Senior Network Engineer

Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy!
 

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities.  We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy.  When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between.  We want you to be safe, happy and healthy.  That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Job Summary

Are you a seasoned Network Engineer with deep expertise in routing, switching, and next-gen networking technologies? We're looking for a strategic thinker who can design, implement, and support complex enterprise networks—someone fluent in Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, and data center environments. If you thrive in high-availability environments and are ready to take ownership of network architecture at scale, we want to talk to you.

What you will do

• Resolves medium– to-high complexity technical issues escalated through the Information Technology Help Desk and other methods for data, telecommunications, voice, and/or collaboration technologies during and outside of core business hours.

• Interacts and cooperates with other internal and external support groups to facilitate resolution of technical issues to maximize system availability and meet Service Level Agreements.

• Acts as an escalation for more junior engineers.

• Plans and collaborates with team members to research, design, implement, monitor, maintain, and support key of network, telecommunications, voice, and/or collaboration infrastructure to establish stable and reliable services that support enterprise LAN/WAN environments.

• Coordinates the resolution of unplanned changes, upgrades, or outages of integrated network technologies and participates in corporate disaster recovery efforts.

• Provides continual technical expertise in the evaluation, planning, analysis, development and implementation of data, telecommunications, voice, and/or collaboration technologies, including providing roadmaps, processes, and procedures for both project work and general organizational growth in conjunction with other engineers and management.

• Mentors less senior engineers and assists with the development of guidelines and tools for position duties.

• Participates in Team on-call rotation.

• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or information technology Preferred

• Certification Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) and/or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Preferred

Required Experience

• 4 years of experience in the Information Technology field with an emphasis in networks, telecommunications, voice and/or collaboration technologies.

• Hardware installation experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Experience communicating professionally with end users in problem / urgent situations.

• Participate in on-call rotations, including outside business hours; must be prepared to travel as required.

• Proficient diagramming and flow chart experience using software such as Microsoft Visio.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Cisco ISE/ACI, Perl /Python, pxGrid, Multi-Domain CheckPoint, Technical Collaboration Tools (e.g. WebEx, Telepresence), Basic Linux/UNIX skills and NERC CIP understanding.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

• Working knowledge and familiarity with network, telecommunications, voice and/or collaboration technologies (e.g. unified messaging, VoIP, Cisco Networking Equipment, video conferencing, A/V equipment, etc.).

• Ability to work individually and as a team member.

• Ability to manage time and work high-paced environment.

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills.

• Ability to lead IT project activities.

• Ability to work effectively in a diverse work environment.

Key Skills

• Access Control Management • Cloud Architectures • Cloud Networking • Network Administration • Network Architecture • Network Configurations • Network Management • Network Security Management • Project and Program Management • Requirements Management • Systems Per