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Description
Astound Broadband, the sixth-largest cable operator in the United States, is a leading supplier of cutting-edge technology and communications services—and applicants like you make it all possible. To develop your career, we provide one-on-one training and coaching, a supportive work environment and the opportunity to represent a superior telecommunications company.
Additionally, we offer a robust benefits package, including rewards, recognition and employee discounts to ensure your continued success. With us, you’ll stay empowered to do your best work by creating astounding possibilities for local communities and beyond.
A Day in the Life of the Senior Network Internet Design Engineer:
Evaluate new technologies, techniques and products.
Implement new product offerings and enhancements
Optimize network security, route-policy, traffic management and hardware utilization
Hands-on configuration and activation of network devices and links.
Represent Astound as technical point-of-contact for external network relationships (BGP) with vendors, peers, and customers.
Effective task-based management of field-staff and vendors
Focus on execution and deadlines
Ongoing IP Network Operational Support
Continuous monitoring and analysis of network performance.
Identification of network challenges; research and implementation of solutions.
Robust and thorough handling of issues escalated from response engineering staff.
24x7 Rotating On-call Participation; occasional overnight maintenance work will be required.
What You Bring To The Table
Requirements, Competencies and Skills:
Our Mission Statement
Astound Broadband is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued, respected and empowered. Discrimination of any kind has no place here. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strive to create a culture that celebrates our differences and promotes fairness and inclusivity in all aspects of our business.
FCO (For San Francisco Candidates Only)
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
CCPA Employee Privacy Policy (For California Candidates Only): https://www.astound.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCPA-Employee-Privacy-Notice.pdf
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Description
Astound Broadband, the sixth-largest cable operator in the United States, is a leading supplier of cutting-edge technology and communications services—and applicants like you make it all possible. To develop your career, we provide one-on-one training and coaching, a supportive work environment and the opportunity to represent a superior telecommunications company.
Additionally, we offer a robust benefits package, including rewards, recognition and employee discounts to ensure your continued success. With us, you’ll stay empowered to do your best work by creating astounding possibilities for local communities and beyond.
A Day in the Life of the Senior Network Internet Design Engineer:
- IP Network Design, Configuration and Optimization:
- Create, review and disseminate project justifications, diagrams, and other plan/proposal documents
Evaluate new technologies, techniques and products.
Implement new product offerings and enhancements
Optimize network security, route-policy, traffic management and hardware utilization
- IP Infrastructure Project Management
Hands-on configuration and activation of network devices and links.
Represent Astound as technical point-of-contact for external network relationships (BGP) with vendors, peers, and customers.
Effective task-based management of field-staff and vendors
Focus on execution and deadlines
Ongoing IP Network Operational Support
Continuous monitoring and analysis of network performance.
Identification of network challenges; research and implementation of solutions.
Robust and thorough handling of issues escalated from response engineering staff.
24x7 Rotating On-call Participation; occasional overnight maintenance work will be required.
What You Bring To The Table
Requirements, Competencies and Skills:
- At least three years' technical experience in a production environment at an Internet service provider, telecommunications carrier, network service provider, or equivalent consulting experience.
- Experience serving business customers in a customer-facing or customer-supporting role.
- Experience in design, configuration and upgrade of network elements
- In-depth experience with routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, ISIS, RIP) and route-policy modification
- Working knowledge of capacity and traffic management techniques in a WAN environment
- Working knowledge of network security
- Ability to plan, track, and manage multiple projects
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Configuration of WAN routers, LAN and WAN switches and various telecommunications devices
- Hands-on work experience with WAN/LAN internetworking
- Effective user-level UNIX and PC skills
- WAN Circuit provisioning and troubleshooting
- Thorough understanding of routing and IP transport
- IP application protocol knowledge (SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP, DNS, etc)
- LAN media, protocols, and switching (Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, etc)
- Experience with Spanning Tree Protocol
- Experience in a DOCSIS cable environment a plus
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or Internet Technology required, or related experience
- 401k retirement plan, with employer match
- Insurance options including: medical, dental, vision, life and STD insurance
- Paid Time Off/Vacation: Starting at 80 hours per year, and increases based on tenure with the organization
- Floating Holiday: 40 hours per year
- Paid Holidays: 7 days per year
- Paid Sick Leave: Astound allows a number of paid sick hours per calendar year and varies based on state and/or local laws
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee discount program
- Benefits listed above are for regular full-time positions
Our Mission Statement
- Take care of our customers
- Take care of each other
- Do what we say we are going to do
- Have fun
Astound Broadband is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued, respected and empowered. Discrimination of any kind has no place here. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strive to create a culture that celebrates our differences and promotes fairness and inclusivity in all aspects of our business.
FCO (For San Francisco Candidates Only)
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
CCPA Employee Privacy Policy (For California Candidates Only): https://www.astound.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCPA-Employee-Privacy-Notice.pdf
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Salary : $135,000 - $165,000
