Network & Telecom Engineer II

JOB SUMMARY:

The Network and Telecom Engineer II is responsible for administering and maintaining all IT enterprise network and telecom platforms and services, on-prem and hosted. Working closely with the Network and Telcom Engineer III; assists in researching, designing, and implementing new technologies, services, and solutions supporting Mountain Park Health Center (MPHC) needs. The Network and Telcom Engineer II will manage independently at least 2 major platforms or services within the scope of responsibility of the Network and Telecom group.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Intermediate knowledge in technical strategies of routers, modems, hubs/switches networking, wireless systems, and telecommunications systems.
• Responsibilities for procurement, acquisition, inventory, and disposition of network and telecommunications hardware and software and administers and controls those information systems.
• Works with the Network Engineer III in execution of strategic plans developed by IT Leadership to support business plans or create new strategic options.
• Some experience and current networking knowledge in support of new technologies and their deployment, including MPLS, BGP, SD-WAN, SD-LAN, VPN, and SIP.
• Install and support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, intranet, and telecommunication systems. • Install and maintain network and telecommunications hardware and software.
• Analyze and isolate issues related to network, firewall, and telecommunication issues.
• Monitor networks and telecommunication systems to ensure security and availability to specific users.
• Assists in the evaluate and modification of system performance and make recommendations for any system or architectural improvements.
• Evaluate and identify business and user needs.
• Determine network and telecommunication system requirements.
• Maintain integrity of the network, telecommunications, and security of those systems.
• Architect, engineer, install, and deploy networks and various networking components.
• Perform network address assignment, assign routing protocols, and routing table configuration.
• Assists with developing departmental policies, procedures, and training.
• Keeps current with the latest technology; regularly attends technical training in order to maintain technical expertise.
• Acts as mid-tier escalation point for networking and telecommunication support when needed.
• Assists in vendor management for networking and telecommunications.
• This position requires consistent, in-person attendance. However, based on the employee’s performance and the specific task the employee is accomplishing, limited remote work may be permissible.
• Travel to multiple locations during shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and at least 2 years of IT experience; or high school diploma or equivalent and at least 4 years of IT experience
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3 years of telecommunications engineering experience
• Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) or equivalent experience
• Cisco, Firewall, Telecommunications, network monitoring systems, and Aruba experience
• SDWAN, SaaS, Datacenter, and enterprise networking level experience