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Responsible for delivering on engineering responsibilities about data center technologies and systems compliant with company standards, security policies, and best practices in the LKQ data center environments. The technical responsibilities for this position include data center routing, switching, load balancing, firewalls, ACI, VPN, and wireless technologies.
Essential Job Duties - Perform installation, maintenance, and upgrade of networks, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, Zscaler, and network management systems.
- Monitor network connectivity and ensure high-quality data transmission.
- Provide technical support to various departments and users with regards to LAN/WAN and cloud-based networks.
- Serve as a liaison with vendors and other third-party providers.
- Research networking requirements; prepare detailed architectural and installation plans.
- Conduct internal studies of network performance and traffic analysis.
- Research problems, conduct cable and equipment installations, and evaluate new technologies.
- Meet end-user needs by ensuring the uptime, performance, resource availability, security, and compliance of the networks managed within established budgets and operational guidelines.
- Determine and diagram the physical layout which illustrates the physical location of and the connections between devices participating on the network.
- Determine and diagram the logical layout that documents the communication protocols (e.g., IP, TCP, etc.) and type of service/application (email, file transfer, web browsing, etc.) for each segment of the network.
- Automate routine tasks using scripting and writing basic computer programs to address more complex systems software configuration and enhancement.
- Assume other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities - Not responsible for supervising employees.
Minimum Requirements Education & Experience - Bachelor's Degree.
- 6+ years of related experience including experience in an environment of comparable size/complexity.
Preferred Requirements - Network certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIS, JNCIE, or similar.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
- Demonstrate use of computer operations (programming, relational databases, and operating systems) and software packages.
- Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others, and make presentations to departments or middle management.
- Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
- Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
- Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
- Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.
Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment - Work is primarily sedentary: must be able to sit for extended periods of time and use a computer, keyboard, and mouse, frequently.
- Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
Benefits: - Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401k with Generous Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
- Short-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
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