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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
IT - Networking
Rock Island, IL (On-Site/Office)
Title: Network Engineer II
Department: CSI
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Rock Island, IL
Level: T2
Range: $75,000 - $90,000
Company Overview
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.
We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.
Position Summary:
Comtech is looking for a qualified Network Engineer II candidate who will maintain the integrity of the operating system environment. The candidate must perform system software upgrades, including planning and scheduling, testing, and coordination. The candidate will perform workstation and server administration setup. The candidate must be capable of coordinating disk space planning and management. The candidate must be capable of maintaining growth statistics, space forecasts, tape libraries, and software and hardware inventories. The candidate will perform data backups and recoveries. The candidate will monitor and maintain continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements. The candidate will provide recommendations regarding hardware and system software planning and budgeting. The candidate must be able to maintain the production change control schedule and participate in change control. The candidate will be required to work under direct supervision with a spirit of cooperation and must exhibit a tenacious work ethic while possessing the drive and critical thinking to excel.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
This position will perform the following duties:
• Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.
• Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems.
• Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups.
• Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access.
• Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses.
• May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
• Project specific: assists in the installation, maintenance, and usage of the organization's local area network.
• Manage network performance and maintain network security.
• Ensure that security procedures are implemented and enforced.
• Install all network software.
• Evaluates, develops and maintains telecommunications systems.
• Troubleshoots network problems.
• Establishes and implements network policies, procedures, and standards and ensures their conformance with information systems and organization objectives.
• Trains users on network operation.
• Frequently reports to a Senior Network Engineer.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
All candidates will have the following minimum skills:
• Experience with current best practices in IT standards, principles (ITIL), and security practices.
• Ability to coordinate and execute operational requirements with minimal oversight.
• Ability to meet eligibility requirements to access classified information.
• Must possess interpersonal skills required to communicate with the customer and other team members effectively and tactfully.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with diverse audiences, internally and externally, to foster strong teamwork.
• Work well independently or as a member of a team environment.
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical skills.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates will have the following education/experience:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Network Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of five (5) years of recent specialized experience
• CompTIA Security+ (required)
• CompTIA Network+ (preferred)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Experience in maintaining certifications related to the requirements of the position
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, all candidates will have the following education/experience:
• Associate’s degree
• Minimum of seven (7) years of recent specialized experience
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates must possess:
• Must have an active Secret Clearance.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Department: CSI
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Rock Island, IL
Level: T2
Range: $75,000 - $90,000
Company Overview
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.
We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.
Position Summary:
Comtech is looking for a qualified Network Engineer II candidate who will maintain the integrity of the operating system environment. The candidate must perform system software upgrades, including planning and scheduling, testing, and coordination. The candidate will perform workstation and server administration setup. The candidate must be capable of coordinating disk space planning and management. The candidate must be capable of maintaining growth statistics, space forecasts, tape libraries, and software and hardware inventories. The candidate will perform data backups and recoveries. The candidate will monitor and maintain continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements. The candidate will provide recommendations regarding hardware and system software planning and budgeting. The candidate must be able to maintain the production change control schedule and participate in change control. The candidate will be required to work under direct supervision with a spirit of cooperation and must exhibit a tenacious work ethic while possessing the drive and critical thinking to excel.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
This position will perform the following duties:
• Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.
• Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems.
• Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups.
• Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access.
• Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses.
• May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
• Project specific: assists in the installation, maintenance, and usage of the organization's local area network.
• Manage network performance and maintain network security.
• Ensure that security procedures are implemented and enforced.
• Install all network software.
• Evaluates, develops and maintains telecommunications systems.
• Troubleshoots network problems.
• Establishes and implements network policies, procedures, and standards and ensures their conformance with information systems and organization objectives.
• Trains users on network operation.
• Frequently reports to a Senior Network Engineer.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
All candidates will have the following minimum skills:
• Experience with current best practices in IT standards, principles (ITIL), and security practices.
• Ability to coordinate and execute operational requirements with minimal oversight.
• Ability to meet eligibility requirements to access classified information.
• Must possess interpersonal skills required to communicate with the customer and other team members effectively and tactfully.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with diverse audiences, internally and externally, to foster strong teamwork.
• Work well independently or as a member of a team environment.
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical skills.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates will have the following education/experience:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Network Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of five (5) years of recent specialized experience
• CompTIA Security+ (required)
• CompTIA Network+ (preferred)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Experience in maintaining certifications related to the requirements of the position
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, all candidates will have the following education/experience:
• Associate’s degree
• Minimum of seven (7) years of recent specialized experience
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates must possess:
• Must have an active Secret Clearance.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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