Communications & Network Engineer I

Essential Functions Provide technical support for voice and data business products provided by CBTS including but not limited to incident management, task management, change management, and proactive platform stability monitoring (70%) Document work updates in a company-provided ticketing system until resolution is complete and ticket is resolved (20%) Serve as the Escalation Manager for internal and external stakeholders including facilitation of and/or participation in declared P1s/Major Incidents (5%) Collaborate with the assigned Service Delivery Manager, internal stakeholders, and vendors to fulfill any RCA/RFO requests. (5%) Other duties as assigned Education Four years of High School or equivalent Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field of study preferred ITIL Foundations Certification Required Net+ Required -- CCENT Preferred Cisco CCNA Certification Required Cisco CMNA Certification Preferred VeloCloud SDWAN Troubleshooting Certification Required WebEx and Microsoft Teams experience Preferred SIP School Certification SSCA Preferred Experience 3+ years of experience in a Service Desk and/or Technical Support environment 3+ years of experience in VoIP and Network Engineering in a Managed Service Provider or similar workspace Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Experience in Data Center and Enterprise Routing and Switching is required Ability to troubleshoot large enterprise networks Experience supporting network security devices (IPS/IDS, Firewalls, Load balancers) and Encryption devices Proven experience working with Network Management and Analysis tools Experience working with VoIP Networking Experience working with Cloud Networking Experience with Cisco Broadworks, Cisco Meraki, VMware, Palo Alto, SASE, and any other SDWAN vendor Experience with Azure, AWS and/or GCP a plus Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to think technically then translate into clear verbal and written communication for technical and non-technical audiences Excellent customer service and conflict resolution skills Solid understanding of Information Technology and computing systems Solid networking fundamentals Familiar with Microsoft applications such as Windows operating system, Office applications, Outlook, and SharePoint Familiar with ServiceNow Management System Demonstrated a desire for self-directed education regarding IP, Networking, and VOIP technologies Ability to help others while meeting individual performance goals Ability to work remotely.