Senior IT Telecom Analyst

Responsibilities

Creation of network infrastructure designs, configurations, standards and documentation to effectively deliver network solutions

Define and document technical requirements for new capabilities, work with key suppliers to solution, build and certify ensuring compliance with all functional, operational and business objectives. Develop proposals and communicate outcomes that address business value / risk and gain partner approval

Collaborate closely with peer IT organizations helping to influence, guide and direct technical outcomes; ensuring mutual strategy alignment

Maintain accurate diagrams and configurations for all network devices.

Prepare engineering job packages consisting of detailed parts / equipment lists, and appropriate documentation (drawings, network diagrams, configurations, etc.).

Ensure cost effective design of systems with the ultimate goal of meeting business needs and providing reliable and efficient service to the customer.

Prepare and submit cost estimates for planned installations where required.

Collaborate across the IT organization to provide end-to-end solutions.

Procure, turn-up, and troubleshoot both private and public WAN circuits

Troubleshoot complexing routing designs, LAN switching environments, and firewall policy.

Analysis of QoS policies for various applications and VOIP.

Work in an Agile engineering environment on team-based projects and assignments.

Basic / Required Qualifications

Associates degree

Minimum 5 years related work experience

In lieu of Associates degree(s) AND 5 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School / GED AND 7 year(s) related work experience

Desired Qualifications

Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and general network management best practices.

Understanding of communication technology and fundamentals.

Ability to work well within a team; good interpersonal relational skills

Effective verbal & written communication

Experience in coordination with multiple groups, companies, and people simultaneously

Demonstrated ability to work productively with little direct supervision.

Demonstrated organizational and time management skills

Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks

Willingness and ability to learn new skills

Adherence to Change Management practices

Strong interpersonal skills to support successful performance in a team environment

Superior working knowledge of the telecommunications systems, associated safety policies, practices, work procedures and regulatory requirements.

Superior inter-personal skills (listening, conflict management, approachability, negotiations) with ability and willingness to share information and transfer knowledge to others.

Ability to present information on technically complex subjects in an understandable manner in both oral and written form to business clients and senior management.

Cisco Certifications : CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP

Agile Certification : Kanban Management Professional, Scrum Master

Experience with the following network hardware / software solutions :

Cisco routers, switches, wireless controllers, APs, phones, ASAs, ACS, ISE, DNA, ACI and OTV

Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama

Advanced working experience with network technologies and protocols such as spanning tree, TCP / IP V4 / V6, SIP, ARP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, Link Aggregation, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP / VRRP / GLBP, VSS / VSL, QoS, Multicast, 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, IPsec, RADIUS / TACACS+, Cisco ASRs / Cisco Nexus / Cisco IOS, HTTP / s, MPLS, IKEv2, IPv6, Route-maps, SNMP, ACL, Palo Alto Firewalls, Opengear Terminal Servers and Syslog

Datacenter experience with technologies like ACI and OTV around design, implementation, & support

Experience in leading key network projects, representing the organization and working closely with Product Owners, Operations, Business Units, Suppliers, and Peer Organizations

Experience with designing communications solutions for SCADA systems

Ability to design repeatable, reliable, and scalable solutions with fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics / metrics collection, and disaster recovery

Experience with Python, shell scripts, RESTful APIs, EEM Scripting, JSON / XML, Ansible automation is a plus

Experience navigating process-oriented workflows, understanding many different internal business partner requirements and building good working relationships.

Working Conditions

Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

Location : Charlotte NC, Cincinnati Ohio, Raleigh NC, St. Petersburg Fl.

Up to 5% travel

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Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented / Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No