HEANET - SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER (INNOVATION AND R&D) - 2 YEARS FTC

HEAnet is Ireland’s National Research and Education Network, providing internet connectivity and ICT shared services across all levels of the Irish education system, reaching in excess of 1,000,000 end users. We connect learners and researchers across all of Ireland to education resources and to fellow national educational and research networks in Europe, and the rest of the world.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer to join our Innovation and R&D team on a two (2) year temporary contract.
This role is primarily based at our Dublin 1 offices, but we are pleased to offer a flexible remote working arrangement. This allows you to work from home up to three (3) days a week. You will be expected to work at least two (2) days a week in the office, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced and dynamic work environment.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• 4+ years of experience working in an ISP, CDN, or similar-scale network
• 1+ years of experience with Optical networking technologies, including CWDM and DWDM
• Experience working with data-centre environments and operations
• Expert working knowledge of router and switch configuration, monitoring and management
• Hands on experience with Cisco, Juniper or Arista equipment
• Advanced understanding of routing / switching protocols such as BGP, IS-IS, MPLS
• Strong network topology and design, including detailed network documentation
• Experience working with basic network security concepts such as Firewalls and ACLs
• Strong troubleshooting methodology and experience
• Familiarity with standard network management protocols and tools, such as (but not limited to) SNMP, Cacti, Smokeping, Grafana, Nagios, Icinga, etc
• Familiarity with Linux based systems
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communications skills

• Contribute to the Network Planning and Development of HEAnet’s IP and Optical Networks
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve the provisioning and monitoring of the network and network services through automation.
• Implement and participate in network development projects, such as hardware upgrades, topology redesigns and network automation improvements.
• Assist other teams and serve as an escalation point for network related issues.
• Investigate and evaluate new technologies with GÉANT and other NRENs.
• Liaise with Irish Researchers and Academic staff on networking related projects.
• Pilot new technologies such as quantum communications, fibre sensing, open RAN and new time and frequency distribution protocols