Data Communications Engineer

Rakuten Symphony

The Role

Overview

Lead cloud data center networking and connectivity services for telecom solutions

Key Responsibilities

  • artifact review
  • presales poc
  • issue resolution
  • product enhancement

Tasks

-You will be one of the key members of the team that will work with vendors and partners to lead the review of delivery artifacts such as HLD and LLD. -Work with the RCP Cloud team as well as the vendors/partners during Presales-showcase/POC/Lab. -Participate in the discussions with customer and other partner teams to resolve complex issues -Work with RCP engineering teams as well as vendors on product enhancements, new features etc.

Requirements

  • ccie
  • sdn
  • cisco aci
  • opendaylight
  • 5g
  • kubernetes

What You Bring

-8+ years of experience as a Escalation lead/Operations Lead/Technical Consulting Engineer. First-hand customer and field facing experience or having worked in real world production environment such as Telco/Enterprises. -Knowledge of Network Automation & Techniques. -Solid understanding of Cloud Data Centre architectures including the routing connectivity L2/L3 design. Solid knowledge preferred in the following areas: Ethernet, IP & IPv6 routing protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, PIM, IGMP; etc.), Overlay Protocols such as EVPN, L3VPN etc. -Capability to work with minimum supervision. -Experience working with SDN (Software Defined Networking) Controllers, Data Center & Telco Network Orchestration. Experience working with products and solutions such as include Open daylight, ONAP. -CCIE/JNCIE certified datacentre expert is preferred with hands-on Cisco ACI expertise. -Server network acceleration techniques such as SRIOV, DPDK. -You should be able to independently drive complex issues along with all the stakeholders -Experience in working with opensource networking solution stacks and products. Examples include NGINX, HAPROXY, Traffik, MetalLB, Service-mesh -Strong analytic, interpersonal, and communication skills. -Proven leadership ability and ability to work with leadership at all levels. -Ability to work with cross functional teams. -Strong analytic reasoning skills and the ability to communicate with ease both internally within the company as well as externally with customers/partners. -Familiarity with Network Design related artifacts such as Architecture, HLD, LLD etc. -As a Cloud Connectivity Services Delivery Subject Matter Expert for Cloud DC Networking and Connectivity Services, you will be one of the key contributors of the team that will be responsible for operating the products and the solutions for delivering our customers a world class best in breed Automated Cloud Data Center Architectures built on the principles of Software Defined Networking that is going to power the next gen 5G use cases for residential and enterprise customers. -Proven problem-solving abilities and abilities to work with minimum supervision. -8+ experience working on product and solution architectures in the area of data centre connectivity/fabric solutions. Experience working with vendors such as Cisco/Juniper is highly preferred. -Knowledge of Network virtualization and Container networking solutions such as Calico, VMWare. -Good understanding of 5G architecture and 5G cloud infrastructure requirements. -Proven problem-solving abilities. -Familiarity with Virtualization and Cloud Native architectures and technologies such as OpenStack, VMWare, Kubernetes, OpenShift etc. -Experience designing and working with the network services i.e. Load balancers & proxies, Data Centre security like IPS, WAF etc.

The Company

About Rakuten Symphony

-Began as a spin-out from Rakuten Mobile’s virtualized 5G network launch. -Developed a cloud-native, open-interface telecom stack using commodity servers and Kubernetes. -Strategic partnerships with 1&1 in Europe and AT&T in the U.S. to expand Open RAN and telco-cloud services. -Supported by Rakuten Group’s digital ecosystem, leveraging strengths in e-commerce, fintech, and cloud services.

Sector Specialisms

Telecommunications

Cloud Infrastructure

Mobile Network Operators

Enterprise Network Solutions

Government Network Solutions

4G Infrastructure

5G Infrastructure

Open RAN Software

Network Automation

Network Orchestration

Virtualized Services

Software-Centric Mobile Services

AI-based IoT Solutions