What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Network Engineer position at POLARIS Laboratories?
Job Description
Job Description
The primary responsibilities for the IT Network Engineer are to fix any breakages with LAN and WAN connectivity at any of our global sites (through remote support and relaying instructions to on-site staff), to deploy new networking equipment and configurations, and to help stand up new networks and servers in AWS. The technical details are outlined in the next section. Besides the technical details, this position requires the following demeanor or soft skills :
- Communicate effectively and cordially with employees from all parts of the company, and occasionally customers
- Thoroughly document work performed
- Be not only capable of but invested in working in the context of a team
- Continually learn and teach new things
- Multi-task in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Demonstrate above average organization skills
- Demonstrate strong analytical and trouble-shooting skills
3. Essential Functions
Estimated weight of associated position responsibilities :
60% On-Prem Networking Projects & Break-Fix
20% Cloud Networking Projects
20% Security Projects
Rare / as-needed : Helpdesk escalation. This position will serve as part of tier 3 in helpdesk support escalation, when issues there are too difficult for tiers 1 and 2, or in rare cases when management calls for additional manpower to clear a backlog of mundane tasks.
4. Physical Requirements
While these have been the traditional, physical demands to perform the essential functions of the job, POLARIS Laboratories, LLC will explore providing reasonable accommodations to these traditional, physical demands to a qualified person with a disability. Frequency Key : Never – 0 hours; Rare – up to 1 hour; Occasional – 1-3 hours; Frequent – 3-6 Hours; Constant – 6-8 hours
1.1.1.1 Physical Activity 1.1.1.2 Frequency 1.1.1.3 1.1.1.4 Physical Activity 1.1.1.5 Frequency
1.1.1.6 Sitting 1.1.1.7 Constant 1.1.1.8 Near Vision Constant
Walking Occasional Far Vision Rare
Climbing stairs Rare Hearing Constant
Crouching / Bending /
Stooping Rare Talking Frequent
Reaching Rare Smell Rare
Grasping Rare Lifting / Carrying (up to 75 lbs) Occasional
Pushing / Pulling Rare Travel (see notes in “schedule” section 9) Rare
Shaking Never Repetitive motion
arm and shoulder) Never
5. Organizational Relationships
Direct reports : N / A
6. Required Qualifications
o Switching
o Routing
o WAN Connectivity
o VLAN interconnectivity and isolation
o DHCP
o DNS
o Windows Server and Active Directory
o Cloud engineering
7. Preferred Qualifications
o HP Switching and Routing
o Palo Alto Firewalls
o Cisco Meraki Firewalls
o AWS
o VOIP
o Linux or UNIX
o Backup and DR
o eMail Systems
o PC / Server hardware repair
o Desktop OS and Application support
o OS Virtualization (VMWare, Hyper-V, etc.)
8. Schedule
9. Other Duties
NOTE : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
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