Network Transport Engineer

Description:

Job Responsibilities :

• Perform detailed assessment of all impacted circuits & facilities in the customer Transport Network resulting from any planned inside or outside physical activity

• Analyze all available data, validate from live Transport systems, and investigate all discrepancies

• Prepare detailed and complete Service Impact & Risk Assessment report on the basis of above, within agreed to Service Level agreements

• Engage Enterprise Operations when required, to incorporate their services/ circuits into the report

• Run report of impacted circuits & facilities of specified circuit from BPI. May involve some assessment of Wireless circuits.

• Use standard customer proprietary tools such as BPI, NRM, CIMS, Swiss Army Knife or all other tools as specified in the Required Tool section . Specialist may also log into active equipment.

• Analyze requested circuit for accuracy by comparing reports from tools such as BPI with asbuilts in VISIO or other formats.

• Create a list of all impacted circuits in the standard template and submit report to requestor.

• Post finished report in document storage location

• Identify circuits that are diverse, protected or linear

• All requests must be completed without error.

Qualification :

• Undergraduate university degree in Electrical/Electronics engineering or community college diploma with certification or equivalent.

• SCTE BTSdesignation or equivalent work experiences would be a benefit.

• 8-10 years of work experience with major Telecom Service Provider or Cable Operator in Network engineering while operations experience would be an asset.

• Knowledge of Fiber Optic, SONET, DWDM, CWDM, Ethernet and Digital Video Transport technologies.

• Knowledge of NetSmart, Site Manager, OneControl, PONS, CIMS/Objectel and NRM, Nokia ALU 1830, Swiss Army Tool(Ash tool), Putty as well as basic knowledge of Rogers Wireless Network is an asset.

• Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Excellent written and oral communication, prioritizing and relationship building skills

• Proven problem solving and analysis skills

• Independent self-starter and quick learner who is able to work well under pressure and tight timelines

• Ability to present information and advise internal customers on proposed ideas

• Ability to advise on technical problems and review work for technical accuracy and adequacy.

• Advanced Analytical skills; Ability to analyze and investigate any discrepancies that may arise in validating different sources of data.

• Ability to act independently to determine methods and procedures

• Ability to modify established guide lines, advise new approaches, apply existing criteria in new manners, and draw conclusions from comparative situations.

• Ability to work from assigned objectives, relative priorities and critical areas that impinge on work of other units.