Required Skills: Network Engineer
Job Description
Role: Network Engineer
Work Location: Greenwood Village, Denver , CO
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Network Engineer IV
at Spectrum, you will be responsible for designing and developing corporate network standards, enhancements, and network architecture critical to our business of keeping millions connected.
How You’ll Make an Impact
• Design, deploy, manage, and ensure stability of the local/wide area network infrastructure technologies to provide high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability to effectively and efficiently support mission critical business systems
• Demonstrate a high level of competence in LAN/WAN technologies, routing and switching platforms, troubleshooting critical issues, and coordination of implementation
• Represent the engineering department working closely with architects and engineers in designing, modeling, and implementing new technologies
• Become a trusted partner of our engineering team through the delivery of excellent customer service and knowledge that will allow our business to grow
• Troubleshoot and resolves major network and system issues
• Document project requirements including scope, costs, schedule, testing and terms of delivery to ensure project is completed with highest level of quality on time and within budget
• Lead staff efforts—mentor and train other engineering personnel in key elements of networking systems and provide technical presentations to instruct co-workers and other production services support individuals
• Research and identify technology opportunities and their application to the business
• Test and validate all new hardware and connections for proper configuration and performance
Working Conditions
• 24x7 Network Operations environment. Depending on business group, on-call work may be an essential function of the job.
• May work in Network Lab environment
• Occasional travel as required
What You’ll Bring to Spectrum
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience
• 6+ years of work experience
Skills
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language
• Data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport)
• Extensive knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and
• Transport technologies and protocols
• Extensive knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
• Extensive knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model, using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations, basic network devices and basic network appliances, and network designing software, such as Visio
• Ability to perform duties in a very fast-paced team environment, and learn new technology quickly
Certification
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Juniper Network Certified Specialist (JNCIS or JNCIP)
• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)
Required Skills
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
• Ability to provide coaching and counseling when necessary
• Ability to supervise and motivate others
• Ability to use personal computer and software applications (i.e. word processing, spreadsheet, etc.)
• Knowledge of company products and services
• Knowledge of Electronic theory, Federal Communications Commission regulations and Fiber Optic theory Effective leadership skills with proven ability to provide effective, results oriented direction
• Demonstrated in-depth data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport)
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology, using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations, basic network devices and basic network appliances and network designing software, such as Visio and Lucid
• Working knowledge with BGP protocol
• Experience with network automation and configuration management tools such as Python, Bash, Shell, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent
• Experience working with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog
• Utilize your expertise in network design and implementation, including leaf and spine architectures involving overlay technologies such as VxLAN and EVPN
• Experience working with virtualization technologies and network storage solutions such as SAN,NAS
• Working experience with cisco and juniper routers
• Understanding of YAML files and how they are used in network automation
• Experience leading the technical design and implementation of large-scale network infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of cloud networking principles and technologies, such as, load balancers, and firewalls in AWS or other on-prem cloud environments