Principal Engineer II, Data Center, Spectrum Enterprise
Austin, Texas
Personal and professional growth are waiting for you at Spectrum Enterprise. Immerse yourself in new concepts and technologies. Earn your certifications and follow a direct path to advancement into network engineering and other tech support opportunities. Spectrum operations cover 32 metro areas and 41 states, providing fiber-based solutions to many of America's largest businesses and communications service providers. The broad Spectrum Enterprise portfolio includes networking and managed services solutions: Internet access, Ethernet access and networks, Voice and TV solutions. As first responders, we're improving functionality and making a difference for our clients every day.
- Job type: Full-time
- Job level: Mid level
Success profile
What makes a successful Spectrum Enterprise Technical Support technician? Here are some of the top traits we're looking for to see if you have the right mix.
- Communicator
- Analytical
- Proactive
- Good listener
- Problem solver
- Technically savvy
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Rewards
Spectrum wants to help you get more out of life and take care of things outside the office to make life a little easier. We provide:
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Professional development
Development programs and ongoing training to build technical expertise.
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Company rewards
Free and discounted Spectrum services where available.
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Retirement savings/401K
We provide a 100% match for every dollar you contribute, up to 6% of your eligible pay.
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Comprehensive benefits
Highly competitive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits.
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Industry certifications
Company-sponsored certifications and additional financial incentives once achieved.
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Education Assistance
Earn an associate degree, bachelor’s degree or professional certificate tuition-free through our partnership with Guild.
Responsibilities
Are you an experienced engineer ready to architect, design, maintain and enhance datacenter hardware and software? You can do that. Do you want to lead projects while working with technical operations teams on system design and configuration? As a Principal Engineer II at Spectrum Enterprise, you can do that.
Spectrum Enterprise provides modern enterprise technology solutions that meet the unique needs of some of the country’s biggest brands. If you’re looking to build your most successful career, support client growth and work alongside intelligent, driven professionals, you can do that. We're ready to go all in on your future and create an engaging environment.
BE PART OF THE CONNECTION
You lead, maintain, and enhance critical systems across the Spectrum Enterprise Datacenter/Private Cloud environment. You possess an in-depth knowledge of technical and design skills that you use to improve Datacenter teams and advise team leaders. You collaborate with multiple cross-functional technical teams in person and digitally in an office environment.
HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Design, monitor, enhance and troubleshoot systems in the Spectrum Enterprise Datacenter.
- Improve logic difficulties and documentation through a detailed analysis and revision of existing programs.
- Maintain system design standards through rigorous testing and review.
- Ensure that all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation is accurate through technical support.
- Mentor and guide technical teams to develop architecture and operational standards in the Spectrum Enterprise Datacenter environment.
- Mitigate risks by adhering to industry-specific local, state and federal regulations.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM ENTERPRISE
Required qualifications
- Experience: Ten or more years of engineering and project management experience.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Technical skills: Knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, fiber, multi-mode, single-mode, UTP cable, bridging, switching, routing, Ethernet and transport technologies and protocols; Understanding of network design, network architecture, protocols, network topology, TCP/IP and the OSI model; Familiar with ticketing and software tools, network devices and network appliances; Proficient in network designing software and Microsoft Office.
- Skills: English communication skills.
- Abilities: Able to perform duties in a very fast-paced environment and learn new technology quickly.
Preferred qualifications
- Expert level knowledge of Linux
- Experience architecting, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining Kubernetes environments.
- Experience with OpenShift.
- Knowledge of Cloud Management Platforms.
- Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining OpenStack environments.
- Networking knowledge to include routing, switching, BGP, data center fabrics, EVPN-VXLAN, spine-leaf
- Load Balancing, experience with F5 Big IP preferred.
- Experience with software defined storage preferred.
- Proficiency with shell scripting and a familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Ruby
WHAT YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY DAY
- Embracing diversity: A culture of excellence that celebrates diversity, innovative thinking and dedication to exceeding client expectations.
- Learning culture: Company support in obtaining technical certifications.
- Dynamic growth: Paid training and clearly defined paths to advance within the company.
- Total rewards:Comprehensive benefits that encourage a work-life balance.
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