Network Planning Specialist

Who We Are

• Performance-related pay
  
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
  
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
  
• Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
  
• Employees are entitled to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
  
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
  
• Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances
  

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the strategic capacity plan for the global IP backbone to support annual growth projections (Annual Operating Plan).
  
• Run abstract modelling and what-if scenarios to eliminate Single point of failure, impact to latency and packet delivery
  
• Evaluate and recommend new hardware and software technologies to enhance network performance and cost-effectiveness.
  

Capacity Management & Forecasting:

• Proactively monitor network utilization and traffic trends to identify potential bottlenecks.
  
• Utilize forecasting models, including basic AI/ML concepts, to predict future capacity requirements.
  
• Ability to consolidate hardware requirement to support capacity plan derived based on trend or forecast from sales and product.
  

Technical Expertise:

• Provide technical guidance for the implementation of routing policies, including advanced BGP configurations.
  
• Solid understanding of Segment Routing (SR-MPLS/SRv6) architectures for enhanced traffic engineering.
  
• Solid understanding of Quality of Service (QoS) to design differentiated services for premium products.
  
• Support the operations team during complex network changes and troubleshooting escalations.
  

Automation & Reporting:

• Develop and maintain scripts (e.g., Python, Ansible) to automate the collection and reporting of critical planning metrics (e.g., utilization, capacity, forecast accuracy).
  
• Consolidate and visualize key network planning data into intuitive dashboards. (PowerBI expertise is a significant advantage).
  
• Create and present regular reports on network health, growth, and strategic initiatives to leadership.
  

About You

• Experience: 10+ years of exp and Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in network planning and design within a large service provider environment.
  
• Certifications: CCNA and JNCIA are mandatory.
  
• Hardware Proficiency: Proven hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper backbone router platforms (e.g., Cisco ASR9k, 8800, NCS, Juniper MX, PTX series).
  
• Routing Protocols: Expert-level knowledge of BGP and a strong understanding of ISIS
  
• Core Technologies: Practical experience with Segment Routing and a fundamental understanding of QoS principles.
  
• Automation: Demonstrated proficiency in a scripting language (Python preferred) for automating network data collection and reporting tasks resonated in TAN (Telstra Autonomous Network) or Connected30 strategy
  
• Advance MS excel knowledge
  

Soft Skills:

• Strong financial acumen for budgeting and cost-benefit analysis.
  
• A proven team player with excellent communication skills.
  
• Keen to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.
  
• Ability to think creatively and outside the box to solve complex problems.
  
• Highly disciplined, punctual, and results oriented.

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