Network and Telecommunications Engineer

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Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages:   

• Competitive Pay  

• Annual Bonus Earning Potential 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More 

• Education benefit available to full and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment. 

In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance. 

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

The Network and Telecommunications Engineer is responsible for analyzing, designing, installing, configuring, maintaining and repairing of network infrastructure and application components. They perform a wide variety of evaluation, maintenance, installation and training tasks to ensure the computer network performance meet company and user satisfaction. The Network and Telecommunications Engineer also provides direction, information, and recommendations regarding network and telecommunication configurations and installations. Will require on-call availability and may require working during non-business hours and on weekends.  

Core Responsibilities

35% System Management

• Manage assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics behind the Internet and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, Email Routing, etc.).

• Support the configuration and setup Cisco Firewalls, VPN Concentrators and Security appliances for access to vital business applications.

• Support the design, setup, and configuration of complex switching environments and complex wireless networks that support open or secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking.

• Assist in the design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes, DNS, WINS, etc.

35% Telecommunications Support

• Supervise the administration of systems and servers related network and telecommunications systems to ensure availability of services to authorized users.

• Respond to inquiries from staff, administrators, service providers, site personnel, and outside vendors, etc. to provide technical assistance and support.

• Troubleshoot malfunctions of network hardware and software applications, telephones, and security systems to resolve operational issues and restore services.

• Configure and install client and server network software …