Network Engineer

DoITT provides for the sustained, efficient and effective delivery of IT services, infrastructure and telecommunications to enhance service delivery to New York City’s residents, businesses, employees and visitors. As the City’s technology leader, DoITT is responsible for maintaining the foundational IT infrastructure and systems that touch every aspect of City life from public safety to human services, from education to economic development crossing the full spectrum of governmental operations. The successful candidate will serve as a Network Engineer reporting to IT Services Division. Responsibilities will include: ? Handle all assigned Remedy requests and incidents by providing first level technical support; document steps taken for problem resolution;? Handle and complete all load balancing/rotation requests to ensure production traffic is not interrupted; ? Ensure all port configurations in support of HD requests are completed; ? Execute processes/functions on routers, switches, load balancers, etc. as required, including but not limited to QoS, multicast, NTP, VLAN configurations, TACACS, HSRP/GLBP, BGP/MPLS/ISIS/EIGRP, Content Networking and network routing; ? Work with the other support teams such as Optical Network Support, Network Field Operations, Datacenter Operations, Proxy Support, etc. in an effort to build and/or troubleshoot network related activities; ? Assist agency and internal support teams such as ITSEC, Unix, Wintel etc. in an effort to support all DoITT platforms; ? Complete all (i-Wise) RFS related activities including testing, scheduling and supporting new circuit cutovers with the requesting agencies; ? Handle special projects and initiatives as needed.

Minimum Qual Requirements

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in data telecommunications/ networking or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, and/or administrative duties in a data telecommunications or closely-related electronics planning, electronics management, and/or electronics service environment; or 2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in data telecommunications/ networking or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area and two years of experience as described in “1” above; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and three years of experience as described in “1” above; or 4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2” or “3” above. A college education may be substituted for experience on the basis of six months of experience as described in “1” above for each 30 semester credits of undergraduate college education including or supplemented by 6 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area for a maximum of two years. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of the experience as described in “1” above. Special Note – Additional Requirements for Assignment Level IV To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, at least two additional years of full-time experience as follows: 1) As a Telecommunications Associate (Data)-Assignment Levels I, II, and III working for the City of New York; or 2) Performing analytical, planning, operational, technical, and/or administrative duties in a data telecommunications, electronics planning, electronics management, and/or electronics service environment, one year of which must have been specialized work in a consultative or supervisory capacity.

Preferred Skills

The preferred candidate should possess the following: ? 2-5 years experience with IP switched/routed based networks; ? Working knowledge of routing and switching, HSRP, GLBP, QOS, multicasting, VLANs, VTP, NTP, load balancing and optical networking; ? Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ? Ability to lead projects assigned; knowledge of IP addressing and subnetting (IPv4/6), routing protocols, including BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF; installation/troubleshooting experience of Cisco hardware/OS software, including 75xx, 72xx, 36xx, and 26xx series routers, 65xx, 37xx, and Nexus platform layer 2/3 switches, CSS, ACE, F5 and GSS load balancers; knowledge of network troubleshooting using tools such as network analyzers, sniffers, etc. IP network security utilizing Cisco ASA and/or Checkpoint platforms and working knowledge of DWDM, RPR and SONET networking and troubleshooting;? Basic knowledge of carrier type circuits such as EPL, T1, ISDN, etc. Cisco certification is desired (CCENT, CCNA, CCNP).

To Apply

Special Note: Taking and passing civil service exams are necessary to maintain employment with the City of New York. Please check the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/exam_monthly.shtml) for important exam filing information. Please ensure that you are either a permanent employee in the civil service title listed on this posting, or, that you file for the examination when there is an open filing period. For more information regarding the civil service process, please visit the DCAS website at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/work.shtml For City employees, please go to Employee Self Service (ESS), click on Recruiting Activities > Careers, and search for Job ID #342355For all other applicants, please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs/search and search for Job ID #342355-or-If you do not have access to a computer, please mail resume indicating Job ID # to: Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT)Recruitment Office – 2 Metrotech Center – 4th Floor – Brooklyn, NY 11201SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEWAPPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVALDoITT Participates in E-Verify

Hours/Shift

Overnight/Weekends – Due to the necessary technical support duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various off hour shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

Work Location

Brooklyn, NY

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.