Network Performance Engineer

Verizon•Mineola, NY

1d•$100•Onsite

About The Position

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. What you’ll be doing... Customers expect our networks to perform at a high level all the time. That’s where you come in. You will investigate, evaluate and resolve network and data performance issues to ensure efficient and reliable service for our customers. The work you’ll be doing will directly impact customer satisfaction and help keep us ahead of the competition. As part of this team, you will play a critical role in our network transformation through building a unified network across all lines of business and maintaining the technology that keeps millions of our customers connected. As our Network Performance Engineer, you'll be responsible for the advanced installation, operation, and maintenance of switching, data communications, and peripheral equipment associated with the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) including:

Requirements

Associates degree or two or more years of work experience.
Three or more years of relevant work experience.
Ability to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Willingness to work on a 24x7 on-call rotation and work on a rotational night shift.

Nice To Haves

A technical degree in Electronics, Electronics Engineering, or Telecommunications.
Bachelor’s degree.
CCNA or JNCIA Certification.
General knowledge in the use of electronic test equipment.
General knowledge of transmission facilities (dark and lit fiber services, Ethernet, 1G, 10G, 100G).
Experience with scripting and configuring Alcatel (Nokia) and Cisco routers.
General knowledge and understanding of routing protocols.
Training or experience in any of the following areas: data communications, digital communications, operating systems and applications, telecommunications, networking or router support or working knowledge of DC power rectification and battery systems.
Demonstrated project management skills.

Responsibilities

Coordinating installation, testing, and troubleshooting on voice and data network platforms and transmission facilities (dark and lit fiber services, Gigabit Ethernet Services, 1G, 10G, 100G.
Assisting with maintaining system applications using traffic and capacity monitoring tools to track errors and keep the network performing optimally.
Utilizating scripting tools to create router configurations that will be shared with the cell site technicians to upgrade and migrate cell site routers.
Troubleshooting ports and services on Alcatel (Nokia) and Cisco routers as well as replacing faulty hardware.
Cabling new optical ports, and installing optical interfaces (SFP/QSFP/XFP).
Monitoring building automated systems to maintain the operation of network equipment such as AC/DC power systems and HVAC systems.
Maintaining a secure operating environment to ensure vendor safety and network integrity.
Opening change control notices during building activity that may affect service.
Updating daily logs with site-specific information to track and maintain network changes.
Composing emails and reports for system documentation to maintain environmental compliance and safety standards.
Physical requirements of the job may include, but are not limited to: climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated areas, lifting and carrying objects weighing up to approximately 40 pounds, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting/bending, and crawling, squatting, or kneeling in small spaces.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon.
From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package.
Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

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