Field Engineer IV
Transaction Network Services (TNS)
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $80 - $90 per hour
About the role
- Perform telecommunications and data center site systems maintenance.
- Maintain and operate specific communication, switch, network, and interface equipment to provide quality service.
- Maximize availability to our external and internal customers.
- Perform shipping / receiving, inventory control, and keep accurate site documentation.
- Installs and deinstalls equipment into Data Center racks.
- Replace hard drives, memory, and cards on server equipment.
- Install and test cabling between network and server equipment.
- Monitor and review network circuits and equipment.
- Perform Layer 1, physical circuit reliability acceptance testing with the carrier and the customer to validate the quality of the transmission path to the users’ equipment.
- Assist with Layer 2 & 3 tests; adhering to protocol standards to validate interoperability and interfacing requirements to connect the customers into the TNS Network.
- Work independently with indirect supervision.
- Provide verbal and written communication with other team members, departments, and customers to ensure successful completion of work and provide proper hand-offs.
- Move and Lift a minimum of 50lbs into telco racks.
Requirements
- Has knowledge of commonly used network troubleshooting, installation, and testing concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Demonstrates experience in working concurrently on several easy to reasonably complex projects with limited guidance required.
- Demonstrates a strong ability to use independent judgment regularly in performance of job responsibilities.
- Has a basic understanding of telephony and financial service networks.
- Has a basic understanding of data center power configuration, including 3 phase power.
- Performs job well under pressure and manages time effectively.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Has a basic working knowledge of network circuitry, including both copper and fiber interfaces.
- Experience with dark fiber is a plus.
- Able to work well within a remote management.
- In-depth understanding of Best Practices for Cable Installation.
- Effectively communicates information verbally and in writing in a clear and coherent manner.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
telecommunications maintenancedata center systems maintenancenetwork troubleshootinginstallationtestingcabling installationLayer 1 testingLayer 2 testingLayer 3 testingnetwork circuitry
Soft Skills
independent judgmenttime managementability to work under pressurecommunicationteam collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailorganizational skillsability to work independently