Senior Services Engineer

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We are currently looking for a highly motivated Senior Services Engineer to join our Services team in the UK.

Main purpose of the position:

• Customer engagement as technical support expert in Telecommunication Infrastructure environment
• Provide high quality technical support service towards assigned key customer. The main customer interfaces are NOC engineers, network operations department and engineering department.
• Services engineer is responsible to fulfil contracted SLA response times related technical query, trouble resolution and emergency service.

Principle Tasks:

• Customer interaction, providing customer support at a technical expert level for Telco equipment in the Fixed Access domain
• Responsible for fulfilment of stringent contracted SLA response times for technical queries at differing severity levels e.g. Minor, Major and Critical
• Own technical queries (trouble tickets) through to resolution with the customer by ensuring regular and accurate system updates
• Prioritise work based on customer and business impact
• Escalate to R&D when needed via the formal process, while retaining overall responsibility for the trouble ticket and associated SLAs
• Trouble shooting and fault reproduction
• Perform software download and delivery tasks for customers
• Write customer specific documentation and procedures as required
• Setup and management of local test bed facilities
• Execution of Network Upgrade/Updates (in night shifts) in accordance with agreed plans
• Collaborate with other service teams to investigate product faults and help drive improvements with R&D
• Provide technical documentation for new releases to internal and external customers
• Understand customer targets on introduction of new releases and process for acceptance via lab and field testing
• Participate as an expert in own technology area in customer projects
• Member of 24/7 on call rota (typically 1 week per month) for Emergency/Critical faults
• Develop good working relationships and share knowledge within the wider services team
• Application of Adtran Quality System procedures and practices

Supplementary Tasks:

• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• Background in Telecommunications / Engineering Degree
• Proven Experience as a Technical Support Engineer (specifically network infrastructure) in a Service provider environment
• Proven experience of Management Systems associated with Telco Infrastructure i.e. DSLAMs and Switches
• High level of technical competence in the Fixed Access domain i.e. xPON technologies and familiarity of customer OSS systems and associated protocols e.g. SOAP
• Experience of and willingness to work in 24*7 on call emergency rota
• Hands on experience including Configuration of Access Network Infrastructure, Customer Premises Equipment and Testing Methods/Test Equipment
• Able to work under high customer pressure
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Very good verbal and written communication skills
• Positive attitude and work ethic with a high degree of personal initiative
• Ability to train and mentor less experienced engineers or new hires

Scope of employment

• Fulltime / Permanent
• DBS check will be required (Adtran to arrange)

Primary location of job

• Office based (York or Basingstoke), hybrid working or remote working