Junior Network Engineer
Oakbrook Terrance, IL
12-Month Contract-To-Hire
Pay Rate - $30.00 - $35.00/hr (Depending on Experience)
The Utility Communications team at one of our largest Fortune 500 Energy and Utilities clients is looking to hire a Junior Network Engineer. As a Junior Network Engineer, you will support the fiber operations team and the monitoring tools across the energy grid and substations. This individual will also implement and maintain the infrastructure surrounding fiber optics across the Greater Chicago Area.
Qualifications
- Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent bachelor's degree
- 0-1 year of work or internship experience in an engineering (Network, Systems, Electrical) focused roles
- Excellent analytical, conceptual, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge or experience working with Power BI and creating dashboards
- Must be able to travel to various office locations and substation locations in the Greater Chicago area.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining infrastructure surrounding fiber through energy grid
- Assisting senior-level team members to support onsite job duties surrounding the Nokia Box
- Execute Bench Testing, IP Access configurations, and change management for lower-impact changes
- Handle transition of work to support technical operations.
- Participate in routing, switching, and wireless implementation across multiple locations in the Greater Chicago area.
- Supported the administration and troubleshooted network-related problems for Cisco, Fiber, and Nokia Systems.
- Visit field sites for any in-person triage or troubleshooting efforts.
- Execute rundowns of field sites with applicable vendors when necessary.
What's in it for you?
A welcoming, team environment where you will be provided an opportunity to work with a Fortune 100 company. Eight Eleven group offers Health, Dental and Vision benefits, weekly pay, holiday paid time off and sick-leave.
Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.