Preferred Locations : Port Clinton OH / Columbus OH / Allen TX
The NOC Technician II is a mid-level (Tier 2) Network Operation Center technician responsible for the provisioning troubleshooting and repair of the Omni Fiber Network and its customer services. The position requires diagnostic ability of routing switching and virtual circuit transport above and beyond simple procedural-based troubleshooting scripts. This position focuses primarily on the operations and provisioning of routing and switching access and PON network elements for commercial ethernet virtual circuits (MPLS EVC / ELINE / ELAN) and broadband subscribers (FTTH). This is not a Transport / ROADM / Optical-focused role.
Responsibilities
40% Monitoring troubleshooting repair and documentation of network incidents and escalations from lower tiers of support
30% Provisioning / deprovisioning of network elements and customer circuit services
10% Maintenance of the operational network including monitoring and controlling work of other teams / vendors during maintenance windows
10% Develop structured procedures for Tier 1 triage and repair of repetitive network issues
10% Other technical work as directed
Hours On-Call Travel
Standard office hours are in available shifts (Standard-Shift 8x5 M-F 8AM to 5PM Eastern Weekday Swing-Shift 8x5 M-F 2PM-11PM Eastern Weekend-Shift 4x10 Fri-Mon 9AM-8PM Eastern Weekday Maintenance Shift 4x10 M-Th 10PM to 9AM). Rotating on-call support for escalations off-hours. Occasional light travel (1-2 days) for in-person team meetings or field maintenance experience.
Experience Required
- Minimum 2 years of most recent experience in a service provider network operations center (NOC) directly troubleshooting and repairing network elements in a Tier 2 or equivalent role
Fiber PON / DSL or Cable broadband NOC experience is required
Experience configuring monitoring and troubleshooting service provider networks residential fiber broadband services and commercial ELAN / ELINE virtual circuitsTrack record of self-motivated study and advancement of technical skills in their current roleSkills Required
Configuration and troubleshooting of routing and switching technologies in common use in service-provider networksBGP IPv6 MPLS and VPNs NAT / CG-NAT BGP ISIS-SR / OSPF-TE Service Provider Switching (QinQ L2VPN / EVC) Tunnel protocols (L2TP / IPSec / GRE) H-QoS for Triple-Play
Cisco Service Provider / IOS-XR routers and switches or equivalent devices w / IOS style CLIsFiber OLT / ONT / ONU PON platforms and technologiesMetro Ethernet ELINE / ELAN circuits EIA / DIA circuits NIDs and opticsPhysical ethernet / fiber / power / rack and cabling practices in a data center professional office or service provider environmentsAccurate and timely execution of common technical support and incident management processes including ticketing method of procedure (MOP) customer support documentation notification and change management proceduresCustomer service team and speaking skillsFluency in English is required (fluency in any 2nd language desired)
Conflict resolution empathy and de-escalation during difficult customer interactionsAbility and patience to explain and relate technical topics to non-technical peopleAn always-helpful positive attitudeBroadband customer troubleshooting and current or prior technical or field support skillsKnowledge of TCP / IP and the common applications of the Internet (DNS DHCP HTTP etc.)
Ability to navigate and guide others through Windows Linux and common Mobile platforms in GUI and CLI to perform network troubleshootingKnowledge of broadband home routers and the configuration / troubleshooting of both basic and advanced home broadband technologies (DHCP NAT Port Forwarding UPnP Firewall and Anti-Virus) and physical cablingFamiliarity with WiFi technologies including Mesh technologies and troubleshooting common WiFi connectivity and speed issuesFamiliarity with the concepts and implementation of subscriber provisioning for broadband servicesSelf-motivated to learn and advance their skills in service provider network engineering technologies and practicesCandidates will be required to obtain and maintain Ciena CRS and MEF / Ciena CE certification as part of their job rolePreferred Skills
Experience on Cisco Juniper and / or Ciena Routing and Switching equipment in a service provider MPLS environment providing commercial DIA / EIA / ELINE / ELAN and MEF-compliant virtual circuits to customersExperience on Ciena routing and switching and PON element management systems such as MCP Navigator and MCMSAny of the following technical certifications are desired :Ciena CE-A / CE-P and / or CRS-A / CRS-P / CRS-C
Cisco CCNP-SP or higher (Service Provider tracks)Juniper JNCIS-SP or higher (Service Provider tracks)Nokia NRS-I / II or higherMetro Ethernet Forum (MEF)Equivalent professional-level service provider certifications from any other vendorFamiliarity with internet caching technologies and CDNsFamiliarity with common service provider level security threats and mitigation methodsKnowledge of Windows / Linux system administration and common administration tasksA working knowledge of programming or scripting languagesRequired Experience :
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Key Skills
Routing Protocols,Network Support,Tcp / IP,LAN,Computer Networking,Windows,WAN,TCP,Ethernet,Cisco Routers,Juniper,Troubleshooting
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1