Access Network Planning Engineer Job at Equinix

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Access Network Planning Engineer 
Job ID: JR-154598
Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Works with Network Architecture team to translate architecture requirements into platform level configurations.
• Performs tests that support deployment readiness decision.

Responsibilities
Troubleshooting:

• Participates in the development and /or creates troubleshooting guides and trains the NSE team on the platform and how to troubleshoot issues
• Participates with NSE as needed to troubleshoot layer 1-3 network issues experienced by end customers and service providers.

Network Design:

• Translates high level architectural designs into platform configurations, and iteratively develops design changes based on testing
• Responsible for developing methods of procedure that implement the design changes in the network platforms.

Commissioning/Installations:

• Creates engineering deployment packages (EDPs), including rack elevation drawings, space and power requirements, cable run lists, and any other site specific documentation
• Performs first installation of new technology or services
• Completes documentation for use by Operations (EDPs, configurations, and training guides)
• Completes commission readiness.

Testing & Validation:

• Develops test plans and strategies to exercise platforms, including feature performance, load stress redundancy, operational alarms and metrics
• Develops and executes software test plans and procedures
• Develops and improves regression and acceptance tests
• Performs hands-on tests to validate proof of concepts, network design, network deployment, and introduction of services and features.

Vendor Management
System Integration & Testing:

• End to end testing of integrated solutions/services including BSS, OSS, and Software Engineering, with Network platforms/elements
• Creates new and innovative test strategies for tests in laboratory and field testing environments
• Provides feedback on how testing results can result in design changes to the Network Architecture team and platform vendors
• Develops scripts that are the basis for test automation and incorporated into a test automation framework.

Training:

• Develops training guide for NSE personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer Engineering or related field preferred
• 5 - 7 years of related experience.