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Network Design Engineer (Fiber/

1872 Consulting, Multiple locations

Job type: Full Time


Network Design Engineer (Ethernet/Fiber/IP)

Chester, NY Area - Onsite 3 days per week following initial 90-day 100% onsite training/onboarding period

Position Overview:

The Network Design Engineer (Business Engineer), is responsible for the testing and certification of all new network technologies as well as network lifecycle testing and certification on hardware, firmware, and related configurations to support services across the client's MPLS network, which includes, Ethernet over Fiber, EPON, DPOE, Ethernet over MPLS, and MPLS technologies.

Position Responsibilities:

Leads testing, certification, and design validation of new network technologies, hardware, firmware, and configurations across Mediacom's MPLS and Ethernet services environment, including fiber, PON, coaxial, and IP based networks.

Partners closely with service engineering, sales, operations, and other engineering teams to develop engineering documents, qualify equipment, support service rollouts, and ensure reliable deployment of Ethernet and IP services for commercial customers.

Supports network performance and stability through architecture planning, troubleshooting, traffic optimization, security, maintenance, and vendor collaboration, while helping build resilient Layer 2 and Layer 3 network solutions.

Position Requirements:

5+ years' experience in network architecture and technology planning for Ethernet and/or IP networks in carrier and enterprise service provider environments.

Must have strong Network Design/Planning experience for Ethernet and/or IP Networks

Ability to learn new technologies, troubleshoot IP and Ethernet service networks

Multivendor platform expertise. Spirent and testing experience are additional advantage

Nice to have/Desired:

Cisco CCNA or CCNP is plus

MEF CECP certification is a plus

Layer 2 and knowledge of MEF standards Highly desirable

Working knowledge of layer 2 and layer 3 switching and routing protocols: i.e. VLANS, IEEE801.1Q, QinQ, HSRP, ERPS, Carrier Ethernet, OAM, CFM, Y.1731, QoS, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, SRv6, Multicast.

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer science. Master's degree is a plus.