Network Engineer II – Operations Support

Job Purpose:

The Network Engineer II – Operations Supportis responsible forproviding day-to-day operational support for client network and security environments. This role is centered on managing repair cases, service requests, operational tasks, and escalations in production environments. The engineer will troubleshoot and resolve issues across multi-vendor network infrastructures, restore service as quickly as possible, perform root cause analysis, and helpmaintainthe stability, availability, and performance of critical systems. This position supports technologies including Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, and AristaVelocloud, and works closely with customers, internal engineering teams, and service providers to deliver high-quality operational support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, repair cases, and operational tasks across multi-vendor network and security environments.

• Support production operations for Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, AristaVelocloud, and related routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, SASE, and security platforms.

• Demonstrate solid knowledge of BGP and other routing protocols, including the ability to analyze routing behavior, isolate issues, and implement corrective actions in production environments.

• Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents and service-impactingevents, anddocument findings, corrective actions, and preventive recommendations.

• Execute service requests, standard changes, and operational tasksin accordance withdefined procedures, change controls, and service level expectations.

• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hourssupport for high-priority incidents, outages, and customer escalations as needed.

• Collaborate with customers, carriers, vendors, managed service providers, and internal engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues and drivetimelyresolution.

• Maintainaccuratecase notes, knowledge articles, network documentation, and operational runbooks to support consistent service delivery.

• Identifyrecurring issues and opportunities for operational improvement, and contribute to process, tooling, and service quality enhancements.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses:

• CCNA, JNCIA, or equivalent networking certificationrequired; CCNP, PCNSA, or other advanced network/security certificationspreferred.

Relevant Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or managed services support, including hands-on experience supporting production enterprise environments.

Travel:Up to 10%

Special Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities:

• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-vendornetworkand security environments.
• Hands-on operational experience with Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki, and AristaVelocloudis strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of BGP and other routing protocols, including route analysis, path selection, peering concepts, failover, and traffic flow troubleshooting.
• Solid knowledge of routing and switching, wireless networking, firewalls, VPNs, remote access, SD-WAN, SASE, and network security fundamentals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a case-driven operations environment whilemaintainingstrong customer communication andaccuratedocumentation.
• Experience working in ticketing systems, following change management processes, andparticipatingin on-call support rotations isrequired.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools, vendor support engagement, automation, APIs, and operational process improvement is a plus.

Location Requirement: Candidates must currently reside within approximately 1–1.5 hours commuting distance of the local CBTS office/market they support. For this role, candidates must be local to Kentucky or Cincinnati. This position also requires up to 10% to 50% travel to customer sites as part of the job responsibilities.

Salary $63,000 to $92,000/per annum i.e. the range is salary not including bonus.

The compensation range in this posting reflects the Company’s good‑faith estimate at the time of publication. The applicable base pay range for any individual will be determined based on the candidate’s designated primary work location as well as factors including role scope and responsibilities, required qualifications, and the individual’s experience, education, skills, knowledge, and performance. Certain positions may also be eligible for additional compensation such as discretionary merit increases, bonuses, or sales‑based variable compensation in accordance with applicable plans and role requirements.

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