Network Maintenance Engineer

Network Maintenance Engineer x 2

Experience
You will need to be highly motivated, logical and quick to react. You will be responsible for the upkeep and improvement of our network infrastructure, so previous experience IP skills are required. You will be part of a hardworking and dedicated team and will play an integral part in delivering, configuring and constantly improving our network to ensure a fantastic customer experience.

Reporting Line
Reporting to the Network Support Manager, you will become a key member of the networks team.

Responsibilities and duties will include:

• Installing, configuring and testing new network equipment.
• Audit and document network infrastructure
• Diagnosing and fixing network faults
• Carrying out day-to-day maintenance of existing infrastructure
• Assisting various departments in the deployment of new sites
• Assist the NOC department in network upgrades and proactive maintenance

Person specification:
(Essential and desirable)

• Practical hands on experience working in the telecoms industry
• One in London and one in Birmingham, must have BT exchange knowledge, and ideally worked for BT directly
• Basic knowledge of IP
• A clean UK driving license
• An understanding of cable standards (Cat5e and fibre cabling)
• Should be a good team player and quick learner
• Strong communications skills
• Should be available during out of hours and on weekends to resolve network/ customer incidents or undertake planned network maintenance
• Available to travel across the UK to assist in projects/ task when desired.
• Experience of working in BT Exchanges and Data Centres
• Experience of interacting with customer
• Strong problem solving skills
• Be flexible and can do attitude
• Knowledge of Fibre Splicing and fault finding on fibre,
• OTDR Testing experience
• DWDM/ Transmission experience
• Experience working with UPS power supplies
• Installation and testing of point-to-point equipment
• Ability to configure network switches

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