Network Engineer I (Future Opening)
Quick Summary
Ensures the integrity of high availability network infrastructure to provide maximum performance in design, implementation, and support.
This is an entry level position within the Network Engineer discipline. Must be competent at performing basic engineering calculations, design, and implementation for further review by senior staff.
| GCI's Network Engineer I will apply engineering principles tomultiple sub-groups within the Technology Solutions internal departments; responsible for architectural design, development, implementation, and support within the company and/or between business departments that follow telecommunication industry standards using engineering principles. |
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Requirements
~1 min readThis is an entry level position within the Network Engineer discipline. Must be competent at performing basic engineering calculations, design, and implementation for further review by senior staff. Requires close supervision and work is reviewed throughout process/project; supports senior staff and completes tasks on time and within budgeted costs.
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Experience within the telecommunications industry.
- Other telecom industry or job specific certifications.
Responsibilities
~1 min read| PILLAR ADDENDUMS: |
Additional Engineer Job Duties & Disciplines
- Required to be available for on call or after-hours support for emergency call outs performed by SMC (Service Management Center)/ NOC.
- Participant in troubleshooting bridges by providing guidance to coworkers, customers, or vendors and cross pillar collaboration with other engineering, administrative and technical groups.
- Responsible for identifying and developing solutions that resolve and improve the efficiencies of an incident break fix, move add change deletions (MACD) requests and logical maintenance activities through process, procedures, training, documentation, or automation.
- Develop best practices and procedures related to account management, access authorization & validation, and mitigation & remediation of any identified security vulnerabilities.
- Responsible for review and recommendations of hardware critical sparing, vendor procurement activities and third-party software and hardware maintenance support.
- Experience, ongoing training and focus on the included technology addendums.
- Required to be available for on call or after-hours support for emergency call outs performed by SMC (Service Management Center).
- Participant in troubleshooting bridges by providing guidance to coworkers, customers, or vendors and cross pillar collaboration with other engineering, administrative and technical groups.
- Responsible for identifying and developing solutions that resolve and improve the efficiencies of an incident break fix, move add change deletions (MACD) requests and logical maintenance activities through process, procedures, training, documentation, or automation.
- Develop best practices and procedures related to account management, access authorization & validation, and mitigation & remediation of any identified security vulnerabilities.
- Responsible for review and recommendations of hardware critical sparing, vendor procurement activities and third-party software and hardware maintenance support.
- Experience, ongoing training and focus on the included technology addendums.
Additional Engineer Job Duties & Disciplines
- Provide technical leadership and escalation support for various delivery and engineering groups as well as technical training and mentorship to team members.
- Define, design, and implement network and/or system facilities utilizing standard engineering concepts of availability, efficiency, scalability, and security.
Additional Engineer Job Duties & Disciplines
Provides technical expertise and strategic insight in the planning, development, and implementation of engineering solutions. This role bridges the gap between technology planning, project execution, and system optimization, ensuring that the organization's infrastructure aligns with its long-term goals and innovation strategies.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software developers, systems engineers, and product managers, to design, evaluate, and implement complex technological solutions. Focuses on the technical and strategic planning of engineering initiatives, helping define and deliver projects that enhance the company's technology infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and drive business growth.
- System Design & Analysis
- Quality Assurance & Testing
- Security Engineering
- Network & Infrastructure Engineering
- Performance & Capacity Planning
- Automation & Scripting
- DevOps & Continuous Improvement
- Training & Development
| CTO TECHNOLOGY ADDENDUMS: |
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to Network Engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
MPLS QoS 802.11 ax/ac/n TCP/ UDP
HSRP/ VRRP TCP/ IP LACP VPRN/ VPN- BGP
