Network Engineer

Role : Network Engineer
Location Aurora, CO 80012
Positon Description : It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora! We're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.
Minimum Qualification :
Education: Associate degree from an accredited institution.
Certification :

• CCNA - Route/ Switch, Cisco Certified Networking Associate •
• CCNP Switch 350-401 • ITIL Foundations - IT Service Management •
• PCNSE - Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer •
• Valid Colorado Driver's License

Required Experience : • 2 years of Network Administrator experience
Preferred Experience

• Microwave Radio Network, line of sight, wireless data infrastructure and network troubleshooting experience •
• Palo Alto Environment •
• Network Technical Documentation and Topology •
• Flexibility to work within multiple network environments with different topologies •
• Running multiple projects simultaneously •
• Change Management Processes •
• Windows Network OS •
• LAN, WAN, WLAN • VOIP •
• Network management analysis tools •
• Cisco UC, Including Unity and UCX CUCM Administration •
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with city staff, management and vendors •
• Recommend and assist with network upgrades and patches:

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Microsoft network operating systems;
• Domain Name Services, DHCP;
• Principals of systems analysis and design;
• VOIP, switches, and router configuration including MPLS, BGP, and VLAN;
• Network monitoring and analysis tools, network management, firewall, IPS technologies, and VPN's.
• Understanding of Web-based applications.

Abilities:

• Strong communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, relevant stakeholders, and management
• Strong creative thinking, problem solving, planning, time-management and organization skills to balance and prioritize work •
• Strong interpersonal skills and a propensity develop and mentor employees
• Strong ability to manage multiple programs, handle multiple assignments simultaneously, and switch between assignments quickly
• Strong ability to create and maintain formal and informal networks • Strong ability to lead and work in a team environment
• Strong ability to manage by influence
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, users, computer industry representatives and citizens
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing with technical and non-technical personnel •
• Work effectively both independently and in a team environment •
• Assess customer needs and apply technical and security knowledge to develop solutions
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skill

WORKING CONDITIONS Physical Demands:

• Light physical work requiring ability to lift a maximum of 25 pounds, including lifting 10 pounds overhead.
• Occasional carrying, walking and standing. •
• Vision to analyze data and read / interpret reports, documents and other written information. •
• Hand/eye coordination for operation of computer keyboard.
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens. •
• Capable of driving between city supported buildings and to meetings in the Denver metro area as needed.

Work Environment:
• Normally works in a clean, comfortable environment. •
• System support issues may require working outside the office environment and in or around emergency response vehicles.
• Requires rotational staff escalation support outside normal business hours.