Job Description
Sandhill Telephone Cooperative is a thriving, technologically advanced telecommunications provider serving residential and business members with an array of services that include local phone, long-distance, high-speed broadband, digital television, and security systems.
We are looking for a Network Engineer who will be responsible for assisting with the evaluation, engineering, and design of Sandhill’s voice, data, transport, and special access circuit networks. This position requires a basic knowledge of telecommunications networks to be successful.
Duties
- Understand general engineering of transport and switching infrastructures.
- Basic understanding of LAN, WAN, VLAN and VPN operations.
- Provide knowledge of various network protocols and systems such as TCP/IP, SIP, SONET, Ethernet, ATM and VoIP.
- Collaborate with third-party carriers and transit providers to resolve off-network issues and plan for network growth.
- Assist with trouble resolution, including generating and interpreting the results of packet captures for both network and customer specific issues.
- Serve as an IP network subject matter expert by building strong relationships with colleagues and external vendors.
- Research, evaluate and recommend appropriate network tools, software, and documentation to assure quality maintenance, monitoring, and network administration of local and wide area networks.
- Identify opportunities to increase network reliability and reduce costs.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned by management.
Job Related Qualifications
Knowledge & Skill
- Knowledge of Cisco routers and switches preferred
- Knowledge of Adtran and Calix access systems a plus
- Knowledge of IP routing protocols and metro ethernet
- Knowledge of scripting and deployment of scripts within a network a plus
- Skill in problem identification and resolution
- Skill in oral and written communication
- Must possess excellent technical communication skills (oral and written), including the ability to effectively articulate complex situations to colleagues with varying degrees of network knowledge.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments
- Ability to work irregular hours as needed
Education & Experience
Associate degree or a combination of equivalent certifications and 1 to 2 years work experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or other closely related disciplines.