What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at PeakIT?
Network Engineer
6 Months (Contract to Hire) USC and GC only
San Marcos, TX
Summary:
We are looking for someone with extensive experience and networking skills, who enjoys learning new things and solving problems. You should have strong interpersonal skills and must be able to work collaboratively with a team and interface with end-users and management. You must also be able to work independently with minimal supervision to achieve specific goals and complete assigned tasks and projects.
Duties
- Design, installation and configuration of campus network switches, routers, wireless access points, and related equipment.
- Work trouble tickets to resolve end-user network problems.
- Allocate and assign campus wide network IP address space.
- Perform backup and recovery of campus network infrastructure configuration data.
- Perform regular administration tasks in support of campus network infrastructure in a 24/7 operations environment.
- Install software and firmware updates and security patches.
- Produce written documentation for network designs, processes, procedures, configurations, and network diagrams.
- Automate network tasks using network management and automation tools and scripting.
- Submit support tickets with hardware and software vendors to solve campus network related issues. Work with vendors until problems are resolved.
Required Qualifications
- At least 5 years’ experience in network administration
- Experience with BGP Routing Protocol
- Experience with MPLS Routing
- Experience with Juniper
- Experience with network security devices (Firewall, IPS)
- Experience with network automation and scripting
- Experience with Wireless networking protocols and technologies
Preferred Qualification
- Experience installing, testing, and maintaining physical network cabling (copper, fiber optic)
- Experience supporting IT systems in Higher Education environment
- Experience with CATV systems and cabling
- Experience with PBX telephone systems
- Network certifications Normal Work Days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, On-Call rotation as needed
Salary : $60
