Senior Network Engineer - OzarksGo

OzarksGo, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas a telecommunications subsidiary of Ozarks Electric Cooperative, offering all-fiber gigabit internet and premium television and telephone services to Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma.

Ozarks provides to its employees: 100% paid medical/dental coverage for you and your dependents, and a 401(k) plan with employer match. We also provide paid time off, 9 paid holidays, disability benefits, life insurance and tuition reimbursement.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

High school diploma is required. Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Three or more years of experience with service provider level networking with a four-year degree, or at least eight plus years' experience without a four-year degree.

JOB KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Proficient with ISIS, OSPF, BGP, RSVP, LDP, and MPLS network protocols
• Experience with L3VPN, VPLS, EVPN, and multicast MPLS applications
• Experience with SNMP
• Proficient with MPLS traffic engineering and network capacity planning
• Experience with DHCP server, DHCP relay, and DHCP clients for IPv4 and IPv6
• Experience with managing DNS records
• Proficient with Python or other similar programming languages
• Basic knowledge of DWDM optical networking with amplification and optical switching
• Juniper JNCIS-SP certification or higher preferred
• Experience with Linux operating systems
• Experience with metro ethernet standards

MAJOR JOB TASKS:

• Design, configure, and document new service provider, datacenter, and subscriber networks.
• Build and present Proof of Concepts for new solutions.
• Network capacity planning
• Serve as an escalation contact for internal and external Engineers.
• Develop network automation to improve consistency, stability, and efficiency.
• Complete annual network related training and certifications
• Working in a 24/7/365 environment to respond to major technical operational emergencies as part of a 6 person on-call rotation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

The Senior Network Engineer shall be required to perform any other duties assigned to fulfill the objectives of OzarksGo.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Frequent contacts with general Key Accounts or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organization's position and operation.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to operate all equipment normally found in an office environment. Must have valid driver's license without violation, which would prohibit insurability.
• Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals, and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must be able to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Normal office conditions, some irregular hours may be required. Some overnight travel may be required from time to time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.
• The physical activities and environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

SUPERVISES:

• Network Operations Center Analysts and Engineers

Ozarks Electric is an EOE/AA/W/M/VETERAN/Disability employer