Systems / Network Engineer Job Description
Systems / network engineer
provides support in the installation, configuration, and administration of Windows Enterprise Systems including Windows Server 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Systems / Network Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Perform individual research work with the Engineering/Video team on projects
Administers a small, uniform site alone or assists in the administration of a larger system
Perform detailed analysis of problems, performance and capacity for Cisco Network and develop appropriate corrective or proactive actions
Develop, plan and implement changes to production environments
Document system processes, data flows and general design
Actively participates in both formal and informal System Engineer training opportunities
Perform network design services, including reference designs for delivery of broadband internet services for various MDU wiring topologies including fiber, Ethernet, and coax cable plants
Create/Manage reference design for PON (GPON/GePON) intra property networks
Develop all IP traffic shaping rules and network device reference design configurations
Design a managed solution for the MDU Property Business Office Private Network and MDU public Wi-Fi service (including authentication policies)
Systems / Network Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Systems / Network Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CCNA, II, IAT, CCNP, CE, RHCE, CCIE, JNCIA, CCNET, IA
Education for Systems / Network Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the systems / network engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Education, Telecommunications, Administration, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Networking
Skills for Systems / Network Engineer
Desired skills for systems / network engineer include:
Air surveillance
Correlation systems
Joint service integration
Programs
Tactical data links
Target tracking radars
2008 and 2012
Configuration and use of Windows Deployment Services
SCCM on multiple hardware configurations for both server and client OS and software application deployment
Project management
Desired experience for systems / network engineer includes:
Assist in definition of test requirements for all vendor provisioning systems prior to live deployment
Build and manage an R&D lab in Clarksburg, MD for development and testing of provisioning systems and hardware
Minimum of 2+ years working experience and/or strong CoOp/Internship experience
Implement, purchase, service, monitor, and maintain core systems infrastructure components
Experience with SAN systems (HP Storage, 3PAR, Fujitsu)
Architect, implement, and manage system configurations, specifically UNIX/Linux-Based OS and Windows-Based OS and related technologies
Systems / Network Engineer Examples
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of systems / network engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for systems / network engineer
- Provide support for Ethernet and IP network configurations, network hardware, routing protocols, and network LAN design
- Perform engineering/technical analysis on operational and or system requirements and provide results, recommendations and rationale to project and program leads
- Conduct and/or participate in technical reviews, working group meetings, Integrated Planning Team (IPT) sessions, and other technical meetings as required
- Provide inputs to the development of communications engineering design and implementation plans
- Provide inputs to the development of plans that shall include site and equipment surveys, scheduling plans, work breakdown structure, and engineering analyses to optimize performance and meet system requirements
- Provide inputs to the development of a design package including elements such as block diagrams, wiring diagrams, cabling diagrams, signal flow diagram, and other miscellaneous details and diagrams for the GMB Project
- Provide inputs to the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Team with developing MILCON design packages
- Deploy, monitor, administer and support networks, data centers, servers, PCs, telephony, mobile devices and cloud-based services, with focus on the South San Francisco and Davis sites
- Monitors security system logs
- Rationally troubleshoot leveraging critical thinking skills
Qualifications for systems / network engineer
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience with modern LAN/WAN solutions including IP networking - MPLS, QOS, SONET/SDH optical solutions, and serial communications
- Experience in supporting the full engineering lifecycle to include
- 8-12 years of related Systems Engineering, or increasing architecture, requirements, analysis, engineering, and/or acquisition responsibilities
- US Citizenship required with an active Current SECRET or higher clearance issued within the last 5 years required
- Perform network and systems engineering
- Monitor and maintain server/system event alarms perform server patching in a Windows Environment
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Our company is looking to fill the role of systems / network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for systems / network engineer
- Thorough understanding of all layer two and three physical interfaces from console to Cat6, and T1 to OC12
- Demonstrate the ability to time-manage and prioritize, take a proactive approach to improving network services, and have an innovative and keen interest in learning new technologies
- Enterprise Cisco design and implementation experience with ASAs, FWSMs, routers and switches
- Experience with Disaster Recovery and moving from a hot site to a warm site
