Voice Engineer, NOC Operations

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

About the TEAM:
The Communications Engineering (ComsEng) organization focuses on designing, testing, deploying, and operating voice and unified communications products for residential, and commercial consumers. The Platform Optimization (PO) team plays a critical role in the day-to-day operations of ComsEng platforms and applications by supporting production change processes, resolving technical issues resulting in customer escalations, embedding in the daily work of platform engineering teams, and resolving incidents created by the associated platforms. The PO team also provides critical strategic guidance to optimize platform, process, and network performance by performing RCA on chronic issues, reducing alarm noise, and setting appropriate event thresholds to prompt action to prevent / mitigate customer impacting issues

Job Description

Responsible for operating, handling and supporting high profile Commercial customers and network services as well as associated infrastructure in a 24/7 environment. Examples of infrastructure include but not limited to IMS, Broadsoft, Sonus SBC, ALU, TDM, MGC/MGW, and 911 special services.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for operating, deploying, managing and continuously improving Comcast's Voice, Video, Commercial, Data, Home Security, Systems and Network services as well as associated infrastructure in a 7/24 environment.

• Examples of infrastructure include, but are not limited to: routers, CMTS, switches, optical and TDM transport, applications, servers, IP scopes, databases, etc.

• Position focuses on deploying and stabilizing code, technologies, services, networks, systems, tools and driving standardization, automation and service focused instrumentation.

• Provide subject matter expertise, resolves complex break/fix scenarios, engaging broader teams as necessary; partners with/leads engineering, vendors and regions to achieve continuous improvement.

• Serve as high-tier operations support for various field, CARE, vendors and customer-focused organizations. Contributes to command and control-related activities focused on restoration of complex outages, communication across Comcast and rapid restoration.

• Works and directly leads external vendors, third parties and associated agencies, when necessary, to address issues across the PSTN, peering arrangements, inter-operability issues, etc.

• Works with limited supervision and direction while executing associated functions and responsibilities. Follows operational practices and independently determines/develops approaches for non-routine solutions.

• Receives general direction in areas of focus. Serves as team lead on projects.

• Proactive/Reactive monitoring of Comcast’s Commercial Network Core/Edge devices using various Element Management tools (Spectrum, IRIS, SevOne, etc) to isolate and solve all network related issues

• Process all customer calls/emails and take ownership of issue until resolution

• Solve network outages, network latency, or equipment failures

• Setup dispatch and solve issues with local field operations to resolve issues

• Direct efforts so as to maintain service Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) within regional or contractual standards

• Knowledge of Voice Networks: SIP, IMS, SS7, TDM, Trunking

• Open and update Tickets using: Remedy, MetaSolv, Cramer, SNOW

• Good Analytical/Communication/Solving Skills

• Initiate root cause analysis (RCA) request, participate in RCA calls as needed, proof all RCA’s prior to sending to leadership and provide feedback as needed.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

• Generally requires 3+ years related experience

• Experience working in a NOC with in-depth troubleshooting experience of complex large-scale enterprise application server environment(s).

• Experience in an ISP-like environment involving 24/7 support is HIGHLY desirable, as well as experience in formal ticketing systems and a demonstrated ability to work in a metrics-based service desk that tracks progress through analytics.

• In-depth knowledge of OSI layers 1-7 and an ability to solve and categorize issues accordingly and then engage the appropriate fix agents in a timely manner if they are not able to affect a fix.

• MUST have an understanding of the various components of a enterprise system such as: Telephony, IP routing, TCP traffic analysis, application flows, switches, web servers, web services, DHCP, DNS, SQL/RDB backend systems, IP Management, LDAP, HTML/XML

• Preferred: Hands-on experience or exposure in the following: MSO (Multi-Service Operator / cable provider) supporting video, high speed data services &/or telephony/IP Networking protocols & systems including SIP, SSH, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, TFTP, ToD, ARP, IP, TCP, UDP & SNMP/Transport & Voice Equipment familiarity (i.e.: BTS, MGX)/DOCSIS Cable modem technology/ IP subnet management/LDAP Directory Servers/Sun/Solaris hardware/software platform/ Cisco Hardware & IOS (routers, switches, CMTS)/UNIX (Solaris) & LINUX/ Programming skills in: Perl, PHP, C, C++, JavaScript (Node.js), all UNIX Shell Scripting plus skills with web based embedding (HTML, CSS, XML, etc.), SQL or noSQL (MongoDB, Riak)/system and application level monitoring solutions. Examples include Netcool, Concord, Wily, Nagios, SevOne, Spectrum & Network Node Manager

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

• Drive results and growth.

• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.

• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills

Cisco IP, Multiplexing, Telecommunications Network, VoIP Telephony

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relative Work Experience

2-5 Years

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