You will lead teams in the troubleshooting of the most complex data network and hardware problems. You will be empowered to research technological advancements and evaluate complex data networking technologies to understand their potential and to recommend future direction. This role will work with a Global Engineering team supporting a complex ground segment network and will be a hosted member of Hybrid Platforms – Network Engineering, Design and implementcarrier-grade IP/MPLS networks, including core, aggregation, and edge layers. Lead engineering efforts acrossBGP, IS-IS/OSPF, LDP/SR, and EVPN/VXLANarchitectures. Maintain and optimizeLayer 2/3 transport, subscriber management, and peering infrastructures. Developautomation and telemetryfor provisioning, monitoring, and fault detection (Python, Ansible, REST APIs). Drive network scalability and capacity planning aligned with traffic growth. Perform deep-dive troubleshooting of routing, forwarding, and optical transport issues. Work closely with NOC, architecture, and platform teams to maintain uptime and performance SLAs. Contribute to vendor evaluations, network migrations, and standards documentation. Skills: 7 years inService Provider or Carrier-gradenetworking roles. Strong operational expertise inBGP, IS-IS, MPLS (LDP/RSVP/SR), EVPN/VXLAN, and QoS. Hands-on withJuniper (MX, QFX, ACX), Cisco (NCS, ASR), or Nokia (SR) platforms. Experience withtraffic engineering, route reflectors, and peering/transit management. Familiar withL3VPN/L2VPN (VPLS, VPWS), GRE, and tunnel architectures. Strong understanding ofIPv6 deployment and policy design. Solid grasp ofnetwork monitoring systems(SNMP, Telemetry, Splunk, Grafana). Excellent documentation and communication skills. Nice to have: Experience withCisco NSO, or similar SDN controllers. Proficiency in network automation (Python, Netconf/YANG). Knowledge ofoptical transport, DWDM, or segment routing traffic engineering. Familiarity withDatacenter architectures and technologies. Relevant certifications (JNCIP-SP, JNCIE-SP, CCNP/CCIE SP, or equivalent). Up to 15% travel