Network Engineer - Comtech

Job Title:  Network Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reports To:  Program Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Rock Island, IL

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.

Purpose: A full-time Network Engineer to assist client in managing network, maintaining telecommunications problems, establishing and implementing policies, procedures and standards, and maintaining and troubleshooting the network for customer. 

Responsibilities: 

• 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: responsible for the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and usage of the organization's local area network. Manages network performance and maintains network security. Ensures that security procedures are implemented and enforced. Installs 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 Senior Network Engineer: Under direct supervision, maintains integrity of the operating system environment. 
• Performs system software upgrades including planning and scheduling, testing, and coordination. Performs workstation and server administration setup. Coordinates disk space planning and management. 
• Maintains growth statistics, space forecasts, tape libraries, and software and hardware inventories. 
• Performs data backups and recoveries. 
• Monitors and maintains continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements. Provides recommendations regarding hardware and system software planning and budgeting.
• Maintains production change control schedule and participates in change control

Required/Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Network Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• At least five (5) years of experience in Network Engineering
• May substitute with an Associate’s degree with 7+ years of experience
• CCNA, Sec+, Net+ certifications preferred

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.