Network Engineer

A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to join our Infrastructure Support team’s Networks group in Anchorage, AK. This position will administer, operate and maintain the network, performing infrastructure upgrades and improving both wired and wireless networks.
Responsibilities:

• Administer, operate and maintain the enterprise network.
• Perform infrastructure upgrades and improve the wired and wireless networks.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization.
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Plan and perform network engineering research, design development and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering and customer specifications.
• Up to 25% travel to support remote sites within the US.
• This position is 100% onsite.

Skills Required:

• Minimum of 5 years in both wired and wireless Cisco network experience in large Enterprise campus environment with multi-layer routing protocols.
• Layer 3 Experience;
  • Routing protocols including, OSPF, BGP (Multi-homing, Load balancing traffic and engineering for automatic failover, Load balancing), EIGRP, RIP, HSRP, WCCP.
  • Multicast.
  • Flow analysis experience preferred.
  • MPLS experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills including;
  • Layer 1 (copper cabling troubles / fiber signal strength).
  • Layer 2 (spanning tree, VLAN tagging, mac address tracing).
  • Layer 3 (routing troubles, EGP versus IGP redistribution, BGP attribute studying, prefix length issues).
  • Layers 4 thru 7.
• Architecture and Design experience including;
  • Designing networks scalable to 10 Gigs or more.
  • Creating routing policy for auto-failover.
  • Visio design/diagramming skills .
• Adherence to Best Practices and robust Work Ethic.
• Experience tracking and resolving incidents via ticket queue.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Self-motivated to take ownership of projects.
• Ability to multi-task between multiple networks and multiple customer requirements.
• ship or documented proof of eligibility to work in the US is required.
• Upon conditional offer of employment candidates will be subject to a Government investigation and must meet eligibility requirements to obtain Government clearance.
• Verification of past employment, verification of education and references are also required.

Skills Preferred:

• Experience working with a large organization (>35,000 customers).
• Experience collaborating with peer and client teams.
• Experience working remotely and onsite.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
• Experience using a Helpdesk system – BMC Remedy is a plus.
• Experience with MS Project and Visio.
• Experience coding in Python.

Education:

• HS diploma/GED and 14 years IT experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Systems, Management Information Systems, IT Management, Engineering, Math, or Science and 8 years of IT experience.

A3T is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer. We are committed to providing all qualified candidates consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, national origin, genetic information or any other protected status.