Network Engineer

Job Description :

Network Engineer 2

Years of Relevant Experience:
4 years of combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating effectiveness and risk of it processes, recommending changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs, and evaluating and/or researching hardware and/or software solutions and providing feedback to project team or higher-level staff including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description.

Preferred Education:
Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems

Job Description:

40%
Provides technical IT consultation, guidance, support and recommends innovative solutions of best practices and/or industry standards to optimize building specific IT assets, infrastructure and electronic systems in DAS owned and managed buildings (e.g., computer automated parking garage systems, fire system monitoring systems, building automation systems, video/camera systems, security card access systems, emergency panic alarm systems, elevator control system monitoring, structured cable plan, fiberoptic backbone infrastructure):

• Works closely with the DAS Office of Properties and Facilities (OPF) to ensure building specific IT assets, electronic systems and infrastructure are compatible and compliant with DAS/OIT managed services and networks, compliant with OIT policies, procedures, and practices, and competitive to the current industry standard and best practices.

40%
Leads IT driven change efforts for building specific IT and electronic assets within DAS owned and managed facilities:

• Evaluates effectiveness and risk of IT processes
• Recommends changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs
• Evaluates and/or researches hardware and/or software solutions and provides feedback to project team or higher-level staff. Interfaces and/or performs work with other applications or platforms
• Assists in providing IT consultation and recommendations for implementation, ensuring services are not compromised
• Provides technical IT leadership for integration of various related systems
• Participates in and/or provides technical IT assistance to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines

20%
Reads and interprets schematics, blueprints and technical wiring diagrams:

• Participates in and/or leads activities to achieve project task/meet deadlines
• Works with vendors, other specialists and/or agencies to solve integration problems
• Prepares detailed optimization proposals and cost estimates; prepares written reports of all systems and the network capabilities at each facility
• Responds to emails
• Attends training; participates in meetings & committees
• Responds to emergencies 24 hours/day, 7 days/weeks
• Required to carry cellular phone
• Other duties as assigned

Must have skills 1. Reading comprehension;
2. Oral & written communication tools & techniques;
3. Complex problem solving;
4. Service oriented;
5. Teamwork oriented;
6. Troubleshooting;
7. Critical thinking;
8. Good judgment & decision making;
9. IT Systems analysis;
10. IT Systems evaluations;
11. IT Operation analysis;
12. Identifying & specifying business requirements using data recovery tool & techniques & systems evaluation;
13. Assuring quality & lead work;
14. Prepare meaningful, accurate & concise reports;
15. Stay abreast of current technologies in assigned IT area;
16. Define problems, collet data; establish facts & draw valid conclusions;
17. Provide expert technical advice;
18. Provide guidance & recommendations to management & other technical specialists on critical IT issues;
19. Building specific IT assets, electronic systems and infrastructure;
20. Project management;
21. IT principles, methods & practices;
22. IT architecture;
23. Technology design;
24. Technical writing & documentation practices;
25. Mathematic principles;
26. Local area & wide area networking principles & concepts;
27. Basic internet server maintenance techniques;
28. Capabilities & applications of network equipment including hubs, routers, switches, bridges, servers, & related hardware;
29. Telecommunications
30. Software distribution & configuration management tools & mechanisms
31. Organizations operation environment, topology, & protocols
32. Back-up & recovery techniques
33. Performance monitoring methods
34. Multi-service networking
35. Security monitoring
Certifications or Desired skills if any Due to the sensitive nature of this position, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a BCI/FBI background check that will involve being fingerprinted and screened through the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS).

BCI, CIJI Background checks
Cisco Certifications welcomed

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $31.00 – $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: Multiple Locations