Network Architect

7 days ago


Charleston, United States Segra Full time


Network Architect - Planning




North Carolina, USA * South Carolina, USA * Virginia, USA * West Virginia, USA
Req #2221

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Segra is searching for a dynamic and experienced Network Architect - Planning. We are looking for someone who resides in one of the following states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, or West Virginia.



Role Overview:


The Network Architect - Planning will perform strategic planning and engineering tasks of considerable technical difficulty that includes analyzing, designing, planning, developing, budgeting, or modifying network equipment and facilities for specific markets/regions. This position will offer consulting and technical guidance to lower level and peer engineering staff including OSP Planners, Network Planners, and Network Engineers. This position will work with Program Management to answer questions and to assure that projects initiated from the Planning group are properly implemented. This position will perform cost studies, build estimates/analysis, project packages, and review jobs for accuracy and content.



Other responsibilities include:



  • Supporting product development initiatives.
  • Fiber asset evaluation.
  • Review and recommendations for vendor network equipment.
  • Network expansion planning.
  • Help to recommend and document company/department procedures, policies, and practices.
  • Meet company and department goals and objectives.
  • Consult with Enterprise/Carrier sales teams and Engineers regarding current, future and past opportunities.
  • Participate in cost reduction planning.


Required Qualifications:



  • Minimum of 9 years of experience in network engineering
  • Must have prior experience with SONET, DWDM, and similar technologies
  • Must have knowledge of Layer 1 technologies


Preferred Qualifications:



  • Provisioning experience would be ideal (Cisco CTC)
  • Ciena MCP/One Control
  • Prior Cisco and/or Ciena experience
  • Layer 2 and 3 knowledge
  • Bachelor‘s degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience
  • Knowledge of telecommunications industry practices and standards, activities of OSP, network engineering, and technical facility design principles



About Segra:


Segra is one of the largest independent fiber network companies in the nation, able to offer state-of-the-art communication solutions backed by always-on customer service. We are known for our future-forward infrastructure and state-of-the-art voice and data technology solutions for businesses and the public sector, as well as wholesale transport services to some of the world‘s largest carriers. Our network features the latest advances in IP, ethernet, and dark fiber architectures, as well as high performance data centers. Furthermore, our network powers technology solutions such as hosted voice, security, and cloud.



Segra has engineered our entire company operations to put our customers at the very center of everything we do. We invest in the communities we serve by hiring locally and continually upgrading our network infrastructure. Segra has over 1200 employees, 500k+ on-net and near-net buildings, and 44k+ fiber-route miles. We exist purely to help businesses within our footprint be successful.



Benefits Overview:


Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:



  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts
  • Tuition and gym reimbursements
  • Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
  • Volunteer days, parental leave
  • Legal, accidental, hospital indemnity, identify theft, pet insurance


Our Commitment to Equality:


Segra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. Segra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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  • North Carolina, USA
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  • Virginia, USA
  • West Virginia, USA


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