Engineer III Broadband Architecture and Engineering

Engineer III Broadband Architecture and Engineering

Little Rock, AR, USA •

Greenville, SC, USA

Posted Friday, November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Kinetic provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone service, and Digital TV packages to residential customers as well as products and services for small, medium, and large businesses, and government agencies.

As a Broadband Engineer III on the Broadband Architecture and Engineering team, you will develop efficient and cost‑effective network solutions, provide direction to other Engineering and Implementation teams, contribute directly to development of a forward‑looking network infrastructure and evaluate state‑of‑the‑art broadband electronics to provide advanced telecommunication services to Uniti’s customers. You will also offer T3/T4 support as needed to operations teams when issues arise related to Uniti’s broadband customers.

• Develop and execute test plans for existing and new broadband equipment such as DSLAM/OLTs and ONT/ONU to support DSL and PON access methods.
• Work in a lab environment with equipment, not limited to configuration development, hardware evaluation, software evaluation, equipment installation.
• Occasional work with field operations teams may be necessary during new equipment rollouts.
• Work with BNG platforms to adjust configurations and/or develop new configurations.
• Analyze issues in a T3/T4 role from other engineering/operations teams related to the production broadband network.
• Research new equipment/vendors as needed based on business needs.
• Develop new network configurations and architecture using best practices as defined by the BBF and ITU.
• Evaluate EMS platforms related to access equipment and northbound/southbound protocols used in communication to network equipment.
• Communicate with other work groups, both technical and non‑technical, to provide timely updates and pass on information in a clear and concise manner.
• Other duties as assigned to meet business and customer service requirements.
• Periodic travel may be required to work with equipment in specific locations during new deployment testing, travel of 10% or less.

• Thorough understanding of telecom industry concepts and terminology.
• Solid understanding of network engineering and design principles.
• Developed understanding and working knowledge of data networking, which includes experience with management networks, DSL, PON, Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6 technologies in large scale networks.
• Solid understanding of access network design principles including physical and logical topologies, uplink sizing, port capacity, and bandwidth management.
• Experience configuring network devices directly via CLI, SNMP, NETCONF and other management interfaces.
• Experience with various protocols used in Broadband services, including DHCP, OMCI, SIP, PPPoE, FTP, TFTP, SNMP, MGCP, etc.
• Experience with layer 2 best practices, such as MFF, domain sizing, traffic classification/prioritization, VLAN design/management.
• Experience with network platforms including DSLAM/OLT, BNG, ethernet switches, IP routers is essential.

• Self‑motivated with the ability to effectively prioritize, manage, and complete work assignments in a fast‑paced, multi‑tasking environment with minimal supervision.
• Previous Dev Ops experience utilizing scripting to directly query network devices, EMS platforms, or databases for data analysis/configuration adherence.
• Industry certifications, i.e. CCNA/CCNP, JNCIA, Nokia NRS.
• Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to summarize and present detailed information to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Able to quickly understand requirements and identify appropriate solutions.
• Team‑oriented and experienced at working in a collaborative environment. Sensitivity:
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• Willingness to consider the opinions of others and to think outside the box.
• Desire to learn new skills and a willingness to embrace change with a positive attitude.
• Solid PC skills with the aptitude to quickly learn new software applications. Proficient at using Microsoft Windows, Office…