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Job Summary:
GCI Communication Corp. is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer III to support their Cloud Network Engineer function, focusing on Data Center, Campus LAN, Internet Edge, and Branch Office networks. The role involves collaborating with other engineers to develop and maintain Hybrid Cloud and SDDC platforms, ensuring high availability and efficient network operations.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implementation of network and/or system facilities utilizing standard engineering concepts of availability, efficiency, redundancy, scalability, and security.
• Development of new solutions and continuous improvements of the current network and systems facilities ensuring the integrity of high availability data centers and campus Lan network infrastructure.
• Perform audits, forecasts, and manage capacity of IP addressing, bandwidth forecasting, hardware, software licensing, and hosted devices.
• Provide detailed reports on network operational status and milestones related to project completion.
• Support and manage escalation events.
• Automate and streamline operations and processes to rapidly release reliable network infrastructure faster and more frequently.
• Configure firewalls, load balancers, routers, and switches, in support of network operations and projects.
• Reviews modules for quality assurance.
• Remote site support for off-site personnel and customers.
• Maximize performance using network monitoring tools, troubleshooting network and system outages, scheduling updates, and collaborating with architects on optimization.
• Build and maintain tools for deployment and testing in stable and scalable production environments.
• Maintain professional skillset by participating in educational opportunities, technical organizations, reading professional publications, and personal use of technology.
• Coordinate with project management and engineering teams on a regular basis.
• Develop and update documentation and support materials.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians.
• Define, design, implement, and direct the implementation of data center, wide and local area network facilities utilizing standard network engineering principles and concepts of routing, efficiency, redundancy, availability, security, and scalability.
• Plan and implement new systems.
• Design, build, deploy, and use automation to reduce or eliminate manual work across the network team and tools.
• Define KPIs for operational management.
• Provide and update operational documentation, training, and network drawings.
• Support and manage escalations to resolution.
• Work with management and engineering staff to determine future network architecture and planning requirements and assure that needs are met by proposed future designs and long-term plans.
• Project coordination to include facilitating customer sales via technical support and engineering efforts.
• Mentor, lead, and support junior engineers and technicians.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Candidates must reside within 50 miles of Anchorage, Alaska.
• A combination of relevant work experience and/or education sufficient to perform the duties of the job may substitute to meet the total years required on a year-for-year basis.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer technologies, network engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in any combination of: Progressive experience in cloud networking, Cloud network design and implementation using Engineering Principles, Working with complex network management, including technology insertion.
• Thorough knowledge and work experience in network design and configuration utilizing Cisco's Service provider product lines.
• High-level knowledge of network virtualization, particularly using VMWare.
• Expertise in multiple technical environments that span a broad range of applications.
Preferred:
• Associate or professional levels certifications: Cisco, F5, Aruba, Palo Alto and VMWare.
• Telecommunications experience.
• Other telecom industry or job specific certifications.
Company:
Hi, we’re glad you’re here! GCI is Alaska’s largest telecommunications provider. Founded in 1979, the company is headquartered in Anchorage, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.