Network Engineer/IT Specialist

Job order: J0706-0063 - Full Time
Category: Information TechnologyResearch In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies is used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools and software/hardware licensing agreements. RIM is seeking driven individuals who can take our wireless data products to the next level in the global wireless market. Are you ready to make a difference in the world of mobile communications with RIM?POSITION SUMMARY:
Ascendent Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of RIM Inc., is the premier provider of enterprise voice mobility solutions that provide single number reachability, real-time notification and conferencing, and voice continuity.Ascendent Systems is currently seeking a Network Engineer at our HQ location. The Network Engineer performs work for the overall integration of the network including participation in installation, maintenance, management, and coordination of wide area and local area networks, server infrastructure and network security. The successful candidate is a technical engineering contributor with good knowledge and experience in the area of local and wide area networking and network security implementation and administration. The incumbent will perform network and security procedures and recommend improvements for the network infrastructure and network security policy. He/She will work as part of a team and as a strong technical resource for other corporate objectives of Networks and Security.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Participates in installing and configuring local and wide area networks.
Builds, configures and maintains network switches, routers, servers and various voice, data and security appliances.
Responsible for the daily monitoring of the network and security appliances.
Follows procedures to handle network and security fault events.
Monitors and reports on network and system capacity utilization.
Applies continuous improvement techniques to ensure the network and security infrastructure attains maximum performance, security and availability.
Appropriately prioritizes LAN/WAN faults, then diagnoses and resolves problems.
Communicates effectively with all parts of the organization.
Ensures that the LAN/WAN environment remains secure and appropriate recovery and redundancy issues are addressed.
Provides networking and security technical support to Engineering team, Support staff, and other staff groups as needed.
Required to carry a cellular device and be on call outside of normal work hours.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
BA or BS in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent
Minimum of 3 years in Network Engineering, IT or related field
Ability to write technical reports and routine business correspondence.
Good knowledge and expertise in local and wide area networking and communications including; all forms of networking media and SPT, PVST, IGMP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP-II, MPLS, VoIP etc.
Good knowledge and expertise of Cisco Systems networking hardware and software and network and security support systems; CCNP Certification preferred.
Good knowledge and expertise of Microsoft infrastructure including Windows 2000/2003 server/domain, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL Server; Microsoft Certified preferred.
Good knowledge and expertise of IPsec and client virtual private networks, certificate authorities, one time password technologies, 802.1x, VMPS, Security Event Monitoring and other auditing, authentication and authorization mechanisms and systems.
Good knowledge and expertise of network performance monitoring and investigative tools including packet sniffers such as Ethereal.
Good knowledge and expertise of telecommunications protocols and concepts (PSTN, VOIP, H323, SIP, MGCP, etc.) a plus
Good knowledge of wireless technologies (802.11, WiFi, GSM, CDMA, EDGE, etc.) a plusIf you're driven to take wireless technologies to the next level, it's time you join the team at RIM. We offer a challenging environment that fosters creativity and rewards excellence. Employees also have use of our award winning BlackBerry!
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