eBGP/ iBGP RIP OSPF RSVP/ LDP
ISIS Mulitcast LACP VPLS
EIGRP MC-LAG
Hardware and Software:
Nokia Juniper Cisco Extreme Networks
Wireshark Reverbed Palo Alto
Preferred Certifications:
CNNA JNCIA JNCDA JNCIE
CCNP PCNSA JNCIP PCNSE
CCIE NSR I/ II NSRA JNCIS
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to Transport and Access Engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
TDM/ FDM TCP/ UDP DAA OSPF
802.11 ax/ac/n QoS DPoE BGP
IS-IS Ethernet CWDM/ DWDM T-Carrier
MPLS SONET T-Carrier
Hardware and Software:
Nokia MetaAssist Actellis Fujitsu
Cisco WLC Ciena Turin/ TransNav Calix/ CMS
Ribbon
Preferred Certifications:
Nokia NRS CCNP PCNSA NSRAJNCDA
SCTE JNCIP PCNSE JNCIS
CMTS CCIE NSR I/ II CCNA
JNCIA JNCIE
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to Transport and Access Engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
xDSL TCP/ UDP DOCSIS HFC
802.11 ax/ac/n QoS OSPF DPoE
BGP IS-IS Ethernet CMTS
PON MPLS
Hardware and Software:
Vecima Arris GPON/ xPON CommScope
Preferred Certifications:
Nokia NRS CCNP PCNSA SCTE
JNCIP PCNSE CMTS CCIE
NSR I/ II CCNA JNCIS NSRAJNCDA
JNCIA JNCIE Arris DOCSIS
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to systems engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
SMTP NTP DHCP NFS
DNS SNMP (prefer v3) SMB
Hardware and Software:
Understanding of Data Center Server Hardware
Understanding of Data Center Power Systems
Familiar with Data Center Racks / Hardware
Soft Ware Development
Network Management (NMS)
Network monitoring (Grafana, Statseeker, Cacti, ZenOSS, etcetera)
NetApp Cisco, UCS, Adtran, AudioCodes
Power BI Python/ JAVA/ Perl/ bash shell scripting
BIND Linux/ Unix (Solaris, Centos, RedHat, Ubuntu)
Kibana vSphere, vCloud, vCenter
Windows Server VMWare, Xen, KVM, QEMU
Preferred Certifications:
Red Hat Cert System Admin VMware Cert Professional Advance
VMware Cert Professional CompTIA Linux+
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to VoIP engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
SIP HTTPS MGCP H.3.23 ACL
WAV EIGRP SCCP VLAN
SNMP OSPF XML RTP
QoS SMTP ISDN Static Routing
Hardware and Software:
Business Edition 6k & 7k UCS Cisco Emergency Responder
Cisco Unified Comms Serviceability Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Cisco Unified Comms Admin Cisco Expressway C
Cisco Unified Comms OS Admin Cisco IM & Presence
Cisco Real Time Monitoring Tool Cisco Finesse
Cisco Expressway E Cisco CUBE
Cisco Unity Connection Akkadian Provisioning Mgr
CCX Editor BOC UNIMAX Pro CUBAC
AudioCodes SBC Adtran SBC
Preferred Certifications:
CCIE Collaboration Cisco CCNA
AudioCodes Cert Assoc CCNP
AudioCodes Cert Professional
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to Satellite engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
TCP QoS T1 RF
UDP DHCP TDMA
Hardware and Software:
iDirect Comtech iSite iQ200
iMonitor Wireshark iBuilder
Preferred Certifications:
CCNA CCNP CCIE
This role is part of CTO focused on technology related to Core Voice engineering.
Protocols & Standards:
SIP TCP SDP UDP
RTCP MGCP SS7 T1
H.248 OC12 Codes (AMR, G.711)
Hardware and Software:
MetaSwitch Redcom 5ESS Wireshark
Preferred Certifications:
This role is part of the CTO Technical Resolution Team responsible for escalation support focused on technology related to Cellular.
Protocols & Standards:
Diameter GTP UDP SCTP
SCCP RRC GRE VoLTE
MGCP 3GPP TCP VoWIFI
RANAP S1-AP
Hardware and Software:
BTS GGSN HSS SGSN
AAA Linux/ Unix ePDG PCEF
StarSolutions PCRF MSC Wireshark
Nortel eNB IMS NodeB
MME SGW RNC SPR
PGWNetscout (nG1, nBA, nSA, Truecall)
Preferred Certifications:
This role is part of CTO focused on engineering design and implementation services necessary to support the company’s IP/MPLS core network, carrier Ethernet transport systems, cellular data core systems, and/or video transmission services.
Protocols & Standards:
BGP ISIS OSPF EIGRP
Transport Technologies:
Ethernet SONET TDM Fiber
Microwave Satellite Wi-Fi Cellular
Layer-2 Ethernet Technologies:
VLANs STP LACP MC-LAG
Preferred Certifications:
Cisco CCNA Nokia NRS I Brocade BCNE
Juniper JNCIA Professional Engineer (PE)
This role is part of CTO focused on the alert and alarming systems like Assure1, and automation process improvement.
Protocols & Standards:
Network monitoring tools like Assure1
Python RunDeck SNMP ICMP
DNS DHCP
Hardware and Software:
Understanding of alarm monitoring systems like Assure1
Familiar with Data Center Hardware
Software Development
Network Management (NMS)
Network Monitoring (Assure1, Orion, Statseeker)
Python Scripting
Preferred Certifications:
PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
PCAP - Certified Associate in Python Programming
Oracle Certification
VMware Certified Professional
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- January 15, 2026
- First seen
- September 26, 2026
- Last seen
- September 29, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 3
- Repost count
- 1
- Trust Level
- 18%
- Scored at
- September 29, 2026
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