Software Network Engineer

Join Spectrum as a Network Engineer III and play a critical role in building, optimizing, and supporting highly complex network environments that power reliable connectivity and communication. In this role, you will help plan and design network architecture, implement enhancements, troubleshoot routing, switching, security, voice, video, and wireless services, and lead maintenance and upgrade efforts that keep systems performing at their best. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled network professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges while driving continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in network engineering, security, routing and switching, and protocol design, along with the ability to support cross-functional projects and escalated operational issues. You will work with leading technologies such as Fortinet, Meraki, Cisco, and Adtran, contribute to technical standards and procedures, and help maintain critical managed services infrastructure.

Working in this operational environment requires strong networking skills:

• Work experience and advanced knowledge in Network Security and Firewalls (Fortinet, Meraki)
• Work experience and advanced knowledge in Network Routing and switching (Cisco, Adtran)
• Work experience and advanced knowledge in Voice and Video technology
• Troubleshooting of all routing, switching, security, voice, video, and wireless services.

If you are passionate about network performance, enjoy hands-on problem-solving, and are ready to make a measurable impact in a dynamic organization, Spectrum offers the opportunity to grow your career while helping deliver exceptional service.

How You’ll Make an Impact 

• Participate in network planning, network architecture design and engineering
• Integrate and schematically depict communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations
• Evaluate new products, perform network problem resolution
• Assist in the development and documentation of technical standards
• Develop and implement approved methods of procedure
• Design and establish protocol compatibility standards, develop and implement network enhancements and make recommendations for improvement
• Work on projects/systems/issues of medium to high complexity surrounding network planning, configuration and optimization
• Provide escalated tier support across organizations and to third party vendors
• Work on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead
• Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable 

Working Conditions 

• Office Environment 
• Perform routine maintenance during the company change maintenance window 12 am – 6 am
• May work in Network Lab environment 
• Depending on business group, on-call work may be an essential function of the job
• Occasional travel as required  

What You’ll Bring to Spectrum 

Required Qualifications 

Education 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience  

Experience 

• 5+ years data network experience

Skills 

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language 
• Ability to use personal computer and software applications like Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated in-depth data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport) 
• Ability to work in a team environment, perform duties in a very fast-paced environment and ability to learn new technology quickly 
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols 
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in network design, network architecture, network protocols, network topology, network devices, and network appliances
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations. 
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio  

Preferred Qualifications 

Education

• Experienced in scripting languages:
• Python
• Selenium

Skills

• Experienced with administration and development of MS SharePoint Sites and Chalk