Network Engineer III - Fairbanks, United States - 110 Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.

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locations

Fairbanks, Alaska

Kenai, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted 5 Days Ago

job requisition id

JR100061

At Alaska Communications, we're committed to putting our

team first , always being

customer focused , having a

can-do attitude ,

owning our results

and always

acting with integrity . This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us?
Network Engineers ensure the stability, integrity and optimal performance of the systems which support the Company's products and services.

This will be achieved through completion of design initiatives, capital project creation, records maintenance, and supporting installation, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, and optimization of all fiber, copper, and wireless transport networks and associated hardware and software.

Outside Plant Engineers

are responsible for the design activity related to outside plant cable and equipment including fiber, copper, cabinets, conduit, pole lines and any ancillary equipment.

Utilizes land base, subdivision plats, right of way drawings, civil designs and other types of drawings and data to determine best routing and correct facility placement to ensure that the facilities are properly sized and placed in the correct legal locations.

Plans proper facility utilization by using cable records and population density counts to ensure proper cable sizing.

Ensures all facilities are either permitted properly by the correct government agency or that the appropriate private right of way is acquired.

Provides design analysis to ensure best cost construction. Develop plans and alternatives when required.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Examples of Job Duties
Plans and schedules work, communicates effectively, and maintains effective working relationships with supervisors and customers

Recommends, creates and maintains all documentation as it relates to configuration, mapping, processes, service/circuit records, and asset inventories including topologies, administration manuals, standard operating procedures, support contacts, policies, procedures and training plans

Maintains and reports accurate documentation on relevant hardware & software life cycle

Updates asset management records, including maintenance of component asset inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information

Provides regular maintenance and refreshes activities necessary to fulfill customer service requests

Works with cross functional teams throughout the company to ensure seamless transitions of our products and services to the end customer

Other duties as assigned

Qualifies new equipment for use in the network and provides operational training on such equipment to the operational teams within the company

Provides technical guidance to technicians for telecommunications facilities construction, turn-up, test and maintenance

Assists in Engineering Design and respond to RFPs or non-basic detailed Quote requests

Pre and Post Sales Support to Sales, Marketing, and Operations to include working with customers to identify service requirements and optimum network solutions; prepare competitive proposals in response to customer solicitations

Maintains and tracks vendor relationships for training certifications, maintenance, and product support

Performs ongoing monitoring, analysis, trending and reporting of current utilization levels and estimates future requirements using trends and thresholds for planning upgrades and enhancements

Other duties as assigned

Provides recommendations (written reports when appropriate) in his/her area of authority and expertise

Performs technical design for network changes to existing or new hardware and software systems required to provide new functionality or enhance current performance and transition these changes to the operational environment

Mitigates the adverse impacts of service effecting issues on the business caused by network full or partial outages in the infrastructure and initiates actions to prevent recurrence of such issues

Proactively recommends and performs performance optimization activities to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of network resources

Performs risk management on a continual basis to ensure the identification and elimination of risks that can affect system availability, performance and reliability

Continually monitors the security of the network and ensures best practices have been implemented to thwart vulnerabilities of network attacks

Provides recommendations for new technology initiatives, standards and changes to the network or operating environment

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education and Experience Required
Bachelors Degree in a technological field and 2 years relevant experience. Bachelors Degree can be replaced by relevant experience on a year for year basis
Additional Job Requirements
Possess and maintain a valid Alaska Driver's License
External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a drug test.
We hope you'll join us as we change lives through technology.
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