Job Description

Company Overview:
Charter Communications is Americas fastest growing TV, internet and voice company. Were committed to integrating the highest quality service with superior entertainment and communications products. Charter is at the intersection of technology and entertainment, facilitating essential communications that connect 24 million residential and business customers in 41 states. Our commitment to serving customers and exceeding their expectations is the bedrock of Charters business strategy and its the philosophy that guides our 90,000 employees

JOB SUMMARY
Assists in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for network systems of high complexity. Designs and establishes protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement. Responsible for implementation of network architecture and designs.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering.

Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.

Evaluates new products, performs network problem resolution.

Assists in the development and documentation of technical standards.

Develops and implements approved methods of procedure.

Designs and establishes protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network

enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement.

Works on projects/ systems/issues of medium to high complexity surrounding network planning, configuration and optimization.

Provides escalated tier support across organizations and to third party vendors.

Works on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead.

Coaches less experienced staff.

Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.

Knows, understands and follows company policy.

Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

Ability to read, write and speak the English language

Ability to use personal computer and software applications

Proficient data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport)

Ability to work in a team environment

Proficient knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols

Proficient knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology

Proficient knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations.

Proficient knowledge of basic network devices and basic network appliances

Proficient knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio

Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Creates and executes automation QA testing

Knowledge of automation for testing using Behavior Driven Development and Python

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience

Related Work Experience Number Of Years
Data network experience 5

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills /Abilities and Knowledge
Knowledge of company products and services

Education
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP )
Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS
Office Environment
May work in Network Lab environment
24X7 Network Operations environment. Depending on business group, on-call work may be an essential function of the job.
Occasional travel as required

Salaries depend on geography, experience, and education; negotiations begin at $64500

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