Systems Engineer III
We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer with a desire to impact the entertainment experience. Does this sound like you? If so, you could excel as a part of our Technology Operations team.
Spectrum is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving 32 million customers in 41 states. Our Network Operations groups engineer and manage an advanced infrastructure that offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile, and Voice. Through sophisticated innovations and service reliability, we ensure our customers never miss a second of what matters most.
BE PART OF THE CONNECTION
As a Systems Engineer in Technology Operations, you will be responsible for assisting in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide reporting and network inventory Operations Support Systems (OSS) applications and their associated operating systems and databases. Responsible for Application Administration of OSS applications supporting network discovery, network inventory management, and associated integrations for all Charter Divisions. Will participate in full life-cycle of systems engineering activities of high-quality, scalable solutions with a heavy emphasis on increasing security compliance.
WHAT OUR SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ENJOY MOST
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Coordinates with internal departments to review existing integration capabilities, data sources, and proposed solution designs for feasibility, cost, and functionality.
- Conducts design sessions with appropriate participation from architects and engineers.
- Creates detailed design documents and functional specifications for new applications / services and for enhancements to existing systems/services.
- Collaborates to creates configuration designs for design and implementation of various environments.
- Creates work effort estimates for new features and bug fixes for use in prioritization and release management.
- Develops core code modules, unit test tools and release notes for enhancements and bug fixes.
- Reviews new development tools, application frameworks and testing tools for functionality/effectiveness. Installs, administers, configures and maintains OSS applications including operating systems and related software.
- Provides 'on call' support to resolve OSS application issues after normal business hours.
- Uses established change management processes, requiring operational procedures be performed with minimal customer impact, (i.e. during established maintenance window).
- Works with database administrators to configure, tune and maintain databases in variety of languages.
- Documents systems configurations and upgrades.
- Designs and implements change and control policies and disaster recovery plans; lead troubleshooting efforts to restore functionality in the event of an outage.
- Monitors and assists in managing applications, device availability, network conditions and status, system reliability and performance, service and program maintenance and storage resources.
- Perform other duties as requested by supervisor.
A role on Spectrum’s Technology Operations team promises the ability to learn something new every day along with rewarding career growth. You’ll support the company as we continuously adapt to new technologies and guide teams through those processes and changes. It can be challenging to keep up with the pace of innovation, but if you enjoy problem solving as a team with an end-user perspective, no challenge is too great to overcome.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM
Required Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum Five (5) Years Application Development work experience
- Minimum Four (4) Years Network OSS application work experience at enterprise scale
- Minimum Three (3) Years Linux-based System Administration work experience
- Minimum Three (3) Years Database support and development work experience
- Minimum Three (3) Years Enterprise Application Integration work experience
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience.
- Technical skills:
- Three (3) years of Unix and Linux Operating Systems.
- Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Advanced ability to conduct design sessions to specify solution designs for feasibility, cost, and functionality
- Advanced ability to create detailed documentation to functionally understand new and existing applications
- Advanced ability to follow and implement established change and control policies and procedures
- Advanced ability to troubleshoot application problems
- In-depth knowledge of development tools, application frameworks, and testing tools.
- In-depth knowledge of OSS applications and software
- In-depth knowledge of choosing the appropriate lifecycle and the planning, monitoring and control of the systems engineering process
- Ability to effectively transform an operational need into a description of system parameters and incorporate those parameters in the control of the total system development to achieve an optimum, cost-effective balance of all system elements
- Advanced knowledge of network and systems engineering systems concepts and system/super-system skills, including NetApp Clustered On-TAP, Cisco UCS, and VMWare systems
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Work Environment:
- This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days).
- 'On Call' support, on a rotation basis, approx. one week every two months
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to build out and manage servers (RHEL, Rocky Linux) on VM and physical hardware, and navigate via CLI (creating directories files, modifying code files/directories, security on host user/permissions);
Ability to implement automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Chef, Swimlane, etc;
Ability to support network troubleshooting: Routing, DNS, NTP, etc;
Experience with data/log mining tools (Splunk, Elastic), application monitoring tools (DataDog, AppDynamics), security scanning and endpoint management agents;
Familiarity with relational databases, SQL, and neo4j/graph databases;
Working knowledge of Git, Remedy, Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence), and Grafana
Minimum Seven (7) Years Application Development work experience
Minimum Six (6) Years Network OSS application work experience at enterprise scale
Minimum Five (5) Years Linux-based System Administration work experience
Minimum Five (5) Years Database support and development work experience
Minimum Five (5) Years Enterprise Application Integration work experience
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or equivalent;
CCNA/CCNP or equivalent
IT security certifications or trainings covering application, network, hardware, and physical security
SPECTRUM CONNECTS YOU TO MORE
- Dynamic Growth: The growth of our industry and evolving technology powers our employees’ careers as they move up or around the company
- Learning Culture: With a dedicated focus on training and development, employees can have confidence that day one is truly just the beginning of a dynamic career
- Innovation: We move businesses forward by delivering high-speed data and fiber technology solutions that power today’s evolving network demands
- Supportive Teams: Be part of a strong community that gives you opportunities to network and grow and wants to see you succeed
- Total Rewards:See all the ways we invest in you—at work and in life
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This job posting will remain open until 2025-05-01 01:38 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between $78,900.00 and $139,500.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
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