Core Data and Transport Engineer
The Core Data and Transport Engineer is responsible for managing the plan, design, and build of access networks, maintaining and operating Flow's in-country access and core network platforms, and ensuring the optimal performance and availability of Flow products and services.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
What Is The Role
Management of the plan, design, and build of access networks (Fixed & Mobile)
- The maintenance and operation of Flow’s in-country access and core network platforms in support of LLA’s central operations teams.
- The installation, modification, and maintenance of all local and international transmission systems and access and core network infrastructure and platforms.
What Will You Do
- The Core Data and Transport Engineer is accountable to the Supervisor Fixed Network Operations regarding the operations of data platforms and proper functioning of related services. He/she is also responsible for installations, expansions, modifications, maintenance (preventive/corrective) of the transmission systems and links, the coordination of all services, performs routine measurements, deactivate alarms, and investigates and rectifies failures and outages, for Flow’s Dutch Caribbean data networks.
- The LLA procedures set out by LLA’s Core Network Operations and Engineering teams, as well as the ITU guidelines, operational procedures/plans, the established SLA’s, and subsea cable directives form the framework within which the Core Data and Transport Engineer functions.
- Keeps the data platforms operational by:
- Executing small turn-key projects and connecting equipment.
- Executing acceptance trials and provisioning activities.
- Performing acceptance testing in accordance with the standards and installation drawings;
- Configuring the data platforms as necessary.
- Creating and implementing maintenance programs.
- Maintaining the databases of the data platform.
- Establishing and maintaining the system and equipment documentation.
- Providing recommendations for adjustments to the data platform to optimize the operation.
- Keeps the data platforms operational by:
- Executing small turn-key projects and connecting equipment.
- Executing acceptance trials and provisioning activities.
- Performing acceptance testing in accordance with the standards and installation drawings;
- Configuring the data platforms as necessary.
- Creating and implementing maintenance programs.
- Maintaining the databases of the data platform.
- Establishing and maintaining the system and equipment documentation.
- Providing recommendations for adjustments to the data platform to optimize the operation.
- Maintains the core transport systems (IP/ TDM/SDH), Subsea cables, Microwave, DWDM, Cross-connection), connections and services in operational state by:
- Planning for both preventive and corrective maintenance of all core transport links and services for the local and the international core transport network infrastructure.
- implementing improvements to existing and new Core transport systems to ensure expected availability.
- Performing acceptance tests in accordance with (international) standards, installation requirements, and regulations (ITU) and the provisioning of circuit and/or service activities.
- upgrading the software, performing transformation tests and (re)configuration of the core transport systems and associated platforms.
- Performing system maintenance according to the vendor and LLA Central teams’ specifications, and international standards and regulations (ITU), to guarantee an optimal operational state of the systems, connections, and services.
- Resolving complex failures and reporting on the nature and impact of the actions undertaken towards problem resolution.
- Providing specialized assistance to Flow Business Sales Executives in case of complex service, failure, or installation activities.
- Identifying quality deviations i.e. signal degradation, sub-standard response times, performing detailed analysis for root-cause, and documenting these findings with corresponding resolution.
- Providing technical and procedural recommendations to improve quality deviations and common structural abnormalities to the established SLA's based on the findings.
- Providing networking and telecommunications advice to the section and other departments which require support and specialized expertise.
- Ensuring that the established KPI’s are met.
- FWB network
- Network Management System (NMS) understanding and configuration
- Verify the network is at 100% free of (Power outages, Hardware Failures)
- Verify any errors that may cause network issues and report
- Verify any backhaul congestions and report
- Verify any GPON related congestions and report
- Cambium Network Management System (cnMaestro)
- Verify Network is at 100% (Frozen AP, Power Outages, Hardware Failure)
- Verify Daily Report from Fixed Broadband Tool and report any Issues.
- Reboot twice monthly 450 old APs that are prone to freezing.
- Network Bandwidth Overview (Grafana)
- Verify Bandwidth usage for the past 24hrs report any irregularities.
