Join the best in the industry at Nextech and embark on a rewarding career journey! For over 30 years, we've built our success on a foundation of Quality, Value, and Integrity, fostering enduring partnerships with thousands of satisfied customers. With over 2,000 team members nationwide, Nextech sets itself apart from other companies by being America’s largest HVAC/R service provider.As we continue to grow, we're committed to offering an exceptional work experience for our employees with numerous opportunities for development and advancement. If you pride yourself on quality work, integrity, and dedication, we want you on our team. Nextech boasts outstanding review ratings on Indeed and Glassdoor, making it the premier destination for HVAC professionals. Elevate your career by joining Nextech today!The Network Engineer’s role is to ensure the stable operation of the organization’s voice and data networks. This includes designing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly WAN, WLAN, LAN, and VoIP in an enterprise environment. The Network Engineer is expected to have strong communication skills and requires a willingness to mentor others in both technical and soft-skill areas. This position is for a go-getter who wants to help determine the enterprise-wide standards and then to drive the standards and strategy.Paid Training & Ongoing Development - Invest in your career with fully paid initial and continuous training.Top-Tier Health Insurance - Choose from excellent options, including a FREE employee-only plan.Dental & Vision Coverage - Prioritize your overall health with added benefits.Supplemental Insurance Options - Access Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, and Supplemental Life coverage.FREE Life Insurance - Coverage equal to your annualized pay at no cost to you.401(k) Retirement Plan - Secure your future with a 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions.Generous Time Off - Recharge with 7 paid holidays, and Paid Time Off (PTO).USD $80,000.00/Yr.USD $110,000.00/Yr.Contributes to the design of short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets both current and future requirements, and leads the execution of those plans once approvedContributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration and project managementCollaborates with business units to develop IT strategiesConducts research and recommends voice and data products, services, protocols, and standards to support infrastructure procurement and developmentDeploys and maintains approved service level agreements (SLAs)Prepares RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other infrastructure project documentationNegotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure infrastructure-specific products and servicesManages the implementation of approved infrastructure projectsAssists with planning and deploying infrastructure security measuresProvides Tier 3 support for data network issuesCoordinates with consultants and vendors for advanced troubleshooting and network services, including supplemental project staffingManages daily network operations using performance monitors, packet sniffers, WAN optimization appliances, load balancers, and other toolsCoordinates enterprise-wide firewall management and collaborates with the cybersecurity team on audits and security initiativesCreates and maintains network documentation, including configuration, mapping, processes, and service recordsPerforms peer-review technical analysis as requiredCompletes assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, thorough, and alert mannerUpholds Company policies and proceduresWorks in a professional manner with managers, supervisors, coworkers, customers, and the publicOther related job duties as assignedContributes to the design of short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets both current and future requirements, and leads the execution of those plans once approvedContributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration and project managementCollaborates with business units to develop IT strategiesConducts research and recommends voice and data products, services, protocols, and standards to support infrastructure procurement and developmentDeploys and maintains approved service level agreements (SLAs)Prepares RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other infrastructure project documentationNegotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure infrastructure-specific products and servicesManages the implementation of approved infrastructure projectsAssists with planning and deploying infrastructure security measuresProvides Tier 3 support for data network issuesCoordinates with consultants and vendors for advanced troubleshooting and network services, including supplemental project staffingManages daily network operations using performance monitors, packet sniffers, WAN optimization appliances, load balancers, and other toolsCoordinates enterprise-wide firewall management and collaborates with the cybersecurity team on audits and security initiativesCreates and maintains network documentation, including configuration, mapping, processes, and service recordsPerforms peer-review technical analysis as requiredCompletes assigned tasks in a safe, accurate, thorough, and alert mannerUpholds Company policies and proceduresWorks in a professional manner with managers, supervisors, coworkers, customers, and the publicOther related job duties as assignedUnderstanding of centrally managed wireless technology is a plusAbility to serve in a leadership role in all assigned projects and subject matter areasAbility to make sound and logical judgmentsDemonstrated leadership and personnel/project management skillsGood understanding of the organization’s goals and objectivesStrong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skillsAbility to perform general mathematical calculations for the purpose of creating needs assessments, budgets, and so onAble to conduct research into issues and products as requiredAbility to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situationsAbility to present ideas in a user-friendly languageHighly self-motivated and directedProven analytical and problem-solving abilitiesStrong customer service orientationExperience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environmentProficient in Microsoft Office including advanced skills in Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookup, Macros, If Statements, Formulas)Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within a cross-functional teamAbility to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environmentAble to prioritize duties and manage multiple projects from start to finish with minimal supervisionMust possess the ability to take initiative to complete assignments and job responsibilities with minimal supervisionExceptional attention to detail and excellent organizational skillsOther requirements: May be required to use personal smartphone with a camera capable of reading a QR code for 2 factor authenticationBS/BA degree from a four-year accredited university or college in a technical discipline or demonstrated equivalent experienceCisco CCNA certification requiredFive+ years’ experience with Cisco layer 2 and layer 3 switch configuration and administration as well as hands on Cisco IOS routing, switching, and VLAN / ACL experienceExperience working in a US-based, team oriented, collaborative environment Previous experience in HVAC Industry or other service business preferredContinuously able to work in office environmentContinuously able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, telephone, and computer printerContinuously able to sit at a computer for up to 8 hoursAble to alternate between sitting and standing, as needed throughout the dayOccasionally able to lift up to 15 Continuously requires vision, hearing, twisting, and talkingOccasionally requires walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling, bending, and crouchingRarely requires climbing
Job Title
Network Engineer