Network Designer

We are currently recruiting for a Network Designer for an initial 3 month extendable contract, based in Bristol/remote

Please find the JD below,

Role Purpose:
The role is a design function within a team who are responsible for the design of solutions targeting UK and International Broadcasters. This will mean that the designer will need to put together and take responsibility for the full E2E aspects that will include Network, Video and Audio elements of solutions to meet the needs of Broadcasters

Responsibilities:
- To provide Engineering Design leadership and steer, guidance and support in managing aspects of the Media and Broadcast areas specifically in the conveyance of Broadcast and IP signals using an MPLS/Multicasting. ie L3 IP/MPLS and L2 VPN, Multicasting point to multipoint within a VPN, BGP, OSPF, CoS.
- Develop and agree scope for TV deliveries and designs and recommend scope for more complex and/or new network service feature and platform design activities.
- Define and set-up environment or process to validate the work to produce standardised designs in a range of areas including core TV platform and customer specific TV solutions as well as develop non-standard solutions in some areas in response to customer demand.
- Provide support and information to the wider team including operations, systems and customers.

Skills and experience:
- Must have a proven track record of small to medium Network Design and solutions.
- Must have an excellent knowledge of network technologies such as MPLS/IP, BGP, OSPF, Multicasting (pt to multipoint within a VPN), Class of Service with the ability to produce High level & Low level Design utilising various vendor equipment such as Juniper, Cisco and Adva. This will cover all stages of the design delivery milestones from initial design impact assessments, high level designs, low level designs, design governance, architecture and security conformance, test & delivery support to achieve business objectives and benefits realisation.
- Have an appreciation with the relevant SMPTE 2022 standards on Video over IP standards associated with the carriage (encapsulation, encoding/decoding) of Video and Audio signals into IP.
- Experience of supporting ITT, Vendor Selection and winning new business activities from a Design perspective.
- Able to be a lead contributor individually providing direction to others.
- Must have an appreciation on Software Defined Networks and the Appropriate Control, Planning and monitoring systems that could be used to configure end to end video flows across an MPLS Network

If you would like to apply for the above position or are interested to learn more can you please send across a copy of your most up to date CV to (see below)

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