Senior Network Engineer - Inventory & Asset Management
About The Position
King County Information Technology (KCIT)'s Network Services Department is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to manage enterprise network equipment inventories, licensing, support contracts, and lifecycle workflows. This position is responsible for inventory and asset management for the King County Network Services organization. The work supports the operation and maintenance of the King County Enterprise Network (KC WAN), and Transport and Internet Services Network (INet) by managing equipment, infrastructure, licensing, and support contracts, and operational network support. We’re looking for a technical network engineering professional with the ability to interpret low-level network design, configuration, installation, and troubleshooting documents to support LAN and WAN projects across King County. About King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) King County is committed to being the best-run government in the nation, and King County Information Technology (KCIT) is helping lead that transformation. KCIT harnesses the power of technology to modernize operations, advance digital equity and social justice, and deliver innovative solutions that engage, empower, and serve our residents, businesses, and community partners. Recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for excellence in vision, strategy, innovation, and collaboration, KCIT is focused on delivering smart, secure, and customer-centered technology services that strengthen county operations and support thriving, resilient communities. As the technology business partner to all 18 County departments, KCIT provides the foundational systems and services that power many of the region’s most essential functions. We work side-by-side with our partners to design and deliver technology solutions that enhance customer experience and advance King County’s mission. Learn more about KCIT at: http://kingcounty.gov/depts/it.aspx. This recruitment may be used to fill additional vacancies that may occur.
Requirements
- Wireless network support experience.
- Network licensing and compliance management.
- Software Defined Networking experience
- Ability to plan and deploy enterprise network technologies.
- Ability to interpret technical designs.
- Knowledge of cabling standards, fiber management and critical facilities support.
- Ability to use Visio, Excel, SQL, and collaboration tools.
- Experience creating build of material and estimation documentation.
- Analytical skills for inventory audits and lifecycle reporting.
- Knowledge of network security principles.
- Ability to author and enforce technology standards.
- Expert knowledge of routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, optical equipment.
- Familiarity with risk analysis and change management.
- Ability to learn new technologies using documentation resources.
Nice To Haves
- Enterprise-level network engineering support and operations
- 2+ years inventory/asset management
- DevOps tools such as Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, etc.
Responsibilities
- Manage equipment and network infrastructure inventories
- Order, track, and maintain inventories of network equipment, components, consumables, and related materials.
- Manage contractor work associated with cabling, network equipment installation, and facility remodels.
- Translate business requirements into procurement specifications and network operational needs.
- Ensure network infrastructure aligns with enterprise standards.
- Evaluate customer needs and design network solutions
- Conduct needs assessments and consult with internal and external customers.
- Design LAN/WAN or communication solutions build of materials.
- Collaborate with project managers, customers, and engineers.
- Maintain technical documentation and configurations.
- Support for service issues or failures
- Respond to network outages or infrastructure failures.
- Participate in incident resolution efforts.
- Network lifecycle management
- Support maintenance of routers, switches, wireless, optical, VPN, and remote access technologies.
- Maintain licensing and support agreements.
- Track lifecycle stages of networking hardware.
- Manage consumables inventory such as optics and cabling.
- Security, compliance, audit, and optimization
- Support network security initiatives and policy enforcement.
- Participate in compliance documentation and reporting.
- Provide trending and utilization reporting.
Benefits
- County-issued laptop
- King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
