Senior Network System Engineer

Senior Network System Engineer

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FT/PT: Full-time

Regular/Project/Seasonal: Regular

Location: Austin, TX 78744

City: Austin

State: Texas

Categories: Operations/Maintenance (Power, Water, Transmission, Telecom), Hybrid

LCRA owns and operates a large private telecommunications system (WAN) in the State of Texas supporting its long-term business operations and customers' requirements, electrifying Texas, taming the Colorado River, and bringing Broadband Internet to rural Texas. We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person to join our Telecommunications Engineering Team, contributing to network routing and architectural design, prepare upgrade roadmaps, and influence the technological direction of LCRA's telecommunication system. This is a highly technical position that requires network design experience and excellent communication skills!

You will be trusted to:

• Propose and design moderately complex to complex Layer 2 and 3 network systems that carry critical data including topology diagrams and detailed configuration scripts for implementation.

• Work independently as lead on capital projects and acts as a project consultant and specialist.

• Maintain a strategic outlook and product road map for industry trends, technology changes, developments, and obsolescence within the LCRA Telecom Network.

• Identify actual or potential problems, investigates, analyzes, and develops corrective actions to be taken, and drafts mitigation strategies, including proposing capital projects to correct.

• Act as a resource and training asset for those less skilled in IP protocols and technologies.

• Maintain thorough knowledge of engineering principles, LCRA procedures, equipment, and systems.

You qualify with:

• Nine or more years of experience in designing and/or operating networks or relevant experience.
• A degree(s) in information technology, computer scienceor relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.

You are a great fit with:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or other relevant field.

• Proven experience and success with LAN, WAN, and WLAN design and implementation

• Working knowledge of TCP/IP technologies such as MPLS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, SD-WAN, VPLS and VPRN.

• Extensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 experience

• Experience with Juniper, Cisco, Nokia and other vendors

• The ability to take complex technical concepts and present them to a range of technical and non-technical audiences

You gain:

• Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance

• Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave

• 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option

• Life and disability insurance

• Wellness program including wellness incentive

• Extensive learning & development programs

And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.