- Perform network packet capture and analysis using a variety of tools including Cisco NAM devices
- Work with other network engineers and assist them in resolving technical problems
- Prepare technical design and implementation documentation
- Administer Network Performance Monitor software
- Contribute to the identification of requirements, issues, risks and delivery estimates when preparing for projects
- Perform the installation, configuration and tuning ongoing maintenance of Client and third-party product components and subsystems for all client organizations
Qualifications for systems / network engineer
- Many business and scientific applications supported, all deal with networked communications
- 3 years + of general network experience, Cisco & Juniper enterprise environments preferred
- Basic experience with Wide Area Application Acceleration technologies - Riverbed Steelhead preferred
- Basic experience with network load balancing technologies - Cisco ACE, F5 BigIP, or NetScaler preferred
- Basic experience with acquisition and maintenance of public and private certificates to terminate SSL sessions, and knowledge of SSL security and vulnerabilities
- NACL clearance required
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of systems / network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for systems / network engineer
- Rotating on-call afterhours support
- Maintain open communication with manager and provide regular updates
- Work directly with Vendors
- Interact routinely with managers from other groups
- Read and assimilate admin guides and manuals and present that information to other groups
- Organize and lead cross-organizational meetings
- Cisco System and Network Administration
- Preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports
- Recommend supplier management best practices and processes to the customer including supplier selection and retention
- Assists in performing affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties engineering analyses to obtain a preferred configuration which assures mission success
Qualifications for systems / network engineer
- Certifications in or from multiple technologies/vendors, such as CCNA, MCSA, CCNP, are required
- Experience with integrated team conducting the support and maintenance of WAN hardware and software
- Experience in maintaining integrity of the WAN hardware and software
- Experience with providing liaison support between the WAN team, vendors and internal support groups as needed
- Work independently and as a member of the team
- Requires a Bachelor Degree or higher
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a systems / network engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems / network engineer
- Support financial services technical operations
- Develop and manage an operational system for overnight processing
- Manage and maintain cloud based telephone system
- Manage and maintain robust backup solution, to provide backup for 200+ servers and various directories for each user
- Manage and maintain back-up, disaster recovery and high availability
- Test and maintain DR solution, verifying the off-site replication is functioning properly and modified as the environment changes locally
- Test and maintain BCP Procedures, Incident Reports for planned and unplanned outages, call tree and emergency response documentation
- Managing the SAN in related to the VM infrastructure and SQL Server Environments
- Configure and manage switches as they relate to the connection of HOST, SANs and the LAN
- Perform on going capacity management planning for VM environment (CPU, Memory, LUN space)
Qualifications for systems / network engineer
- Possess a DoD 8570 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA)
- Effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills
- Proficient use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Visio drawing tools
- Experience configuring and monitoring LAN/WAN equipment, including routers, switches, load balancers, SNMP managers and protocol analyzers
- Professional level understanding of GRE and IPSec
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science preferred and/or 4+ years’ work experience in the areas of networking VoIP, server and infrastructure support
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a systems / network engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for systems / network engineer
- Provide labor reporting, inventory management, indirectly manage other system engineers assigned to the program
- Mentoring and actively engaging Network administrator to be backup support to the position
- Making recommendations for improving systems and processes
- Working with local-IT team and local business leaders to implement Strategies and technology in Columbus, GA
- Resolving incidents, problems, and requests recorded within ticket tracking system related to users and customers issues
- Coordinating work with outside vendors
- Contribute to the design of inter-site WANs, campus LANs and WLANs, and data center LANs
- Use and manage network monitoring tools and systems
- Assist the Information Security Team with monitoring and investigations on the network
- Tier 3 support for end-user network problems
Qualifications for systems / network engineer
- Expertise in use of troubleshooting methodologies and tools such as
- Protocol analyzers (like WireShark) in gigabit Ethernet data networks
- Manage support tickets with the carriers and Telecom Vendors
- Complete knowledge of OSI Seven Layer Model and protocols such as SIP
- Knowledge of best practices for enterprise-level IT infrastructure
- Knowledge of cable plant installation and methodologies, electrical and telephony standards and codes