Network Engineer, III (LAN/Wireless/Traveling) Tier 3

Responsibilities

• Travel to remote sites for survey, installation and upgrade of network equipment.
• Tier 3 escalation point for complex LAN/Wireless issues escalated from Tier 2 engineers.
• Configure and support wireless systems.
• Architecture design, and systems implementation, of middle-of-row to core connectivity.
• IOS layer 2 and layer 3 configuration and support.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Tier 2 LAN Engineers.
• Design, implement, and manage LAN/Wireless infrastructure projects.
• Perform network performance monitoring and optimization.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and diagrams.
• Network design, and configuration of OSPF, EIGRP, RIP and Static routing solutions.
• Plan/schedule any upgrades, including any that may occur on weekends or during other off-duty hours, and release necessary notifications to the field.
• Mitigate vulnerabilities affecting switches.
• Firewall and load balancing support.
• Provide Root Cause Analysis of any outage during established and authorized hardware refresh window.
• Review site designs for pathways and support systems, including multi-floor pathways and penetrations for fiber optic cable and/or copper backbones.
• Use of Ekahau sidekick for site survey and planning.
• Collaborate with other IT teams for integrated system solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 8 years of IT work experience; Additional experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of applicable network experience and support.
• Proven experience with Networking, troubleshooting and customer service.
• Expertise in LAN protocols, technologies, and architecture design.
• Experience with LAN design, implementation, and management, including deploying LAN solutions for large complex facilities.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to troubleshoot and resolve network issues.
• Experience with Ekahau or other Wi-Fi site survey and planning tools.
• Capable of installing, configuring, operating, and supporting Cisco and other vendor network equipment and products.
• In addition, must be capable of determining whether additional measures are required beyond those provided by the infrastructure tools being deployed.
• Experience with other wireless solutions such as Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Juniper Mist, and Fortinet.
• Experience performing switch acceptance for new field sites.
• Experience with site reviews for Cisco networks including circuit capacity, switch types, and IOS.
• Experience using direct measurements or design documents to advise the organization about infrastructure, reliability, and performance issues.
• Capable of configuring the networking parameters for operating systems and network devices.
• Capable of reading syslog output, sniffer logs, security logs and networking sections of application and operating system logs.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Skills

• LAN protocols, technologies, and architecture design.
• Networking, troubleshooting and customer service.
• Ekahau or other Wi-Fi site survey and planning tools.
• Cisco and other vendor network equipment and products.
• Other wireless solutions such as Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Juniper Mist, and Fortinet.
• Switch acceptance for new field sites.
• Site reviews for Cisco networks including circuit capacity, switch types, and IOS.
• Direct measurements or design documents to advise the organization about infrastructure, reliability, and performance issues.
• Configuring the networking parameters for operating systems and network devices.
• Reading syslog output, sniffer logs, security logs and networking sections of application and operating system logs.

Benefits

• Pass a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years.