TITLE: Principal Engineer ILOCATION: Englewood, Colorado

　　JOB SUMMARY: Perform Application Programming Interface (API)compatibility checks with every Element Management System software release sothey do not break any front-end applications. Build healthmonitoring/network intelligence dashboards using APIs to provide moreinsights into the network by integrating them with analytical tools andplatforms including Apache, Kafka, Zookeeper, and databases. Programvarious lab tools including NetScout's TestStream, Polatis switches withvarious vendor hardware platforms, and integrate them using automation withother technology platforms including Jenkins. Install various vendor EMSs withvendor support such as Cisco's Evolved Programmable Network Manager,Ciena's MCP, Nokia's Network Functional Manager-Transport, andInfinera's Digital Network Administration in the NTG Core Optical lab. Testor install all EMSs, automations, network intelligence projects beforethey are implemented in the field. Participate in the planning,installation, configuration, implementation, monitoring,troubleshooting and optimization of medium to high complexity network systems.Perform server maintenance using various Vmware tools and explore futurepotential virtualization technologies like containers and Kubernetes. Workclosely with vendors to obtain, keep track of feature requests requested byour team, and ensure that bugs are managed and resolved in a timely manner.Travel to various vendor labs and conferences to participate in the evaluationprocess of various vendor products. Study and review new availabletechnologies in the industry that meet Charter's standards and solvecapacity needs. Complete feasibility studies that members encounter in thefield. Provide technical support and assistance to downstream partners likeCBO Service Design and Optical Engineering teams during Early Field trailimplementation of our lab trails. Provide additional insights into the opticalnetwork by programming the APIs/telemetry data provided by vendors. Provideupdates and demo on a regular basis so that the work matches the team'susage/expectation. Write papers and documentation to be published on any newtechnologies evaluated or workflows created. Work with vendors to provide longterm solutions for network systems over the course of several years on matterssuch as Element Management Systems (EMS) and Automation. Participate in theplanning, installation, configuration, implementation, monitoring,troubleshooting and optimization of low to medium complexity network systems.Establish protocol compatibility standards, develop, implement networkenhancements, and make recommendations for improvement. Work on automatingtest cases for various network software and hardware platforms. Automate andintegrate Optical Element Management Systems (EMSs) with analytical toolsthereby obtaining more insights/intelligence into the network than what thetraditional tool provides andhas data control. Participate in the planning, installation,configuration, implementation, monitoring, troubleshooting andoptimization of medium to high complexity network systems. Evaluate newproducts and perform network problem resolution. Provide technicalsupport/assistance to our downstream partners during Early Field Trail(EFT) implementation of our lab trails and perform duties as requested bythe manager, understand, and follow the company policy.

　　EDUCATION/REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, inComputer Science, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, InformationTechnology, or a related field, as well as three (3) years ofexperience programming utilizing APIs and programming languages, includingPython or TAPI; performing Analytics, Infrastructure, and DataWarehousing with Apache Kafka, Apache Zookeeper, KSQL, SQL, Grafana,ELK stack, AWS S3, Snowflake, and Jenkins; networking with OSImo el, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, NTP, L2VPN, L3VPN, and MPLS;virtualizing with VMwage-ESXi, VSphere, VCenter, VMotion,Containers, and Kubernetes; and utilizing ROADM architecture, DWDMSystems-Transmitter, Receiver, modulation formats-QPSK, 8/16/64QAM, coherent technology, C+L band, Optical Signal flow, andTransport line sys

　　*Salaries depend on geography, experience, and education; negotiationsbegin at $118,539.

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