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Senior Network Peering and Interconnection Engineer

TechDigital
  • Plano, TX
    20 days ago

    Job Description

    Must Have's:
    Routing, Hardware, Access Tech Transport - please see below after #3
    1. Having prior experience in one of the below (refer table) Fiber companies is a must. Client will screen CV only when prior work ex in these companies are provided.
    2. It will help to provide at least 2 references from previous employers( with emial, phone, name and role)
    3. Candidate has to work from Cognizant Plano office, on 3 days every week
    Job Description:
    Senior Network Peering & Interconnection Engineer
    Role Summary
    We are looking for a Senior Network Peering & Interconnection Engineer to design, operate, and evolve a high-performance, consumer-scale fiber broadband network. This role owns peering, transit, and interconnection strategy to ensure low latency, high reliability, and cost-efficient delivery of internet traffic for millions of users.
    Key Responsibilities
    - Design and execute regional and national peering strategies
    - Manage settlement-free peering, paid peering, PNIs, and transit
    - Architect and operate BGP-based peering and backbone routing
    - Perform traffic engineering, capacity planning, and performance optimization
    - Lead incident response and troubleshooting across interconnects
    - Enforce routing security best practices (RPKI, IRR)
    - Collaborate with automation, NOC, legal, and procurement teams
    Required Qualifications
    - CCIE Routing & Switching (preferred) or equivalent
    - 8+ years ISP or broadband network experience
    - Expert BGP, IPv4/IPv6, ASN, peering and transit knowledge
    - Experience with IXPs and private interconnects, HANDS-ON at Scripting
    - Carrier-grade routing platforms experience
    Preferred Qualifications
    - Consumer fiber broadband experience
    - Anycast or CDN interconnect exposure
    - Network automation and telemetry experience
    10.00 Years of Experience

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPlano, TX
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size100 to 499 employees

    Skills

    • Automationunmatched
    • BGPunmatched
    • BGP Routing Protocolunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Broadbandunmatched
    • Capacity and Performance Managementunmatched
    • Content Delivery Network (CDN)unmatched
    • High Reliabilityunmatched
    • IPv4unmatched
    • IPv6unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Incident Responseunmatched
    • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)unmatched
    • Internet Service Providersunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Network Operations Centerunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
    • Telemetryunmatched
    • Website Trafficunmatched

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