Network Engineer

Overview

TEC is looking for a Network Engineer that possesses expert problem-solving, analytical, design and communication skills, in addition to in-depth technical knowledge of systems hardware and software at our corporate office in Portland. The Network Engineer is considered the subject matter expert for all aspects of WAN/LAN network design, development, implementation, and support of the enterprise environment.

The Network Engineer must be a role model and embody the TEC Company values: Teamwork, Entrepreneurship, and Customer Focus. These are evidenced by being an excellent business partner to other departments, upholding a high standard of leadership qualities amongst peers, and ensuring every member of the IT Infrastructure team is delivering a customer experience that ensures TEC Equipment continues to be recognized by customers as their Best Business Partner.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain, and support WAN/LAN infrastructure, hardware, and system components.
• Perform high-level root cause analysis for service interruption recovery.


• Create preventive measures for potential outages to systems, networks, and applications.


• Analyze complex business problems and implement automated systems to solve them.


• Maintain network documentation to support a mature IT organization.


• Partner with Systems Engineer and Analyst to ensure maximum system performances and availability.


• Optimize network infrastructure for highest availability of connectivity to systems and data security.


• Monitor systems and networks using tools and automated tasks and resolve related outages.


• Participate in the evaluation, deployment, and management of new technologies.


• Consistently demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes.


• Consult with IT Management and business leaders on new business systems and software packages.


• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; and performing upgrades for network optimization.


• Work a modified schedule as needed to perform after hour maintenance or deployments of new software or hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.


• Minimum 5 years of IT Network Engineering experience in advanced technical environment, preferably within a company with 3,000+ employees.


• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally to all levels of staff and management.


• Expert experience in a distributed WAN/LAN environment.


• Five years of experience with Routers, Firewalls and Layer 3 Switching technologies.


• Network architecture design skills including diagramming complex networks.


• In-depth understanding of networking - routing, subnets, DHCP, UDP, TCP, IP and VLANs.


• Ability to control multiple projects and priorities with careful time management and little supervision.


• Understanding of and experience with Microsoft operating systems, Active Directory & Domain architecture, NTFS permissions, DNS, OS security, and systems patching, in a virtualized environment.


• Project planning, data center design, CCNP or similar skills preferred.

About Us

TEC Equipment is the West's leading full-service, heavy-duty truck and trailer dealership, with over 1,200 employees in 28 locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. Since our humble beginnings in 1976, we continue to be family-owned and operated.

We believe our employees deserve a safe work environment. All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check. Employment for positions that require driving is contingent upon passing MVR record check and being insurable by our auto insurance policy. Employment for Department of Transportation-regulated positions is also contingent on passing applicable regulatory screens.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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