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Network Engineer - Unified Communications (Number of Vacancies: 1) - #210719-083300-001

City of Tampa

Location: Tampa, FL 33602
Type: Full-Time, Non-Remote
Posted on: July 20, 2021
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Network Engineer - Unified Communications
Department
Technology & Innovaton
Open Date
7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM
Filing Deadline
8/3/2021 11:59:00 PM
Salary
$32.21 - $48.30/hour; $5,583.07 - $8,372.00/month; $66,996.80 - $100,464.00/year
Employment Type
Full-Time
Type of Recruitment
Open
Nature Of Work
Employees coordinate and monitor the work of other team members in the completion of specified assignments. Tasks require that the employees consult with user departmental personnel, other departmental technical staff, and other network team members in order to resolve technical issues. Under general supervision, employees are expected to exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment in selecting work methods and performing assigned tasks. Employees in this class are subject to on-call status on a rotating schedule to provide 7 day/24 hour per day service and, at times, are required to work unusual hours to accommodate installation, maintenance and/or upgrading of city networks. Work is reviewed while in progress and upon completion through discussions and reports submitted.
Assist management to ensure departmental objectives are met, programs are maintained, participate in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations and standards.
Examples of Duties
• Utilize remote monitoring tools, protocol analyzers and other network monitoring tools to accurately diagnose network problems or network performance degradation, and takes appropriate corrective actions
• Research and advise development teams of potential issues. Provide assistance with modeling and conduct testing of applications using common testing tools.
• Research, evaluate and report on new technology trends as appropriate to the team. Make recommendations to the team on desirable and beneficial additions and developments. Work with other departments and teams to advise on new and existing technology.
• Researches, resolves, and responds to complex questions received via telephone calls, callbacks, email, through help desk software or escalations.
• Monitors the status of open calls and follow up with customers to ensure service goals are achieved.
• Coordinate with other T&I Teams and vendors/contractors in order to complete your job assignments.
• Provide written documentation; including reports and technical drawings.
• Flexible work hours as needed to support the City’s after hours data network needs.
• Performs related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of : Networking routing protocols including but not limited to EIGRP, OSPF and BGP, monitoring tools, and services; problem management processes; OSI layers 1, 2 and 3; network IP address standards as well as subnet masking; designing, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco switches and routers; ICMP, SNMP, Trace route and sniffer packet capturing processes; tunneling and encrypting technologies; Ethernet handshake protocols, including speed, duplex and Power Over Ethernet (PoE).
Skills in: Strong verbal and written communications skills including technical documentation; organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to efficiently handle several tasks simultaneously.
Ability to: Aquire knowledge of new technologies; design, implement and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure; work under pressure with changing priorities in a complex environment; working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential; express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field and one (1) year of progressively responsible experience in computer programming and hardware and in telecommunications and analysis; or - Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in computer science or a related field and three (3) year of progressively responsible experience in computer programming and hardware and in telecommunications and analysis.
Licenses or Certifications
Possession of a valid driver’s license required.
Certification in one of the following specialties preferred: Cisco CCNA, CCDA, CCNP or other Cisco certifications, CompTIA Network+ and other equivalent networking certification.
Examination
Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.
Comments
Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.
Conclusion
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