Network Engineer; Levels -V

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Department: Network Engineering Full Time $96600 - $168800 per year Tucker, Georgia, United States

The Network Engineer implements robust solutions supporting GSOC's core networks that support the Internet, MPLS core, and networks that support the Electrical Membership Cooperatives in the state of Georgia. The engineer is responsible for troubleshooting network routing solutions to meet business requirements.

• Assist with implementing projects involving the design of new data/voice/optical/security networks and network modifications that take into account alternate routing, load balancing, prioritization, resiliency, and security; provisioning of new data, fiber, and optical circuits, circuit testing, equipment programming and documentation.
• Provide backup support to operations and maintenance; assist in resolution of escalated problems in house and at remote sites; provide after-hours support to the on-call technician as required.
• Provide performance measurement tests from network(s) to identify capacity constraints and assist in planning for future enhancements; including RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) response delay measurements, IP data performance, and network security penetration tests and assessments.
• Contribute to design studies, equipment evaluations, and recommendations for new networking equipment, services, and technologies.
• Provide engineering support for networking & security components, including Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto firewalls, VPN tunnels, optical equipment, and fiber networks.
• Assist senior engineers by providing training to other department engineers on various technologies.
• Manage projects involving the design of new networks and network modifications; develop proposals and secure approvals for networking projects; provisioning of new data, fiber, and optical circuits, circuit testing, equipment programming, and documentation.
• Assist with the design and architecting of new telecommunications, data, voice, and fiber networks with all phases of the project in mind: designing, planning, integrating, implementation, testing, documenting, and training; design security networks that include firewall hardware, VPNs, intrusion detection appliances, and/or management systems.
• Lead the design and architecting of new telecommunications, data, voice, and fiber networks with all phases of the project in mind; design security networks that include firewall hardware, VPNs, intrusion detection appliances, and/or management systems.
• Lead strategic planning of all data, voice, optical, and fiber networks; lead recommendations for new networking equipment, services, and technologies.
• Provide advanced level of troubleshooting expertise to other network engineers and network operations personnel.
• Coordinate with GSOC, GTC, OPC, EMCs, and other stakeholders to ensure that network designs meet requirements and are functioning as intended; identify opportunities for improvement and ensure stakeholder satisfaction.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, and/or Information Technology.

• 0-2 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment.
• Basic overall routing & switching skills.
• 3-4 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following: BGP, iBGP, OSPF and eVPN a plus.
• Knowledge in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access.
• Knowledge of Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, and Arista EOS.
• 5-6 years' experience in a…