Network Engineer Job at Georgia System Operations (Tucker)

Job Description

The Network Engineer implements robust solutions supporting GSOC's core networks that support the Internet, MPLS core, and networks that support the Electrical Membership Cooperatives in the state of Georgia. The engineer is responsible for troubleshooting network routing solutions to meet business requirements.

Job Responsibility

Implement projects involving the design of new data/voice/optical/security networks and network modifications that take into account alternate routing, load balancing, prioritization, resiliency, and security
Provisioning of new data, fiber, and optical circuits, circuit testing, equipment programming and documentation
Provide design studies, equipment evaluations, and recommendations for new networking equipment, services, and technologies
Provide engineering support for networking & security components, including Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto firewalls, VPN tunnels, optical equipment and fiber networks
Assist senior engineers providing training to other department engineers on various technologies
Manage projects involving the design of new networks and network modifications that take into account alternate routing, load balancing, prioritization, resiliency and security
Develop proposals and secure approvals for networking projects
Assist with the design and architecting of new telecommunications, data, voice, and fiber networks with all phases of the project in mind: designing, planning, integrating, implementation, testing, documenting, and training
Designs security networks that include firewall hardware, VPNs, intrusion detection appliances, and/or management systems
Provide training to other department engineers on various technologies
Assist with strategic planning of all data, voice and fiber networks
Assist with recommendations for new networking equipment, services and technologies
Leads the design and architecting of new telecommunications, data, voice, and fiber networks with all phases of the project in mind: designing, planning, integrating, implementation, testing, documenting, and training
Leads strategic planning of all data, voice, optical, and fiber networks
Leads recommendations for new networking equipment, services and technologies
Provides advanced level of troubleshooting expertise to other network engineers and network operations personnel
Coordinates with GSOC, GTC, OPC, EMCs, and other stakeholders to ensure that network designs meet requirements and are functioning as intended
Regularly identifies opportunities for improvement and ensures that stakeholders are satisfied

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, and/or Information Technology
5-6 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment (Engineer III)
6 years' experience in a senior network engineer/architect role within a large regionalized WAN environment (Engineer IV)
10 years' experience in a senior network engineer/architect role within a large regionalized WAN environment (Engineer V)
Strong skills in one or more of the following: BGP, iBGP, OSPF and eVPN a plus
Strong skills in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access
Strong skills of Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, Firewall technologies and Arista EOS
Expert knowledge in one or more of the following: BGP, iBGP, OSPF and eVPN
Experience in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access
Experience or good understanding of design and implementation of direct connections into Cloud providers AWS, Azure, SAP, etc.
Strong routing & switching skills
Expert knowledge in two or more of the following: BGP, iBGP, OSPF and eVPN
5 years' experience in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access
Experience with design and implementation of direct connections into Cloud providers AWS, Azure, SAP, etc.
Expert routing & switching skills
5 years' experience with Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, Firewall technologies and Arista EOS
Driver's license
Must obtain and maintain Bulk Electric System Cyber Authorized Status as defined in GSOC's CIP Cyber Security Policy 301 and NERC Reliability Standard CIP 004 - Personnel Risk Assessment
Computer, MS Office, Word, Access, Power Point, Excel, Visio, effective organizational and verbal/written communication abilities, active listening, critical thinking, and active learning
Knowledge of basic routing skills
Must be self-motivated, team oriented and must possess strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Nice to have

Knowledge of OSPF and BGP
Experience with Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, and Arista EOS
Experience in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access
Good written and verbal communication skills
Active network routing certifications are a plus
Knowledge of SDWAN solutions
Experience with B2B VPN and External Access a plus
Knowledge of datacenter networking fabric topologies and common architectures deployed, both Layer 2 and Layer 3 based
Knowledge of micro-segmented environments
Knowledge of Python programming
Advanced knowledge in SDWAN solutions
Understand datacenter networking fabric topologies and common architectures deployed, both Layer 2 and Layer 3 based
Familiarity or experience with architecting and operating micro-segmented environments
Familiarity or experience with network automation or programming with Python
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated leadership of large complex projects

What we offer

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
A strong retirement program
Career development
Flexible work schedules
Focused on wellness and being a supportive member of the community

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