Network Engineer
Professional Information Networks
Portland, ME, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$66,000.0 - $82,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Border Gateway Protocol
Ethernet
Failover
IPv4
Internet Services
Subnetting
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Multi-protocol Systems
Network Troubleshooting
Network Configuration and Change Management
Networking Basics
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Network Diagrams
Network Planning and Design
Network Monitoring
Routing
Network Service
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
SAP Sales and Distribution
Simple Network Management Protocols
Syslog
TCP/IP
Virtual Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Network Routers
Computer Network Operations
Connectivity Problems
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Performance Monitor
Cisco
Job description
- Provide Tier 2 troubleshooting and escalation support for network, Internet, transport, circuit, and customer connectivity issues.
- Diagnose routing, switching, VLAN, QoS, bandwidth, and connectivity problems using network configurations, logs, alerts, interface statistics, and performance data.
- Troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, Ethernet, Internet, VPN, and carrier transport services.
- Guide NOC staff during complex or service-impacting incidents and coordinate escalations with carriers, vendors, and engineering resources.
- Support planned network maintenance, upgrades, migrations, customer cutovers, and configuration changes, including post-change validation.
- Assist with router, switch, firewall, SD-WAN, monitoring, and network-service configurations and deployments.
- Support implementation planning, testing, proof-of-concept activities, and evaluations of new network technologies.
- Participate in customer discovery to understand network, bandwidth, resiliency, connectivity, and technical requirements.
- Review proposed solutions for feasibility, supportability, risks, dependencies, equipment needs, and alignment with network capabilities.
- Provide technical input for network designs, proposals, statements of work, bills of materials, quotes, and implementation plans.
- Support customer-facing technical discussions and coordinate the handoff of approved services into implementation and ongoing operations.
- Maintain network diagrams, configurations, circuit information, troubleshooting guides, implementation records, and technical standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve or automate network operations, monitoring, implementation, documentation, and service-delivery processes.
- Participate in post-incident reviews and document root causes, corrective actions, and recommended improvements.
Requirements
- Three to five or more years of experience in network operations, network engineering, telecommunications, managed services, or a similar technical environment.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex production network and customer connectivity issues.
- Experience supporting customer-facing network services and working with telecommunications carriers or service providers.
- Ability to read and understand network diagrams and router and switch configurations.
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
- Experience supporting customer solution design or Sales Engineering activities is preferred.
- Cisco, networking, or equivalent industry certifications are beneficial but not required.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
- TCP/IP, IPv4 addressing, subnetting, routing, and switching.
- BGP, OSPF, VLANs, Ethernet, MPLS, and SD-WAN.
- QoS, bandwidth management, VPNs, redundancy, and failover.
- Firewalls, carrier circuits, Internet services, and basic network-security concepts.
- Network monitoring and management systems, including Syslog, SNMP, and performance monitoring.
Experience with Cisco, Meraki, Versa, LogicMonitor, or similar platforms is beneficial.
COMPETENCIES SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently on escalated network issues.
- Understanding of both operational support and network design considerations.
- Ability to translate customer requirements into practical, supportable technical solutions.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong documentation, organization, and process-improvement skills.
- Ability to coordinate effectively across Sales, Engineering, the NOC, vendors, carriers, and customers.
- Interest in improving operations through standardization, automation, AI, and better technical tools.
Benefits & conditions
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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