Network Engineer - Full-time

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION:
The Network Engineer is responsible for leading and assisting in the Network Operations Department. This individual must be motivated, driven, and goal oriented. Must take initiative and have the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at one time. This position requires flexibility and active team communication skills. This individual must possess excellent customer service, professional, and project management skills. This role will work directly with the Information Technology Department and report to the Sr. Network Director.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties and responsibilities of the Network Engineer are essential in the daily execution of the position:

Working with service and equipment vendors

Move, add, change, install, and troubleshoot voice and data related systems

Develop and continuously improve internal processes

Cross training with other team members

Manage small projects

On-call for all communications related issues

Manage small to medium projects

Total project management responsibilities for medium to large efforts following ATA project management standards.

Develop, maintain, report, and track all departmental costs and budgets to the necessary level of detail

Install and troubleshoot data networks

Establish goals and measurements and track and report regular progress

Foster team work

Other duties as assigned
CORE COMPETENCIES:

Customer Service

Flexibility

Developing Associates

Organizational Skills

Business Knowledge

Sense of Urgency

Team Skills

Change Initiative

Problem Solving Skills

Two-Way Communication Skills

Prioritization Skills

Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors degree preferred but not required or equivalent experience in networking field

Certifications related to Network hardware a plus

2-4 years experience with WAN/LAN technologies, ie, routers, TCP/IP, 802.X, and 10Base-T

2-4 years experience with wiring standards, configurations, installations

2-4 years experience with Cisco Routers and various switches, hubs and routers

2-4 years experience troubleshooting network outages and downtimes

Data Network Sniffer analysis, problem isolation and resolution

Strong working knowledge of networks and TCP/IP

Working knowledge of Project or other project management tools

1-3 years experience managing small to medium projects on WAN or LAN including:

Issues tracking, management, and escalation

Sub-project development and organization

Experience with network security, policies, procedures and management

Experience with remote access solutions
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job Classification: Light
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and or a negligible amount of
force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand
requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even thought the weight lifted may be only a negligible
amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2)
when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and or pulling of arm or leg controls and or (3) when
the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and or pulling of materials even
though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a
production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting can be and is physically demanding of a worker even
though the amount of force is negligible.