Engineer- Data - III - Apex Systems

Job#: 2051034

Job Description:

Apex Systems, the Nation’s 2nd largest Technical Staffing and Services Firm, has an opening for a Data Engineer with a Fortune 500 Company in Bedminster, New Jersey Florida, Contract Position! 
*If you are interested in this role, please email your resume and to [email protected]
Data Engineer
Location: Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
Length: 12+ months contract
Payrate Range: $53 - $57/hr.
Schedule: Hybrid - The position is daytime work with occasional nighttime maintenance window work.
The Global Network Management team with responsibilities to engineer and deploy the network fabric configuration to support Verizon’s strategic 5G direction.  The candidate will assume engineering responsibilities for the Spine/Leaf fabric networks to successfully engineer, automate and deploy the network configurations in Service Aggregation Point (SAP) locations throughout the western / south territories.  The candidate must work closely with the Capacity Planning, Design and Operations teams to implement our strategic technology goals in support of the Spine/Leaf fabric platform (eNSE).  The candidate will work to support strategic technology goals including the ongoing migration of core elements to the Verizon Cloud Platform (VCP) and eNSE.  The candidate will work to create an environment of teamwork and cooperation with all stakeholders including territories, edge, and design. Be visible and lead by example. 
The successful candidate will demonstrate strengths in the following areas:
• Responsible for engineering IP edge networks at Service Aggregation Points (SAP) and Transport Aggregation Points (TAP) to support the networking configuration needed to build and migrate 5G services.
• Engineer the IP (L2/L3) and routing of the spine / leaf network configuration through the use of automated systems and Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for configuration deployment.
• Review the MOPs/automation templates with peers and correct as necessary.
• Read and understand new and changing design models and templates to support new application versions, migrations and deployments.
• Provide feedback to automation teams on how to update workflows.
• Engineering network solutions with a strong interaction between application teams, design and the network management center.
• Working with underlay and overlay controllers for network creation, network modeling, and network deployments. 
• Overseeing network builds from procurement to “In Service”.
• Work with peer teams to ensure new networks are built and migrated to meet key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Must have a strong ability to understand end to end call flows for deploying network services.
• Managing network engineering projects to deliver on time.
• Project oversight and ownership.
Youll need to have:
• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Experience with IP Layer 1-3 (IPv4/IPv6) for Edge Networks and strong knowledge of VXLAN and/or fabric networking.
• Hands on experience with deploying network configurations for virtualized services.
• Experience building MOPs and or leveraging automated configuration tools to deploy network configurations.
• Hands on experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and OSPF or IS-IS.
• Cisco (CCIE) or Nokia networking certifications.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience. Even better if you have:
• Worked with Cisco (VTS), Nokia (Nuage) or Itential (IAP) automation tools.  The position is daytime work with occasional nighttime maintenance window work.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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