IP/MPLS engineer (Fiber Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, and Ciena)(Onsite Houston or Dallas, TX)

• Architect and troubleshoot IP/MPLS networks (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, L2/L3 VPNs, traffic engineering, HA design)
• Lead network migrations/upgrades with minimal service disruption
• Perform capacity planning and proactive health reviews
• Mentor junior engineers and lead incident escalations
• Maintain design docs, standards, and operational procedures
• Participate in on call/change management

• 10-15 years in carrier/service-provider networking
• Expert-level MPLS (LDP, RSVP-TE or segment routing, L2/L3 VPNs, carrier Ethernet)
• Deep BGP experience (policy, communities, route reflectors, peering)
• Strong IS-IS/OSPF in large, routed networks
• Hands-on with Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, and Ciena in production
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Nice-to-haves

• Optical transport knowledge (ROADM, DWDM, coherent optics)
• Automation/scripting (Python, Ansible, NETCONF/YANG, gNMI)
• Certifications: JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE-SP, Nokia NRS, Ciena
• Experience with segment routing, EVPN, DCI, or backbone expansion