💰 $50,000 - $100,000 🌍 United States of America 📅 07/05/2023
Apply##### Job Description :
If you enjoy challenges, have strong communication skills and are passionate
about the work you do we invite you to consider Alliant Energy.
What sets us apart?
* Alliant Energy offers a full compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Health and Day Care Savings Accounts, Paid Vacation, 401K, Employer Cash Contribution, Long and Short-Term Disability, Tuition reimbursement, and Adoption assistance.
* Year after year, Alliant Energy is recognized by major publications and foundations as a top employer and leader in the areas of equity and sustainability. This includes Newsweek’s list of Most Responsible Companies, Forbes list of Best Midsize Employers, a perfect Corporate Equality Index Score as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality and being named to the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index.
* Our employees make a difference through their work and personal activities. In 2021, employees, retirees and our charitable foundation collectively contributed $11.5 million and volunteered over 75,000 hours.
Alliant Energy is looking for a Lead Transport Network Engineer to join our
team in Madison, WI.
Our team gets hands-on experience with optical networking, fiber planning and
construction, microwave route planning and development, tower construction and
maintenance, FCC interfaces and studies, SCADA connections, smart-grid and
smart-metering and all of the other aspects of providing a data overlay to a
functional power and gas operation.
We work in a complex environment where your specific expertise can be applied,
and where you can also get involved with different applications that may
challenge and enrich your view of communications technology.
##### **What you will do:**
* Design, deploy, and support networks involving IPsec VPNs, BGP/MPLS/OSPF topologies and combined transport mediums on a wide variety of equipment.
* Assist in the design and administration of network systems including microwave, fiber optics, leased circuits, packet radio, spread spectrum and other carrier and wireless technologies.
* Assist with ongoing maintenance and documentation of connected operational sites and evolving IoT elements.
* Prepare and maintain designs including accurate documents, diagrams, and records.
* Help prepare requisitions, purchase orders, and other telecommunication requests.
* Assist with ensuring compliance to government rules and regulations.
* Assist customers with the preparation of telecommunication project requests to ensure that all appropriate technical requirements are identified.
* Respond to employee questions, help tackle, and make recommendations concerning telecommunications services.
##### ** Qualifications:**
* 6 + years of experience in telecommunications, data networks, or information technology.
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, or Information Technology and 6 + years of experience in telecommunications, data networks, or information technology.
* Detailed understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, ISDN, and other common network protocols
* Experience with layer 1, 2, 3 technologies, including OTN, MPLS, BGP, OSPF.
* Experience with optical networking or DWDM equipment.
* Experience or certifications with routing and switching equipment; Cisco, Juniper, or Arista.
* Understanding of QoS and other traffic control strategies.
* Experience with TDM/SONET/OTN equipment and services.
* Experience with private microwave systems from vendors like Aviat, Adtran and NEC.
* Experience with cloud architectures and network automation.
* Working knowledge of information technology networking.
* Excellent troubleshooting skills
* Comfortable working in a Unix server environment.
* Python scripting and automation.
