, build, document, capacity manage and troubleshoot various networks. Specifics include:
• Working with Technology Development to architect network designs and test protocols/features in the lab
• Creating DDSs (Detailed Design Specifications) to configure various network routers within the core for additional IP core bandwidth upgrades, or establish peering/transit/CDN/Cache connections
• Optimizing network performance and efficiency to ensure the best use of existing infrastructure.
• Assisting service assurance teams in troubleshooting complex network issues.
• Attending/implementing upgrades/cutovers when needed.
• Perform analysis of network data and develop models to identify trends and predict future usage
• Analyze and report on team results
• Develop tools (scripts/programs) for automating routine activities
• Building and designing underlays /overlays of the protocols for the design of Network 3.0 datacentres

Critical Qualifications/Competencies:

• University degree in, electrical engineering, software engineering, computer science or equivalent
• Solid understanding of:
• IP/MPLS technologies. (BGP/LDP)
• Routing and switching (OSPF/Segment Routing/IS-IS)
• QoS and Traffic Engineering(FRR/RSVP)
• Internetworking hardware (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel/Nokia, F5, Fortinet, etc .).
• Sound knowledge on Layer 1-7 of the Network OSI Model
• Sound knowledge on Application layer protocols and how they work (DNS, RADIUS, LDAP, DHCP … etc.)
• Gifted thinker who is extremely resourceful and can learn new technologies on the fly, driven and proactive
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Strong aptitude to recognize opportunities for improvement in day-to-day work and take appropriate actions
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills and work ethic (highly motivated) to manage multiple projects/accountabilities

Preferred Qualifications/Competencies :       

• Hands-on working experience in the networking arena.
• Familiarity with ONAP or other orchestration tools
• Additional vendor specific training (eg. CCNA, CCDP, CCNP, CCIE,  JNCIA, JNCIP, JNCIE) is an asset.
• Knowledge of Windows, UNIX, Linux and network management tools
• Knowledge of automation or scripting tools (Tail-F, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Python)
• Able to develop web based applications (JAVA, XML, HTML and REST)
• Able to write code to automate processes and orchestrate deployments and manage code (Netconf/Yang/Tail-F)
• Intimate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, working knowledge of other MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• System Integration experience – distributed server applications, firewall rules, load balancing, network traffic analysis.

Bilingualism is an asset (English and French); adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.