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At East Penn, our employees are our culture; our employees will always be the heart of the company. We are a private, family-owned enterprise committed to cultivating an atmosphere that honors the contributions of everyone. We want our employees to have long-term careers, and many do. More than 38% of our workforce has over a decade of service. Our open-door management policy, comprehensive benefits package, employee appreciation and recognition events, and career advancement opportunities are just some of the ways we show our employees how incredibly valued they are.
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Overview
East Penn is ready to invest in you! In SEVEN remarkable decades, East Penn has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automotive batteries to one of the world's leading battery manufacturers with over 10,500 full-time employees, 515 product designs, operations around the world, and hundreds of awards for industry excellence. We invest in our people; they are and always will be the heart of this company. Are you ready to join a family-owned enterprise committed to honoring the contributions of everyone? Then East Penn is the right place for you.
East Penn is seeking a Network Engineer who will be responsible for operation of the network (LAN and WAN), including the underlying infrastructure. The Network Engineer works on tasks surrounding the design, installation, configuration, support and maintenance of the network infrastructure.
The Network Engineer will partner with manufacturing support to provide 99.999 uptime objective to all systems used by the plant operations This position will require defining any performance improvements and monitoring of metrics to ensure goals are met. Managing of incidents with a sense of urgency and provide updates to management is required.
The Network Engineer will be required to meet security objectives through the use of support tools, IDS, and Firewall technologies. Documentation of all incidents, recommendations and reporting is expected.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
East Penn Benefits
At East Penn, our employees are our culture; our employees will always be the heart of the company. We are a private, family-owned enterprise committed to cultivating an atmosphere that honors the contributions of everyone. We want our employees to have long-term careers, and many do. More than 38% of our workforce has over a decade of service. Our open-door management policy, comprehensive benefits package, employee appreciation and recognition events, and career advancement opportunities are just some of the ways we show our employees how incredibly valued they are.
EOE/VEVRAA
Overview
East Penn is ready to invest in you! In SEVEN remarkable decades, East Penn has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automotive batteries to one of the world's leading battery manufacturers with over 10,500 full-time employees, 515 product designs, operations around the world, and hundreds of awards for industry excellence. We invest in our people; they are and always will be the heart of this company. Are you ready to join a family-owned enterprise committed to honoring the contributions of everyone? Then East Penn is the right place for you.
East Penn is seeking a Network Engineer who will be responsible for operation of the network (LAN and WAN), including the underlying infrastructure. The Network Engineer works on tasks surrounding the design, installation, configuration, support and maintenance of the network infrastructure.
The Network Engineer will partner with manufacturing support to provide 99.999 uptime objective to all systems used by the plant operations This position will require defining any performance improvements and monitoring of metrics to ensure goals are met. Managing of incidents with a sense of urgency and provide updates to management is required.
The Network Engineer will be required to meet security objectives through the use of support tools, IDS, and Firewall technologies. Documentation of all incidents, recommendations and reporting is expected.
Responsibilities
- Design, secure, coordinate and implement complex architectures related to network components
- Monitor network availability and provide DR recovery plans with backup processes
- Perform network asset management, including maintenance and inventory
- Establish the networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting and enforcing system standards
- Design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment
- Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades
- Configuration of routing and switching equipment, and of hosted IP voice services
- Perform basic firewall configuration changes, add VPN connections, and provide operational status reports
- Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centers
- After hours support or project work as needed
Qualifications
- Router, switch, firewall configurations
- ITIL experience is a plus
- Experience with network optimization tools and services
- LAN/WAN design and support including BGP and EIGRP
- Experience with Cisco nexus switches and wireless devices
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- CCNA or CCNP; may substitute equivalent work related experience
- Technical understanding of LAN/WAN connectivity technologies including (IOS, NX-OS), Hardware platforms, Cisco Catalyst platforms and Cisco Nexus.
- Ability to manage risk/security and changing direction of projects.
- Work effectively in high-pressure situations that require clear and sound decisions/actions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to mentor less senor technicians
- A high standard in work quality and ability to follow through is a must.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
East Penn Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
- Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
- 9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and 10 paid vacation days annually
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness Discounts
- Promotional opportunities
