Network Engineer lll - Global Industrial

Genuine Parts Company•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Designs, implements, and troubleshoots voice and data communications systems across company locations, and provides integration and consulting services to internal departments and systems. The primary focus is enterprise VoIP systems—preferably Cisco—and cloud-based collaboration environments such as Microsoft Teams voice and D365 Voice Channel. The role supports voice modernization, network architecture and operations, capacity management, monitoring, documentation, change management, and security-conscious network design. It provides advanced network support and collaborates with corporate teams, the NOC, Operations, vendors, and support teams to maintain a stable network environment. The position has no supervisory or budget responsibility and requires minimal travel. Daily onsite work at the Irondale, Alabama data center is preferred, though remote work may be considered for a superior candidate.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
At least five years of experience planning, implementing, and maintaining critical environments.
Five to seven years of networking experience involving wide- and local-area networking technologies, protocols, and related hardware, such as Cisco, Arista, or Fortinet.
Experience with enterprise voice systems, including Cisco CUCM, UCCX, Teams voice, D365 voice, or cloud-based collaboration systems.
Experience with SD-WAN, VPN, and basic firewall technologies.
Basic familiarity with routing and switching for data center, cloud, branch, and internet connectivity.
Extensive experience with QoS, packet analysis, and large-scale hybrid voice deployments.
Experience with enterprise network management tools such as PRTG and NetFlow.
Experience implementing network disaster recovery.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
High performance and a desire to work as part of a high-functioning engineering team.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred.
Cisco enterprise VoIP experience preferred.
Fortinet experience preferred.
Daily onsite work at the Irondale, Alabama data center is preferred; remote work may be considered for a superior candidate.

Responsibilities

Design and implement the voice modernization strategy.
Monitor voice networks and report on Quality of Service (QoS).
Provide third-level network support and resolve problems.
Plan, design, and implement network architecture.
Collaborate with corporate teams on enterprise-level projects.
Manage voice communication capacity.
Maintain WAN/LAN documentation and business recovery procedures.
Manage changes, software updates, and configurations.
Evaluate and recommend networking hardware and software for data centers and branches.
Operate and maintain network management platforms.
Work professionally with the NOC, Operations, vendors, and support teams to maintain a stable network environment.
Apply security-conscious network design.