- Field Tech Support & Commercial Team Support
- Assist the Commercial team & field techs to resolve issues in the field.
- Assist the Commercial helpdesk to resolve remote issues.
- Assist the Commercial department in provisioning broadband equipment.
- Programming and Documentation.
- Program and deploy Backhauls with assistance of Riggers.
- Documented the programming of microwave links
- Documented the microwave Activation Keys
- Program and deploy Cambium APs with the assistance of Riggers.
- Document the programming of Cambium APs
- Update documentation of Backhauls
- Update, Document and management of Spares
- Entering, modifying, and maintaining line registration data to ensure good finance management and registration.
- Efficiently documenting the data of the entire cable network (copper and fiber) in related CO and on the CPE of the customer of different networks, to ensure good configuration management.
- Creating and updating the databases and network circuit diagrams of the local and international infrastructure, to ensure good configuration management.
- Registering all installations in the designated systems to ensure good finance management and registration.
- Executing the “Daily Task Activity Sheet”.
- Provides new services, systems, connections and circuits by:
- Executing work activities for expansion of existing and introduction of new systems.
- Undertaking installation and maintenance work on the transmission/data systems (hardware and software), identifying characteristics (wear and tear, quality deviations and response times), and recording the findings for further analysis.
- Analyzing and translating work orders received into technical and implementation feasibility and conducting site surveys of the network to ensure seamless execution.
- Installing, programming, and testing of analogue and digital data transmission lines, and data peripherals, in accordance with international standards; assist on an as needed basis with customer premise surveys in support of delivering complex solutions.
- Implementing systems and resolving outages for customers.
- Assisting with the removal and relocation of data lines in consultation with the customer, service delivery and field services teams.
- The provision of operational activities on transmission and data equipment for FLOW and third parties by:
- Assisting in the expansion of data/transmission lines, cabinets and SDH/DWDM nodes to ensure good availability management.
- Ensuring proper measurement and installation of interface cards and associated cabling.
- Installing and finishing distribution points, cabinets, terminals et cetera.
- Conducting test activities.
- Assisting with the remote installation, configuration and testing of equipment for customer(s) at the telecommunications system (data, telephony) of the company; Assisting with copper to fiber/HFC migrations.
- Running various measurements and tests to determine the nature of the fault (or peripheral equipment in the COs).
- Keeping the measuring equipment operational and signaling abnormalities.
- Analyzing failures/interferences received against hardware problems.
- Provides technical support to the section, the Sales Executives of the Business department and FLOW subsidiaries, e.g., Eastern Caribbean and Bonaire by:
- Assisting in the analysis and resolution of outages and other (external) work activities related to the modems and routings.
- Configuring modems and measuring equipment.
- Providing technical assistance to the Sales Executives of Business Market for creating architecture designs and work plans.
- Requesting proposals from vendors with the necessary technical specifications and sending to the Sales Executives of Business Market.
- Bachelor’s degree in the technical field or ICT preferred
- Certified either in CCIE or CCNP/CCNA
- Specialized knowledge of data communication and the corresponding systems (hardware and software), protocols and techniques
- Experience in C/C++/C# and/or Java programming
- Experience in Unix Shell scripting
- Working knowledge of maintenance of UTS’ switches
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, Subnetting VLSM, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, OSI layers 1-7, STP, HSRP, L2TP, VRRP, VPN
- Knowledge of IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and Next-Generation Network (NGN) applications and services
- Knowledge of broadband technologies and IT infrastructure including Linux, Solaris, Windows, relational databases, and routing protocols
- Knowledge of Fiber networks, routers, and ONT
- Knowledge of submarine cable systems
- Knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, Network Design and Support
- Knowledge of the Layer 3 Routing, Routing Protocols, and Switching Technologies
- Knowledge of telecommunications networks
- Gigabit and Fast Ethernet, DS3, and higher SM1
- Proficiency with routers (IOS/ROS)
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