Job Description: Network Consulting Engineer (NCE)

Work Schedule: Includes night shifts during scheduled Maintenance Windows (MW)

Job Summary

The Network Consulting Engineer (NCE) will be responsible for executing TDM/SDH (TP) to IP/MPLS circuit migrations, node commissioning, complex routing configuration, pre/post-cutover validation, and live troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities

Migration Execution: Execute detailed Method of Procedures (MOPs) during scheduled night-time customer Maintenance Windows (MW).
Network Cutover: Perform configuration cutovers from legacy TDM/SDH transport nodes to modern Cisco IP/MPLS platforms.
Validation & Testing: Capture, analyze, and compare pre- and post-migration health checks, routing tables, and traffic counters to ensure seamless transition.
Troubleshooting & Escalation: Diagnose live migration anomalies in real time and escalate Sev-1 technical issues to Cisco Escalation Leads when necessary.

Core Technical CompetenciesRouting & Protocols

IP Routing & MPLS: Deep hands-on experience with IP/MPLS, Segment Routing (SR-MPLS / SRv6), IS-IS, OSPF, BGP / MP-BGP.
VPN Services & QoS: Strong knowledge of L2VPN (VPWS/VPLS), L3VPN, EVPN, and Quality of Service (QoS) implementations.

Hardware & Operating Systems

Hardware Platforms: Cisco ASR 9000 Series, NCS 5500, NCS 540, NCS 560, and ASR 903 / 920.
Operating Systems: Advanced hands-on expertise in Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE.

Testing & Diagnostics

Circuit & Packet Testing: Bit-Error-Rate Testing (BERT), Ethernet testing (RFC 2544 / Y.1564).
Physical & Data Link Layer: Optical link power checks and interface flap diagnostics.