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The company, an established leader in its field, is composed of an elite team of engineers and business consultants, each of whom is recognized and highly regarded within the network and security communities.\n The Network Engineer I is to provide technical and field support for network infrastructure projects associated with the County’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP).\nThis position will work alongside Network Engineers and Senior Network Engineers to assist with the deployment, replacement, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation of network infrastructure across County facilities. The role is intended to provide additional implementation capacity for concurrent infrastructure modernization projects, with an emphasis on the County’s UPS Refresh and Wireless Access Point Refresh initiatives. This is a hands-on technical position involving work at multiple County facilities as well as equipment staging, installation, testing, basic troubleshooting, and documentation.\n Minimum Qualifications\nExperience supporting or working with enterprise network infrastructure.\nBasic understanding of TCP/IP, Ethernet, VLANs, switching, DHCP, DNS, and network connectivity.\nExperience installing, replacing, or troubleshooting network or IT equipment.\nFamiliarity with enterprise wireless networks.\nAbility to perform basic Layer 1 and Layer 2 network troubleshooting.\nAbility to use common network troubleshooting tools and techniques.\nAbility to read and follow network diagrams, equipment installation instructions, cable information, implementation plans, and technical documentation.\nAbility to accurately document installed equipment and completed work.\nStrong organizational skills and the ability to manage assigned tasks across multiple projects.\nAbility to communicate and work 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