Position Role/Tile: Network Engineer
Location: RTP, NC.

Who You'll Work With
Cisco's Tactical Operations (TacOps) is a highly skilled and dedicated team that deploys personnel and equipment in the acute phase of a crisis in which normal communications infrastructure has been degraded, destroyed or perhaps never existed to begin with.
Trained to work in challenging environments, the team responds with a variety of satellite-based communications equipment to provide secure IP-based voice, video, and data services to support response agencies and the public.

TacOps works in partnership with Cisco employees, first responders, government agencies and nonprofit partners to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from crisis through critical connectivity, collaboration and security solutions.

TacOps key focus areas are:

Crisis deployments and humanitarian relief efforts
Testing, integrating, deploying, maintaining, and showcasing technology solutions that support emergency response activities.
Technical assistance, thought leadership and capacity building; solution consulting and Cisco product support to build resilience and response capabilities of communities (NGO partners, employees, customers and municipalities)

What You'll Do
The network engineer assists the team with delivering technologies, solutions and services customers need to expertly manage their networks. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Ensuring operational readiness of personnel and equipment
Coverage of 24 x 7 engineer on-call duties on a rotational basis
Participating in domestic and international crisis incident responses and planned events, deploying communications solutions in potentially austere conditions
Hardware installation and maintenance
Designing, building and testing of prototypes and new solutions
Analysis and diagnosis of networking issues in complex systems
Network and solution documentation
Providing technical consulting to Cisco account teams, customers and partners
Working with business units to understand and leverage technologies and roadmaps
Working with a variety of public and private sector partners
Presenting to a wide variety of internal and external audiences

You must also be willing and able to travel up to 25% of the year; and deploy globally for a crisis on short notice for up to 2 – 3 weeks at a time.

Who You Are
The ideal candidate is a team-oriented, creative problem solver with a good working knowledge of networking (routing/switching/wireless), virtualization, cybersecurity, in particular Cisco technologies and solutions.
Additional required characteristics:

Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively in a variety of groups, from small internal teams to global cross-functional teams, in an inclusive, professional and respectful manner.
A passion for helping others in times of need
Self-starter: Must be able to take the lead on new projects / learning new technologies or processes and share knowledge with the team.
Great attention to detail, with a passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement
Ability to produce high quality work and solve difficult problems under pressure of deadlines, rapidly changing environments and physically and mentally challenging crisis situations
Ability to perform physically strenuous activities such as lifting heavy equipment, and willingness get your hands dirty operating vehicles, equipment and tools. Strong mechanical inclination.
Flexible and able to adapt to changing requirements
Ability and willingness to live and work in austere environments for up to 2 – 3 weeks at a time
Ability to maintain calm, good situational awareness in stressful environments.
Strong working knowledge of routing / switching / wireless (CCNA/equivalent or higher). Certification required within 1 year of hire.
Strong troubleshooting skills and methodology with limited resources
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, creating / updating documentation and content, with ability to present professionally to a variety of internal and external audiences
Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent industry-relevant experience
Good working knowledge Microsoft Office and other publication tools
Ability, comfort and willingness to safely drive large vehicles / trailers. CDL not required. Training to be provided.

You must hold a valid driver's license and submit to a Department / Division of Motor Vehicles driving record check.

The following are not required, but highly desired:

Military, public safety, humanitarian and / or Cisco DIRT experience
Cisco networking certifications (e.g. CCNA, CCNP) or formal Cisco networking training in progress. Certification required within 1 year of hire.
Hands-on experience building or repairing electronic and/or mechanical devices
Network Security (including ASA, SourceFire, Umbrella, IDS/IPS). Analysis / investigation skills a plus.
Linux (RedHat/CentOS/Fedora) and Windows desktop / server system administration
Virtualization experience (especially VMWare, AWS). AWS certification expected within 1 year of hire.
Network Management / Automation (SNMP, Ansible, Python)
Wireless networking (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, Meraki mesh, point-to-point solutions)
IP Telephony (CUCM / CUCME, WebEx Calling / Broadsoft)
Cisco DMVPN, AnyConnect SSL VPN, Meraki AutoVPN, IKEv2
Satellite communications
Software Development / Programming experience (Python, network programmability)
Land Mobile Radio, Amateur radio

Central Business Solutions, Inc,
37600 Central Ct.
Suite #214
Newark, CA 94560.

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