Job Purpose:
The Network Engineer II โ Operations Supportย is responsible forย providing day-to-day operational support for client network and security environments. This role is centered on managing repair cases, service requests, operational tasks, and escalations in production environments. The engineer will troubleshoot and resolve issues across multi-vendor network infrastructures, restore service as quickly as possible, perform root cause analysis, and helpย maintainย the stability, availability, and performance of critical systems. This position supports technologies including Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, and Aristaย Velocloud, and works closely with customers, internal engineering teams, and service providers to deliver high-quality operational support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, repair cases, and operational tasks across multi-vendor network and security environments.
- Support production operations for Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, Aristaย Velocloud, and related routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, SASE, and security platforms.
- Demonstrate solid knowledge of BGP and other routing protocols, including the ability to analyze routing behavior, isolate issues, and implement corrective actions in production environments.
- Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents and service-impactingย events, andย document findings, corrective actions, and preventive recommendations.
- Execute service requests, standard changes, and operational tasksย in accordance withย defined procedures, change controls, and service level expectations.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hoursย support for high-priority incidents, outages, and customer escalations as needed.
- Collaborate with customers, carriers, vendors, managed service providers, and internal engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues and driveย timelyย resolution.
- Maintainย accurateย case notes, knowledge articles, network documentation, and operational runbooks to support consistent service delivery.
- Identifyย recurring issues and opportunities for operational improvement, and contribute to process, tooling, and service quality enhancements.
Education:
- Bachelorโs degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses:
- CCNA, JNCIA, or equivalent networking certificationย required; CCNP, PCNSA, or other advanced network/security certificationsย preferred.
Relevant Work Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or managed services support, including hands-on experience supporting production enterprise environments.
Travel:ย Up to 10%
Special Knowledge,ย Skillsย and Abilities:
- Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-vendorย networkย and security environments.
- Hands-on operational experience with Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, and Aristaย Velocloudย is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of BGP and other routing protocols, including route analysis, path selection, peering concepts, failover, and traffic flow troubleshooting.
- Solid knowledge of routing and switching, wireless networking, firewalls, VPNs, remote access, SD-WAN, SASE, and network security fundamentals.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a case-driven operations environment whileย maintainingย strong customer communication andย accurateย documentation.
- Experience working in ticketing systems, following change management processes, andย participatingย in on-call support rotations isย required.
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools, vendor support engagement, automation, APIs, and operational process improvement is a plus.
Location Requirement: Candidates must currently reside within approximately 1โ1.5 hours commuting distance of the local CBTS office/market they support. For this role, candidates must be local to Kentucky or Cincinnati. This position also requires up to 10% to 50% travel to customer sites as part of the job responsibilities.
Salary $63,000 to $92,000/per annum i.e. the range is salary not including bonus.
The compensation range in this posting reflects the Companyโs goodโfaith estimate at the time of publication. The applicable base pay range for any individual will be determined based on the candidateโs designated primary work location as well as factors including role scope and responsibilities, required qualifications, and the individualโs experience, education, skills, knowledge, and performance. Certain positions may also be eligible for additional compensation such as discretionary merit increases, bonuses, or salesโbased variable compensation in accordance with applicable plans and role requirements.
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