Network Engineer Job Description
Network engineer
provides services that include Router operation, configuration, and maintenance including dynamic routing protocols (RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, static, PBR), securing Router configurations in accordance with DISA STIGs, configuring system logging (SYSLOG), troubleshooting, Quality of Service (QoS), Access control lists, Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), and layers 1, 2, and 3 of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) networking model.
Network Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Install, configure, troubleshoot and support routers, firewalls, and switches (servers, load balancers, storage arrays, network attached storage, network equipment, and related peripherals will be managed by system engineering)
Knowledge of network equipment including Cisco routers, and switches
Knowledge of network protocols, technologies, services, and monitoring tools
Manage vendor and/or product provisioning, procurement, and delivery of data services hardware and software
Manage vendor and/or product provisioning, procurement, and delivery of LAN and WAN hardware
Acts as a resource for infrastructure projects for voice/data network design, development, and implementation
Ability to prioritize work based on business criticalities and also be flexible to work on ad hoc tasks as assigned by the manager – 15%
Provide support for branch and home office Network systems including routers, switches, hubs, and Network maintenance and support equipment
Interact with all data vendors to ensure adequate services, support, and maintenance
Work with wiring contractors to oversee accurate installation of new wiring and cables
Network Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Network Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, ITIL, CE, R&S, IAT, CCIE, X.509, CISSP
Education for Network Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the network engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Education, Technical, Information Technology, Science, Information Systems, Technology, Computer, Design
Skills for Network Engineer
Desired skills for network engineer include:
OSPF
BGP
MPLS
Routing
Switching
TCP/IP
EIGRP
Firewalls
DNS
ANSI
Desired experience for network engineer includes:
Understanding of Multicast protocols and standards
Understanding of QoS implementations and strategies
Understanding of IP tunneling protocols including IPSec and GRE
Understanding of network security protocols, standards and policies
Understanding of wireless networking protocols and standards
Understanding of remote access and VPN technologies
Network Engineer Examples
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Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of network engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for network engineer
- Research, evaluate, recommend and implement new technology to meet corporate business objectives and to improve service through productivity gains or expense reductions
- Meet with department leaders and project requestors to assess project requirements and design systems to meet requirements
- Provide leadership, direction and management of internal and/or external resources working on assigned projects
- Assist with the management and planning of all corporate technical projects
- Responsible for contributing to and adhering to all corporate policies and standards during the planning and implementation of projects
- Manage projects and tasks to make the most effective use of IT resources, ensure quality results and on time delivery within budget expectations
- Assists in establishing documentation standards, processes and policies to ensure network performance, compliance to standards and maintainability of enterprise systems
- Provide technical direction as needed for LAN/WAN technologies
- Maintain hardware, software and procedures to insure the integrity of corporate data and the ability to recover that data in a disaster recovery situation
- Troubleshoot system failure, circuit failures, and configurations issues in a production environment
Qualifications for network engineer
- Foster company success through a professional appearance, being courteous to customers
- Minimum BS degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent certifications and experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a high volume, high transaction, 24x7 environment
- ASA/Juniper firewall experience required
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience with DWDM/CWDM
- Fluent in MS Windows Server, Win7/8/XP, Linux, CentOS, JUNOS
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Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for network engineer
- Radio Network Planning and Design service
- Radio Network Optimization service
- Support to develop service products/tools
- Technical support to pre-sales activity
- Prepare IP and Packet Core network design and product configuration
- Execute network audit and optimization
- Support network integration
- Work with the Network Operations team to design and deploy network hardware/software for the production LAN/WANs and cloud services
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problems as needed
- Create and maintain documentation for the network infrastructure
Qualifications for network engineer
- 3rd line problem escalation
