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Role:
The Network Engineer's role is to ensure the stable operation of the organization's voice and data networks. This includes designing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly WAN, WLAN, LAN, and VoIP in an enterprise environment. The Network Engineer is expected to have strong communication skills and requires a willingness to mentor others in both technical and soft-skill areas. This position is for a go-getter who wants to help determine the enterprise-wide standards and then to drive the standards and strategy.
Benefits:
Paid Training & Ongoing Development - Invest in your career with fully paid initial and continuous training.
Top-Tier Health Insurance - Choose from excellent options, including a FREE employee-only plan.
Dental & Vision Coverage - Prioritize your overall health with added benefits.
Supplemental Insurance Options - Access Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, and Supplemental Life coverage.
FREE Life Insurance - Coverage equal to your annualized pay at no cost to you.
401(k) Retirement Plan - Secure your future with a 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions.
Generous Time Off - Recharge with 7 paid holidays, and Paid Time Off (PTO).
Min CompensationUSD $73,000.00/Yr. Max CompensationUSD $99,000.00/Yr. Responsibilities
Contributes to the design of short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets both current and future requirements, and leads the execution of those plans once approved
Contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration and project management
Collaborates with business units to develop IT strategies
Conducts research and recommends voice and data products, services, protocols, and standards to support infrastructure procurement and development
Deploys and maintains approved service level agreements (SLAs)
Prepares RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other infrastructure project documentation
Negotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure infrastructure-specific products and services
Manages the implementation of approved infrastructure projects
Assists with planning and deploying infrastructure security measures
Provides Tier 3 support for data network issues
Coordinates with consultants and vendors for advanced troubleshooting and network services, including supplemental project staffing
Manages daily network operations using performance monitors, packet sniffers, WAN optimization appliances, load balancers, and other tools
Coordinates enterprise-wide firewall management and collaborates with the cybersecurity team on audits and security initiatives
Creates and maintains network documentation, including configuration, mapping, processes, and service records
Performs peer-review technical analysis as required
Completes assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, thorough, and alert manner
Upholds Company policies and procedures
Works in a professional manner with managers, supervisors, coworkers, customers, and the public
Other related job duties as assigned
Qualifications
Contributes to the design of short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets both current and future requirements, and leads the execution of those plans once approved
Contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration and project management
Collaborates with business units to develop IT strategies
Conducts research and recommends voice and data products, services, protocols, and standards to support infrastructure procurement and development
Deploys and maintains approved service level agreements (SLAs)
Prepares RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other infrastructure project documentation
Negotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure infrastructure-specific products and services
Manages the implementation of approved infrastructure projects
Assists with planning and deploying infrastructure security measures
Provides Tier 3 support for data network issues
Coordinates with consultants and vendors for advanced troubleshooting and network services, including supplemental project staffing
Manages daily network operations using performance monitors, packet sniffers, WAN optimization appliances, load balancers, and other tools
Coordinates enterprise-wide firewall management and collaborates with the cybersecurity team on audits and security initiatives
Creates and maintains network documentation, including configuration, mapping, processes, and service records
Performs peer-review technical analysis as required
Completes assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, thorough, and alert manner
Upholds Company policies and procedures
Works in a professional manner with managers, supervisors, coworkers, customers, and the public
Other related job duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Understanding of centrally managed wireless technology is a plus
Ability to serve in a leadership role in all assigned projects and subject matter areas
Ability to make sound and logical judgments
Demonstrated leadership and personnel/project management skills
Good understanding of the organization's goals and objectives
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Ability to perform general mathematical calculations for the purpose of creating needs assessments, budgets, and so on
Able to conduct research into issues and products as required
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations
Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly language
Highly self-motivated and directed
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
Strong customer service orientation
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office including advanced skills in Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookup, Macros, If Statements, Formulas)
Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within a cross-functional team
Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Able to prioritize duties and manage multiple projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
Must possess the ability to take initiative to complete assignments and job responsibilities with minimal supervision
Exceptional attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
Education and Experience:
BS/BA degree from a four-year accredited university or college in a technical discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience
Cisco CCNA certification required
Five+ years' experience with Cisco layer 2 and layer 3 switch configuration and administration as well as hands on Cisco IOS routing, switching, and VLAN / ACL experience
Experience working in a US-based, team oriented, collaborative environment
Previous experience in HVAC Industry or other service business preferred
Physical requirements:
Continuously able to work in office environment
Continuously able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, telephone, and computer printer
Continuously able to sit at a computer for up to 8 hours
Able to alternate between sitting and standing, as needed throughout the day
Occasionally able to lift up to 15
Continuously requires vision, hearing, twisting, and talking
