Senior Network Design engineer

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What you'll do

Elicit business and technical requirements working with the various stakeholders during requirements gathering phase.

Author both high level and low-level design documents to support Telco services including presenting such designs for internal technical and stakeholder sign off.

Perform audit, analysis and propose solutions for migrating from one platform or design to another, providing support for testing and fulfilment teams.

Own software/hardware selection, perform bug scrubs and security vulnerability assessments and work with test and implementation engineers to review test plans, defects, test reports, MOP and change tickets.

Participate in vendor selection by providing technical requirements into RFP document and by doing technical evaluation including Technical Proof of Concept testing.

Steer network elements' feature roadmap by working closely with our strategic technology partners for software release planning, budget submissions and provide inputs for business case preparation.

Drive platform improvements, enable automation and implement new solutions that enable DevOps capabilities and support business strategy of building once and deploy multiple time .

What you'll bring Requirements-to-Design Translation Proven ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into clear, implementable network designs, explicitly documenting assumptions, constraints, trade-offs, and justifying design decisions against alternatives.

High-quality Design Documentation & Technical Authority

Strong technical documentation skills, producing high-quality HLDs using Confluence or similar wiki-based tooling, and acting as a technical authority-constructively challenging sub- optimal designs and influencing design decisions.

ISP Subscriber & BNG Expertise

Deep experience with ISP subscriber technologies including IPoE (DHCPv4/DHCPv6), PPPoE , L2TP, RADIUS, and stateful/stateless BNG redundancy models.

Core IP/MPLS & VPN Architecture Design

Deep understanding of telco network architectures with proven experience designing IP/MPLS networks using IS-IS, Segment Routing, MP-BGP, LDP, advanced HQoS , and Layer 2/3 VPN technologies including EVPN, T-LDP, VPLS, and IPv6.

Automation & Configuration Management

Solid understanding of Python, Ansible, and Git-based configuration management, with the ability to design scalable, repeatable automation to support network deployment and change.

Telemetry & Operational Assurance

Experience defining telemetry requirements and KPIs to support operational assurance, fault investigation, and capacity planning across metro and core networks.

Packet-level Network Behaviour

Strong understanding of packet-level behaviour, including TCP/UDP, MTU and PMTUD, and encapsulation/overhead impacts across access and core networks; able to interpret relevant standards (e.g. RFCs) and validate behaviour through packet-level inspection.

End-to-End Technical Ownership

Ability to own technical solutions end-to-end, including software/hardware selection, bug scrubs, security vulnerability assessment, and collaboration with test and implementation teams on test plans, defects, test reports, MOPs, and change tickets.

Good to have skills

Practical experience with OpenConfig and vendor - specific NETCONF/YANG, including JSON/XML payloads.

Strong understanding of IPv4aaS , particularly MAP-T .

Strong understanding of BNG from Nokia (7750) and/or Huawei (CX600/NE8000) .

Good understanding of Cisco IOS-XR product line such as 8000, ASR9 K and NCS5K .

Experience contributing to and/or owning network standards .

Team overview

Group Communications & Infrastructure

Looking to be part of non-stop innovation? Join our Group Communications and Infrastructure team and you'll work alongside experts in broadband, telephony, mobile, cloud and infrastructure. We're the team that designs, builds, supports and maintains the telecoms networks across the whole Sky Group. Together, we help Sky broadband, mobile and TV enter new markets by creating a single and secure infrastructure for the amazing content and services that keep our customers coming back for more.

The rewards

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky : the perks . Here's a taster:

Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

A generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion & how you'll work

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate . Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.