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Georgia System Operations Corporation · 1 month ago

Network Engineer (Levels I-V)

Tucker, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$97K/yr - $169K/yr

0+ years exp

Georgia System Operations Corporation is responsible for supporting the electrical membership cooperatives in the state of Georgia. The Network Engineer will implement robust solutions for core networks and troubleshoot network routing solutions to meet business requirements.

Electrical DistributionEnergyNon ProfitOil and Gas

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Assist with implementing 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 back up support to operations and maintenance: assist in the resolution of escalated problems in house and at remote sites; provide after-hours support to the on-call technician as required

Provide performance measurement tests from network(s) to identify capacity constraints and assist in the planning for future enhancements and in identifying the source for network performance issues. This includes RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) response delay measurements, IP data performance, and network security penetration tests and assessments

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

Contribute to 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

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. Provisioning of new data, fiber, and optical circuits, circuit testing, equipment programming and documentation

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 design studies, equipment evaluations, and recommendations for new networking equipment, services, and technologies

Provide training to other department engineers on various 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. Designs security networks that include firewall hardware, VPNs, intrusion detection appliances, and/or management systems

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

Qualification

BGPOSPFCisco IOSJuniper JunosArista EOSSDWAN solutionsNetwork automationRouting strategiesFirewall technologiesVPN tunnelsMicro-segmented environmentsPythonEffective communicationCritical thinkingActive listeningTeam oriented

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, and/or Information Technology

0-2 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment

Basic overall routing & switching skills

3-4 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment

Knowledge in one or more of the following: BGP, iBGP, OSPF and eVPN a plus

Knowledge in design and implementation of routing strategies for regionalized WAN access

Knowledge of Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, and Arista EOS

5-6 years' experience in a network engineer role within a large regionalized WAN environment

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

6 years' experience in a senior network engineer/architect role within a large regionalized WAN environment

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

Experience with Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, Firewall technologies and Arista EOS

10 years' experience in a senior network engineer/architect role within a large regionalized WAN environment

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

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of basic routing skills

Candidate must be self-motivated, team oriented and must possess strong interpersonal and presentation skills