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The ideal candidate is a self-starter who operates effectively with minimal supervision in a team-centric, Agile engineering environment.\r\nKey Responsibilities\r\nDeployment & Implementation: Implement, test, and document standard network solutions across remote field facilities and corporate office locations.\r\nCisco Configuration: Configure Cisco routers and switches in alignment with enterprise architecture templates, standards, and compliance processes.\r\nEngineering Documentation: Prepare detailed engineering job packages, including parts lists, logical installation instructions, rack layouts, and physical/logical network drawings via MS Visio.\r\nCircuit Provisioning: Procure, provision, and troubleshoot both public and private WAN circuits (Ethernet, cellular modems, T1s).\r\nOperational Readiness: Ensure network monitoring/alarming is enabled, asset management systems are updated, and change management workflows are strictly followed.\r\nProject Support: Generate installation cost estimates and monitor field deployment work to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.\r\nRequired Qualifications\r\nExperience: Proven hands-on experience configuring and maintaining Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points.\r\nCore Routing & Switching: Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 technologies, including IPv4 subnetting, VLANs, Dot1q trunks, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), OSPF, and BGP.\r\nPhysical Infrastructure: Good working knowledge of copper and fiber standards and associated connector types.\r\nSecurity & Wireless: General understanding of firewall technologies, security policies, and enterprise wireless protocols.\r\nExecution: Strong troubleshooting skills, a detail-oriented mindset, and the ability to work productively within an Agile framework.\r\nMust pass a standard background check.\r\nPreferred Qualifications\r\nCertifications: Active CCNA Enterprise, CCNP Enterprise, or CCNP Security.\r\nAdvanced Networking: Experience with front-door VRFs, DMVPN, MPLS L3VPNs, and complex routing policy tools (ACLs, prefix-lists, route-maps).\r\nEnterprise Tools: Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, Opengear terminal servers, SolarWinds, Bluecat IPAM, or Cisco controller-based solutions (ISE, DNAC, SD-WAN, ACI).\r\nEnvironment: Experience with Jira, Agile methodologies, and working within regulated utility or SCADA communication environments.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Optomi","rawCompany":"optomi","city":"Plainfield","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T00:51:52.458Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1231.00","title":"Computer Network Support Specialists","slug":"computer-network-support-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"517111","title":"Wired Telecommunications Carriers","slug":"wired-telecommunications-carriers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"517810","title":"All Other Telecommunications","slug":"all-other-telecommunications"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Network Engineer","description":"Optomi, in partnership with an industry leading energy client, are in search for a Telecom Data Network Engineer to support ongoing and emerging network infrastructure across the Midwest region. 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