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.