Temporary Rf Optimization Engineer Jobs in Pennsylvania

Junior Or Middle Level Xwifi Network Engineer

Responsible for design, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the Xfinity WiFi Core Network infrastructure: routers, switches, ports, firewalls, and load balancers. Actively involved in optimizing the network for greater efficiency and reliability, monitoring network and application health, and ensuring security compliance. Partners with key stakeholders: XWiFi Engineers from the Core Network, QA, and Operations teams, Network/LB Team, Data Center on-site Engineers, Product Owners, Security, and vendors.

Network Design And Planning

• Support and optimize performance of current network infrastructure to maximize efficiency, capacity, reliability, and security
• Participate in design of new features and enhancements to existing network design and configuration with XWiFi Engineers
• Model network capacity for failure scenarios to proactively predict routing and topology changes

Network Implementation And Configuration

• Plan and implement network upgrades and expansions
• Manage and maintain network configurations for LAB and production environments
• Coordinate the installation and configuration of network changes for LAB and production
• Unit test network and LB changes and coordinate with XWiFi QA
• Define and socialize standard procedures for network installation, maintenance, and operations: create detailed MOPs
• Follow the change management process for creation, implementation, validation, and completion
• Participate in development of automation to streamline processes

Network Monitoring And Maintenance

• Monitor network performance: identify problems and respond accordingly
• Build and enhance dashboards and alerts on key network elements

Network Documentation And Reporting

• Maintain detailed network documentation for LAB and production
• Define and create regular reports on network performance, availability, and capacity to inform decision-making and drive continuous process improvement

Network Security

• Implement and maintain network security measures to protect against unauthorized access, data breaches, and malware
• Configure firewalls and advise on the integration of intrusion detection: protect the XWiFi Core Network platform from DDoS
• Participate in periodic network audits to ensure compliance with security standards

Collaboration And Communication

• Partner effectively with engineers, key stakeholders, and vendors
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to team members
• Exercise consistent independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance to achieve maximum service availability and optimal customer experience
• Work productively without close supervision
• Participate in 24x7 on call rotation as primary or secondary
• Available to work nights and weekends as needed
• Attain and maintain key industry standard certifications and education
• Stay current with the latest networking technologies, industry trends, and best practices

Knowledge - Intermediate

• Network: Routing, Switching, F5 load balancers, VPN, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VLAN, OSPF, BGP, GRE, L2TP, IPv4/IPv6, MAC addressing, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, TCP, UDP, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, QoS, Network Monitoring
• Firewall: Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX, Checkpoint NG
• Linux, CentOS preferred
• L2 and TCP/IP Networking
• Software Defined Networking, network automation, data-plane programming
• Virtualization – VMware, Cloud
• Coding skills – Java, Javascript, Perl, Python
• Scripting – Unix, Bash, Ansible
• Protocols – RADIUS, DIAMETER, EAP, SOAP, SSH, SFTP, SCP
• Tools – Zabbix, Grafana, Wireshark, IP Control, Netconf/YANG, Splunk, Prometheus/MaaS
• CI/CD - GIT, GIT Copilot, Jenkins, Mortar, Docker
• Database/Streaming – SQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka
• WiFi RF and Networking - General/Advanced

Skills

• Extensive experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista switches and routers
• Solid grasp of IP routing and switching: ISIS, OSPF, and BGP
• Solid knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 internetworking technologies; their applications and routing
• Understanding of Network, OSS/BSS system integration points, and network security principles and practices
• Proficient in monitoring and diagnostic tools to maintain highest availability and best customer experience
• Able to troubleshoot and resolve complex Xfinity WiFi network issues and faults and remediate outages or performance degradation
• Proficient in the understanding and practical application of programming the network versus configuring networks
• Able to create and interpret complex requirements and technical specifications
• Proficient in creating and interpreting documentation
• Proven business skills: able interact professionally with internal teams and external vendors

Experience/Education

• 5-6 years experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista switches, and routers
• 5-6 years experience with network protocols
• 5-6 years experience supporting in Telecommunication Development or Operations or related field supporting high reliability large-scale systems

B.S. Computer Science or Engineering or M.S. Computer Science