What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr. Network Technician position at Beacon Hill?
Job Details
- Access Switch Refresh
- Check cable plant in closet to determine if it will need new cabling
- Port counts, qty of switches needed
- Deliver switches to site
- Coordination with onsite resources for dates/times of cutover
- Assist with cutovers
- Wi-Fi Refresh
- Verify preparedness of closet by checking switch capacity (open ports, Ports in use by Wi-Fi, POE ports)
- Walk site with cabling company, showing locations of APs (per floorplan)
- Locate and determine ability to re-use cabling in wall if possible
- Coordinate and verify AP installs
- Assist with cutovers
- Perform site survey (only if resource is capable), counts of current equipment
- Wifi systems and networking in general - disconnecting/reconnecting wifi, analyze Radio Frequencies for current Wifi
- Cisco experience required
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Must be communicative, self-motivated and able to interact with the front desk staff at all locations.
- CCNA-Preferred
Network Side:
- Mainly upgrading old equipment throughout the enterprise (end of life/end of service).
- Standing up entire new offices.
Wifi Side:
- Validating walls and buildings. Validating maps. Making sure that cablers can place the access points.
- Conducting surveys. Wifi density. Taking sweeps of building to see air space and signal density.
Location:
- Network Technicians don't change sites very often. Focus on one site and upgrade it. They're at home location once per week completing admin work.
- Normally onsite at clinics or hospitals for 8 hours.
Hours:
- Only night shifts would be for sensitive areas which are 24/7 care areas-difficult to change all closets at once.
- They do wifi cutovers overnight (Aruba to Cisco).
- Normal working hours are between 7:00am-5:00pm. Any deviation is typically split up between the Network Techs.
Equipment:
- All the brocades are out now. Upgrading older Cisco equipment.
- Old: Cisco Catalyst 3850
- New: Cisco Catalyst 9300
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