Network Provisioner

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment. Every part of the work we do is with the goal of making Twitch even more efficient, resilient and responsive.
We are rapidly expanding our currently sizable infrastructure and are looking for someone who can help facilitate the growth of the Twitch network. You will directly influence the success of Twitch by expanding the network footprint to sustain our phenomenal growth. This position is well situated for someone looking to work with multinational companies on a global scale.

Responsibilities
· Provision 10GbE and 100GbE network interconnections, from LOA/CFA to passing traffic (Layer 1-3)
· Field inquiries for peering activations on public Internet Exchange fabrics
· Generate peering requests to establish, or augment, peering relationships
· Conduct network audits to ensure network-wide consistency
· Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
· Diagnose faults & work with data-center technicians to remediate
· Be able to sometimes work odd-hours for migrations/network moves
· Track cross connect moves/adds/changes
· Track capacity additions over time
· Mentor staff members
· Manage vendor capacity delivery

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree or related work experience
· 3+ years in a previous Network Provisioner role
· Comfortable working at the Command Line Interface for configuration and diagnostics (Brocade, Cisco, and/or Arista)
· Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask, and prioritize competing objectives
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Strong understanding of different physical media types and optical transceivers
· Understanding of Internet networks, architectures, and service providers is strongly preferred
· Ability to travel 25% of the time