Senior Lead Network Engineer - Metro Network (Dallas, TX & Denver, CO)

About the role

The Senior Lead Network Engineer is a highly experienced technical leader within the Architecture, Engineering and Technology Support organisation, responsible for the design, engineering, operational support, optimisation and long-term evolution of the Metro and Transport IP network infrastructure. The role acts as a senior subject matter expert for carrier-grade Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, advanced routing, Metro Ethernet services, transport networks and multi-vendor platforms, providing strategic technical leadership across Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Planning and vendor organisations. The position is hybrid and based in Dallas, Texas or Denver, Colorado.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Network Architecture teams to define, validate and evolve Metro Ethernet, IP/MPLS and transport network architectures, and develop engineering standards for Layer 2 and Layer 3 design, resiliency and redundancy.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, LDP, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing and route policy, and lead IPv4 and IPv6 routing architectures.
• Support Metro Ethernet service delivery and troubleshooting of complex customer-impacting issues, including E-Line, E-LAN, EVPL and EPL services.
• Lead lab validation and certification of hardware, software and routing features, and evaluate Cisco, Juniper and Ciena technologies.
• Act as the highest-level escalation point for outages, lead root cause analysis and preventative action planning, and mentor engineers.
• Lead modernisation, migration and infrastructure expansion programmes.

Required profile

• 7+ years of service provider or telecommunications network engineering experience.
• Extensive experience designing, implementing and supporting Metro Ethernet and IP/MPLS networks, and hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper and Ciena platforms.
• Experience leading major network upgrades, migrations and modernisation initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology or a related discipline preferred.
• CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE or equivalent certifications highly desirable.

Required skills

• Expert knowledge of Layer 2/3 carrier networking and Metro Ethernet operations.
• Advanced expertise in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, Segment Routing and EVPN.
• Preferred: Segment Routing and EVPN, Python, Ansible, telemetry, assurance and packet-optical transport experience.

What we offer

• Base salary range of $132,000 - $198,000 USD, with eligibility for an annual bonus.
• A comprehensive benefits package covering physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.