Role: Network Deployment Engineer
Location: New York City NY and other locations such as Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Bronx Staten Island ( Hybrid ; 3 days On-site)
Duration: Long Term Contract with Possible Extension
Job Description:
The Network Deployment Engineer will collaborate with internal DOE teams and the integration vendor to manage network deployment provisioning monitoring and inventory control. The engineer will also create and update DOE integration applications configuration templates scripts automated reporting and dashboards. The role requires technical expertise to ensure proper network provisioning integration and monitoring. This engineer will support network refresh rollouts in schools generate reports and provide ongoing IT support troubleshooting and maintenance for deployed systems.
Key Duties Include:
- Engineering Support: Provide engineering support for school network integrations reviewing proposed work plans to ensure alignment with DIIT network standards.
- Validation of Work: Ensure the work completed by the integrator is accurate complete and documented correctly.
- Network Design Review: Compare Network Design Plans with integrator submissions using the NOC Inventory Collection Engine (NICE) to confirm work completion.
- Troubleshooting & Support: Diagnose and resolve network malfunctions remotely providing support for issues arising during deployment activities.
- Integration Refresh: Assist with integration refresh projects for school infrastructure by reviewing and approving work plans for hardware and software installation.
- Real-Time Support: Provide real-time assistance to integrators during equipment installation troubleshooting network and wireless issues.
- Quality Assurance: Develop and enforce automated tools (e.g. DIIT Configuration Developer NICE Enterprise Management System metrics) ensuring consistent quality and accurate documentation.
Minimum Requirements:
Certification: Cisco Networking Certification
Experience:
- 7 years in network operations including routing switching firewalls wireless and network technologies.
- 3 years with network configuration for routing switching firewalls and wireless devices.
- 2 years creating network configuration and status reports.
- 2 years preparing network diagrams floor plans and schematics using Visio or similar tools.
- 3 years providing Level I II and III network support for wired and wireless LAN.
- 7 years configuring Cisco switches (C9K 68XX 4XXX 29XX) routers (C8XXX ISR 29XX ISR 4XXX) firewalls (ASA 55XX Firepower 21XX) and wireless devices.
- 4 years working with large LAN/WAN infrastructure and Cisco networking equipment.
Skills:
- Highly detail-oriented and process-driven.