The Charter Technical Engineering Center (CTEC) facilities in Englewood, CO oversees the design and architecture of Charter's multi-billion dollar network infrastructure. We investigate, select, develop, and integrate technologies and solutions that meet the needs of the company for short, medium and long term initiatives. This includes the delivery of the technology plan and future architecture for Voice, Video, Data, Optical, Commercial, Cloud, CPE, Network and Access.

JOB SUMMARY
The Network Test Engineer will be responsible for the testing of API and RESTful services, applying manual and automated testing use testing frameworks such as BDD or TDD. Responsible for creating and executing test cases and conducting automated testing using Java, Python, Node.JS or JavaScript. Requires working knowledge of networking such as TCP/IP.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience
• Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering
• Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations
• Evaluates new products, performs network problem resolution
• Assists in the development and documentation of technical standards
• Develops and implements approved methods of procedure
• Designs and establishes protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement
• Works on projects/ systems/issues of medium to high complexity surrounding network planning, configuration and optimization
• Provides escalated tier support across organizations and to third party vendors
• Works on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead
• Coaches less experienced staff
• Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable
• Knows, understands and follows company policy
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Ability to read, write and speak the English language
Ability to use personal computer and software applications
Demonstrated in-depth data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport)
Ability to work in a team environment
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations.
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of basic network devices and basic network appliances
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio
Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly
Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Required Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years
Data network experience - 5

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Knowledge of company products and services

Preferred Education
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP )
Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS
Office Environment
May work in Network Lab environment
24X7 Network Operations environment. Depending on business group, on-call work may be an essential function of the job.
Occasional travel as required
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Here, employees don't just have jobs, they build careers. That's why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.

The pay for this position has a salary range of $76,800.00 to $135,800.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.