- Maintain thorough network documentation
- Demonstrable experience of working with and implementing multicast solutions
- Bachelors degree preferably in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a similar field and eight years professional work experience
- High school diploma or GED and twelve years experience will also qualify
- Minimum 6 years experience with network technologies in large, complex environments
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Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of network engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for network engineer
- Provide maintenance of Integration Lab virtual infrastructure
- Transport Network planning, frequency planning, capacity planning and link design according to customer's defined guideline & KPI
- Development & re-design of Transport Network to support the various network upgrade program
- Re-route of sites due to Transmission link failures, Line of site problems
- Network performance analysis and availability prediction improvement plan and coordinate with operation team for improvement
- Prepare MW link/network documents for implementation and submit to Implementation/Integration team
- Optimize the TX network and recommend improvements from planning prospective
- 3G RAN Interfaces (Iub, Iur, Iu) bandwidth planning and RNC dimensioning
- IP Interface design and Bandwidth dimensioning
- Have good knowledge on L2/L3 and Quality of Service (QoS)
Qualifications for network engineer
- A general understanding of the network interactions between routers, switches, firewalls, load-balancers and the virtualization of servers
- A knack to analyze and problem solve especially in urgent situations
- High school diploma or GED and CCNA certification (or equivalent level of knowledge) is required
- Minimum of 12 months experience in a customer service role is also preferred
- At least 18 months of recent operational network experience in a command-line oriented environment is highly preferred
- Knowledge of Carrier Services – WAN Circuits, MPLS, VPNS, VRFs, DWDM, Frame Relay, Point to Point, OCx, DS3, E/T1s and Ethernet
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Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for network engineer
- Plan and execute application upgrades, cloud migrations and infrastructure upgrades
- Administer system access requests and enforce security programs and policies
- Provide end-user and client support for escalated, uncommon issues
- Project based service (as described in Job Summary) delivery, perform requirement analysis, information/data collection, analysis and reporting (presentation) to customer from operator side
- Deployment and configuration of Cisco VOIP Phone Systems
- Traveling to several sites per day throughout the Manhattan location
- Oversight of new location network upgrades
- Design, implement, and support the company’s core network infrastructure including Local Area Network, Wide Area Network, Internet, remote access systems, and authentication platforms
- Assist in the development of information security policies, standards, procedures, and checklists
- Responsible for network capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
Qualifications for network engineer
- Intermediate understanding of firewall will be an additional advantage
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent along with certifications on CCNA/CCNP/CCIE and a minimum of 5-6years of relevant experience
- Senior Network Analyst is responsible to provide remote 3rd level technical support to the HP Customers
- Should be experienced in handling multivendor and complex networks
- Primary responsibilities are to deliver prompt resolutions on complex /critical problems and to provide technical knowledge to TS engineers
- Understanding to ITSM/ITIL processes
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Network Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of network engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for network engineer
- Maintains DNS, SNMP, SMTP and related items
- Participates in the development and maintenance of the ITstrategic plan
- Participates in major projects, IT budgets, priorities, standards, procedures, and overall IT performance
- Assist in designing, installing, and analyzing LBNL’s wired and wireless networks
- Work with more senior engineers on small projects or parts of larger projects
- Provide a first level of response to support calls and service request incidents, escalating those that require more senior engineering attention
- Design, install, analyze, and troubleshoot LBNL’s wired and wireless networks
- Serve as a point of contact in the group for network incidents and resolve escalated support calls as needed
- Work with researchers, scientists, laboratory staff, vendors, and upstream network providers to solve users’ network performance issues and design networks to make scientists more productive
- Create and maintain tools used to manage, monitor and troubleshoot LBLnet
Qualifications for network engineer
- Knowledge of Palo Alto network hardware
- Proficient of Network infrastructure cabling
- Expert in IP addressing, subnetting, and IP Routing
- Proficient in Fiber-optic networking, and all Fiber Layer 1 issues
- Skilled in EIGRP & OSPF configuration and troubleshooting
- Skilled in VLAN, 802.1q, STP, QoS, Port mirroring, and Cisco VTP configuration and troubleshooting