HN Network Design Engineer II

$77,800 - $116,800/Yr

Cox Communications

Full-time - Mid Level

10,001+ employees

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

Cox Communications is seeking a mid-level Network Design Engineer to join their Hospitality Network Team. This role involves collaborating with the sales organization to address new RFPs and contributing to the design, development, quoting, testing, and maintenance of hospitality network solutions. The engineer will execute detailed network implementations, manage projects, and provide technical support to ensure network reliability and availability.

Responsibilities

• Execute detailed network implementations for new technology and create network change tickets to prevent unnecessary outages.
• Partner with Operations and Sustaining Engineering to test and validate functionality of existing and new technologies.
• Support implementation of new services, systems, applications, and architectures through installation, configuration, and documentation.
• Collaborate with vendors to ensure proper equipment installation and operation.
• Manage intermediate level projects to ensure service delivery stays on target and coordinate with other departments to exceed market demands.
• Provide technical support, documentation, and post-incident information to ensure network reliability and availability.
• Perform site assessments and develop budget-friendly proposals aligned with customer needs.
• Create wireless and wired network designs for medium to large-scale environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 2 years' experience in a related field, or a master's degree with up to 2 years' experience, or 6 years' experience in a related field.
• Working knowledge of transmission, switching, powering, grounding, mechanical, and cabling.
• 1 year of experience operating complex networks and services and translating designs and architecture into operational practice and documentation.
• 1 year of experience in troubleshooting and diagnostics capabilities.
• Experience in Ekahau wireless design software.
• Experience in Cisco and Aruba products.
• Ability to work in a 24/7 environment and be on-call as required.

Nice-to-haves

• BS/BA degree in related discipline strongly desired (Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical degree).
• Certifications: NRS II, CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA.
• Experience in telecommunications industry desired - preferably 3-5 years operating in a tiered level technical service assurance and/or service implementation environment.
• Experience leading projects to enhance the network capability for existing and future services.
• Participation in SCTE and related certifications.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation with pay as deemed consistent with duties and company needs.
• Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for personal or family wellness.
• Additional paid time off for bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.