Network Engineer

Remote

💥 Engineering

Network Engineers typically work for corporations across industries to help their employers maximize business communications, information storage and security. They work closely with department heads and IT staff to create and implement computer networks. Their job is to create code for new or existing networks. They may also be responsible for creating instruction manuals to help employees use the network and solve common problems.

What does a Network Engineer do?

A Network Engineer, or Network Systems Engineer, is responsible for creating IT networks for businesses. Their duties include using their IT knowledge to develop company networks, coordinating with company leadership to identify network needs and providing assistance to employees and other individuals on how to use the network effectively.

Responsibilities

A Network Engineer should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Network Engineer should be able to execute:

Maintaining computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware
Installing and configuring network equipment
Creating firewalls and updating virus protection software and data security systems to keep data and communications protected
Monitoring computer systems to improve network performance for all systems
Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management
Implementing disaster recovery procedures

Required Skills

A competitive Network Engineer will have certain skills and qualifications, including:

Comprehensive understanding of network services and networks such as TCP/IP, OSPF and EIGRP
In-depth understanding and practical knowledge of networking sytems such as LAN, firewalls, routers and printers
Ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently
Ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Wi-FI and security infrastructure
Ability to manage several projects simultaneously from design to implementation
Ability to communicate technical information to other technical team members but also to coworkers in other departments who may not have knowledge of networking technical terminology

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