Network Operation Monitoring and Support Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder

Network Operation Monitoring and Support – Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder

Contract with possible rollover

Payrate - $34.50 on a W2

Location – Gary, Indiana – onsite



The successful candidate will serve in a project support role as part of the Data Networking team.

The position will provide technical solution pre-planning, design, deployment, testing and migration activities related to plant networking support tasks at Gary Works and Midwest Works Plants.

The role will be focused on wireline networking support, with particular emphasis on fiber optic networking and related solutions.

In addition, the candidate will provide support to manage relevant day-to-day operations roles for the USS Data Networking team, as necessary.

• Participates as a fully integrated member of assigned project team, responsible to the delivery of successful solutions

• Contributes to the team support for data network incident and event management including investigation, troubleshooting, reporting , resolution, root cause analysis and corrective action management

• Participates and advises as part of the design of network solutions using approved, standard technology in cooperation with peers, vendors and partners

• Monitors data networks for performance, security and stability – takes action to identify trends and proactively address issues

• Supports all phases of the project deployment, from planning and design thru physical installation; candidate is willing to work in a hands-on role deploying equipment in a heavy-industry environment, as required





Minimum Requirements (Requirements that are essential for performing the job):

• Demonstrated experience supporting data networking technologies in an enterprise environment, including:

o LAN switching and routing in a Cisco enterprise network environment

• Strong work experience and knowledge related to structured cabling solutions, with emphasis on telecommunication/networking fiber technologies, maintenance, troubleshooting and installation

o Experience operating OTDR and related testing equipment



Desired Qualifications:

• WLAN fundamentals and support of Cisco solutions

• Cisco CCNA certification, or greater

• WLAN tools including Ekahau or related

• Project Management experience / certification





Experience with these additional technologies may be a plus:

• Advance IP routing experience, including OSPF and BGP protocol solution design proficiency

• Data center network support including Cisco Nexus platform

• Internet routing and security

• Network security controls and related disciplines

• Scripting or Programming in a Network environment (Ansible etc)

• Netbrain support