Network Engineer

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POSITION PURPOSE-
A Network Engineer is responsible for analyzing, designing, installing, configuring, maintaining and restoring service.  A Network Engineer performs a wide variety of evaluation, maintenance, installation and capacity planning tasks to ensure the  network performance meets company's expectations.  A Network Engineer also provides direction, information, and recommendations regarding network configurations and installations.  Through partnership with IT and business partners, you will gather requirements, work with other team members to design resilient and fiscally sound solutions and then implement and test those designs.  You may also perform troubleshooting, isolation and resolution for service impacting events, work to identify root cause and create preventative and proactive measures to deploy in the enterprise.  You desire to learn new technologies and products, independently, using documentation and online resources will be critical to your success.

ONSITE AND OTHER PERKS -
• Choose from a variety of benefit plans designed to meet your individual and family needs.
• Take part in company Success Sharing – an incentive program based on sales performance.
• Receive “Homer Awards” that lead to cash incentives for consistently demonstrating behaviors that reflect The Home Depot’s values.
• Work out at our on-site gym that offers classes and state- of- the- art equipment.
• Eat at our on-site cafeteria that offers a plethora of options or enjoy discounts at neighborhood restaurants.
• Pick up prescriptions on-site at the CVS pharmacy.
• Bank On-site at our Credit Union.
• Drop your child off at one of the largest corporate on-site daycare facilities.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -
• Maintain and support networking hardware and software, including but not limited to the evaluation, development, and recommendation specific network technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective solutions that meet business and technology requirements
• Design, deploy, and maintain LAN/WAN/WLAN solutions to medium and large size enterprise offices
• Monitor, manage, and tune networks to ensure expected availability and performance levels are achieved
• Assess business and technology initiatives, providing consultation, technical support, and recommendations to optimally utilize the enterprise network infrastructure
• Research and design reference models to standardize network architecture and manage network life-cycle planning
• Perform root cause analysis for service interruption recovery, creating preventative measures to deploy in the enterprise
• Create and maintain support documentation and technical drawings of the enterprise network infrastructure


NATURE AND SCOPE -
• Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology
• Responsible for helping others and providing on-the-job training or guidance


ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must pass the Drug Test.
Must successfully complete any required training or orientation courses.

EDUCATION REQUIRED -
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE -
2+

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS-
Technical skills include a strong working knowledge of data communications. 
Data includes IP communications – IP services (DNS, DHCP, Bootp), routing protocols (OSPF and BGP), network security (firewalls, access list, authentication LDAP / Radius, encryption, VPN), LAN, WAN, and wireless technologies. Knowledge of switching technologies is a must, including security protocols such as 802.1x, dhcp snooping, dynamic arp inspection. Packet capture analysis leveraging tools like Wireshark or syslog.
Technical skills may also include experience with one or more of the following: VMWare, Linux, Opnet, and network infrastructure protocols (DNS, DHCP, SSL/TLS,SFTP, TACACS, RADIUS)
A thorough understanding of the OSI model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP and IP subnetting is required
Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (technical and non-technical)
Must work well independently as well as with co-workers and be more than willing to provide suggestions / recommendations as needed.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -
Working knowledge of designing, testing, implementing and supporting enterprise network infrastructures.