Job Details: Network Engineer
| Job Type | In Person |
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| Employment Type | Full Time |
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| Industry | Cybersecurity/IT |
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| Ability One/Second Chance | |
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| Job Description | GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES \ - Under general supervision this position is responsible for maintaining the City’s local, wide area and wireless network environments. Reports to the Lead Network Engineer. |
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| Key Responsibilities | - Configures, maintains, and troubleshoots network hardware including routers, layer 2 switches, layer \3 switches, and wireless access points across city facilities. Repairs and terminates connectors as \needed. Implements and supports dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP to ensure \optimal network performance and redundancy. Monitors network health and performance using diagnostic tools and respond to outages or degradations in service. Provides network environment technical support including installation, configuration, and maintenance of local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), wireless networks, and fiber-optic connectivity. Researches, troubleshoots and resolves problems with connectivity, security or related issues. \\- Assists departments with network related needs analysis and makes recommendations, including cost \analysis, for upgrades to include servers, antennas, cabling, or other hardware components, as well as \new software and configurations. Assists with specialized network design. \\- Performs other duties as assigned. \\- Employees at all levels are expected to effectively work together to meet the needs of the community \and the organization through work behaviors demonstrating the City’s Values. Employees are also \expected to lead by example and demonstrate the highest level of ethics. |
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| Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Skills and Experience | REQUIRED SKILLS \• Interpersonal Relationships – Develops and maintains cooperative and professional relationships with employees and all levels of management to include representatives from other departments \and organizations. \• Time Management - Plans and organizes daily work routine. Estimates expected time of completion of elements of work and establishes a personal schedule accordingly. Implements work activities in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules. \\EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE \Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or a closely related field and at least 5 years of experience in networking including experience with configuration and support of switches, VLANS, and DHCP, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. \\CompTIA Network+ and Security+ CCNA certifications, CCNP certification preferred \\Experience with HPE, Aruba, Cisco, Juniper or equivalent enterprise-grade network equipment is \preferred. \\REQUIRED ABILITIES \• Analytical– Ability to research, identify and resolve critical problems of information systems to \include troubleshooting for hardware and software problems. \• Communication – Ability to communicate ideas effectively, to include the preparation of reports \and logs. Ability to listen and understand information and ideas being presented verbally and in \writing. Ability to handle a variety of customer service issues with tact and diplomacy and in a \confidential manner. \• Network Systems – Ability to configure, support, and troubleshoot network routing and \redundancy protocols, including OSPF, EIGRP, and VRRP; troubleshoot voice protocols; and \support firewall technologies and related network security functions.\\PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\• Requires the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work. \• Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 \pounds). \• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at keyboard or work station. \\SENSORY REQUIREMENTS \• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. \• Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. \\ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES \Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such \as temperature and noise extremes, heights, confined spaces, machinery, and traffic hazards |
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| Benefits | TO VIEW OUR CITY BENEFITS Employee Benefits | Newport News, VA - Official Website (nnva.gov) \https://www.nnva.gov/498/Benefit |
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