Network Engineer III

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Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status—including a comprehensive benefits package and career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting over 7,600 acres of forests and habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater, and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Are you looking for a fantastic career at Essential Utilities? We have an outstanding opportunity for a Network Engineer III based in the Bryn Mawr, PA area!

Are you a future leader eager to advance your career? Let's talk!

The primary focus of the Network Engineer III is to provide leadership, planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of Essential's network infrastructure. This role will oversee and approve network design and solutions proposed by other staff engineers.

The responsibilities include management of WAN / LAN network design / administration, virtualization, enterprise wireless, cloud architecture, SAN fiber, network load balancers, business continuity / disaster recovery, and performance tuning / monitoring. Technologies supported include Cisco (ISE, Switches, Routers), Palo Alto (Firewalls, Panorama), Nexus, Avaya, Netmotion, and F5.

What You'll Love

The opportunity to lead and collaborate with IT engineers to design and build technology solutions that support business projects. Your innovative approach will be empowered from day one, impacting the entire business. You'll serve as a subject matter expert on network technology trends, developing solutions for business problems and initiatives. Participation in cross-functional teams to analyze and improve processes is essential.

Qualifications

• A 4-year degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
• 10+ years' experience in network engineering
• CCNA or other certifications (CCDP, CCNP, CCDI, CCIE) preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

Primarily sedentary work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally. Sitting most of the time.

Essential Utilities, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. For assistance, call (1-877-271-9012).

To maintain the integrity of our recruitment process, family members cannot work in the same department or have a supervisor / subordinate relationship.

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