Engineer, Network Engineer Job Description
Engineer, network engineer
provides level 2 operational support of networks and DC infrastructures including the following technologies: Cisco Routing & Switching, Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet Firewalls, IPSec and SSL VPN technologies.
Engineer, Network Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Troubleshooting may include issues within an isolated LAN environment, large-shared LAN environment, and an internal routing environment involving BGP & OSPF or Internet-based issues
Perform periodic analysis of data systems and makes recommendations to present to management
Review, plan, and evaluate network systems
Troubleshoot network systems and recommend improvements to network
Provide documentation/project tracking and management reporting
Provide tactical and strategic input on overall network planning and related projects
Installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains telecommunications equipment
Ensure that network specifications comply with industry standards and protocols
Maintain network management packages
Monitor performance of network to ensure that failure of one segment does not cause gridlock or failure of whole system
Engineer, Network Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Engineer, Network Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, ITIL, CE, R&S, IAT, CCIE, X.509, CISSP
Education for Engineer, Network Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the engineer, network engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Education, Technical, Information Technology, Information Systems, Science, Computer, Networking, Telecommunications
Skills for Engineer, Network Engineer
Desired skills for engineer, network engineer include:
BGP
DHCP
DNS
IP routing
OSPF
SMTP
SSL/IPSec/Cryptographic technologies
TCP/IP
Active Directory 2012
Applicable data privacy practices and laws
Desired experience for engineer, network engineer includes:
Contact vendors and maintenance services for repair of faulty equipment
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or it's equivalent and 2-5 years experience
Minimum 3 years experience in troubleshooting network issues in a local and remote environment
Minimum 3 years experience in installation, tailoring, and configuring of Cisco equipment
Experience in a high availability 24x7 environment
Constant attention to detail
Engineer, Network Engineer Examples
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Engineer, Network Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an engineer, network engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for engineer, network engineer
- Is encouraged to provide recommendations to management to help our team deliver continuous development and improvement
- Conducts presentations on new technologies and solutions designed to enhance RE business productivity
- Tests and Certifies hardware/software standards handed over to Implementation and Operational teams as validated services
- Engages with RE’s BUs to present IT Network services as a business enablement
- Documents Build Guides and Configurations documents for standards relating to Hardware/Software and new Services deployments
- Investigates, trains and researches new technology options and opportunities which benefit RE’s business productivity
- Ensure resolution of most of the incidents and service requests
- Ensure resolution or recovery of service ASAP after implementation of solution / workaround for cases
- Provide inputs to Deep Technical support team for problem management and resolution of major or elevated incidents
- Understands the criticality of cases and meets initial response time as defined in SLA
Qualifications for engineer, network engineer
- Strong platform experience (Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000, 6800 switches, 4500 switches, cisco10001ASR, FEC technologies, 1000V)
- Comfortable dealing with Tier one Banks and demonstrable experience of delivering in a customer facing environment
- Dynamic, must be adaptable and able to work effectively in a changing environment
- Ability to mentor and develop less experience resource
- Excellent communication skill at all levels
- Comfortable with interaction with other business units and high profile organisations (preferably financial markets and investment banking experience, considerations given to candidates from large enterprise / utility / ecommerce organisations)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of engineer, network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for engineer, network engineer
- Designs, and implements new advanced networking technologies
- Lead coordination efforts with both technical and non-technical peer groups to determine requirements
- Perform basic engineering, design, implementation and maintenance tasks
- Design and build data connectivity solutions
- Assist with the on-going assessment and upgrade of networks
- Assist with network related customer support tickets
- Maintain knowledge of existing equipment and vendors
- Collect and analyze data network statistics
- Develop relationships with vendors and investigate sources of equipment and services
- Utilize personal expertise and influence to motivate others to accomplish desired results
Qualifications for engineer, network engineer
- Familiar with MPLS WAN technology & ideally has experience with Tier one providers
- Considerable knowledge of Quality of Service (QOS) mechanisms and protocols
- Considerable knowledge of Multilayer Switched environments
- Considerable knowledge SNMP, Syslog, and other management and monitoring tools
- Ability to read a network analysis from network traces utilizing WireShark or like application
- Ability to read and write complex Cisco IOS access control list
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Our growing company is looking for an engineer, network engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for engineer, network engineer
- Plan, present, design and architect current, interim and future infrastructure technologies growth & upgrade cycles for network infrastructure
- Identify weaknesses, restrictions, and security concerns imposed by existing network infrastructure and suggest solutions to resolve the issues
- Maintain Cisco network at primary, disaster recovery, and other operational sites
- Integrate and design network infrastructure with global XaaS services
- Work with functional business partners to properly collect requirements in order to architect, design, document and implement global solutions
- Conduct contract negotiations and vendor management with major hardware, software and service providers and consultants
- Prospect to mentor junior level employees from help desk to Jr
- Participate in Change Management and prepare professional change management documents
- Analyze network activity and network problems to discover and prevent systematic errors
- Recommend network design changes/enhancements for improved systems availability and performance
Qualifications for engineer, network engineer
- WAN Optimization’s, iWANs
- Wireless deployment standards for Controllers, APs and Cisco Prime for automated provisioning
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Information
- Systems, or other related field
- 1-3 years of IT work experience designing
- Technical expert in IT organization
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of engineer, network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for engineer, network engineer
- Provide software and network engineering support for research, prototyping of wireless networking, host integrity measurement, mobility, and trusted platforms
- Travel requirement 10% to 25%
- Works on projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead, to further stabilize, and improve our existing environment
- Ongoing standardization and documentation efforts to properly record the current state and standard operating procedures
- Perform troubleshooting of reported issues
- This employee will troubleshoot issues at the network level that impact the enterprise
- They will work with a team of engineers to ensure uninterrupted access to business systems
- This employee will work on assigned network projects requiring advanced technical knowledge
- This employee will be required to administer enterprise wide devices such as switches, routers, and troubleshoot unknown issues that may occur
- This employee will administer and monitor network device issues and be able to act in a proactive fashion to prevent network outages
Qualifications for engineer, network engineer
- Ability to coordinate complex network changes involving several different support teams
- German as a second language shall be considered an advantage
- Resolution or escalation of incidents as needed to Level 3 network support
- Work directly with Telco ISP’s to resolve all WAN issues
- Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Access Points, Wireless Controllers
- F5 Load balancers (LTM & GTM)
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Engineer, Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of engineer, network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for engineer, network engineer
- Implement and leverage monitoring solutions that identify, troubleshoot, and resolve LAN/WAN network problems
- Provide advanced escalation support, including engaging supplier support
- Participate in change management activities for network infrastructure with assistance on development of test plans, implementation procedures and guidelines for changes, and execution of approved changes as required
- Fulfilling service requests for infrastructure monitoring, management and troubleshooting
- Provide technical guidance and assistance to the team as needed
- Work with internal and external customers to understand current and future requirements and develop scalable and cost efficient voice and data network design and operating solutions
- Research and document new products and tools
- Perform complex engineering, design, implementation and maintenance tasks on the LAN and WAN
- Research, evaluate, and approve hardware and software solutions for complex problems
- Continually plan to ‘harden’ and expand the network and make recommendations to management on desirable additions and development
Qualifications for engineer, network engineer
- BA or BS in EE/CS or equivalent work experience
- Operational experience with enterprise/carrier-class routers and switches
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP, POS, PPP, VRRP, VTP, HSRP, NHRP and SNMP protocols
- Working knowledge of VDC, vPC, DMVPN technology
- Network certifications such as CCNP/CCIE (or equivalent training/experience) are preferred but not required
- Worked in an Agile development process with Scrum teams