Network engineer

Role Summary: Front-line Tier 2 engineer providing pre-migration consultation, readiness validation, and network/ISP troubleshooting for agent offices, with full case ownership in Service Now. Engineers in this role also own SOP/knowledge-article development and Help Desk enablement work that underpins the shift-left roadmap, and serve as backup escalation support for the ACI Support Lead.
Key Responsibilities:
conduct pre-migration consultations and educate agents on the ACI migration process and office network readiness;
perform Tier 2 troubleshooting strictly within network/ISP scope (VPN connectivity, Wi-Fi, internet connectivity, routers and switches);
gather office network/topology information live during agent consultation calls, since State Farm does not maintain per-office topology maps;
hand off peripheral-device issues (printers, scanners, laptops) to WG5411 once the network path is confirmed good, and hand off deeper infrastructure issues to VPN/Network/Migration teams;
own cases end-to-end in Service Now, including follow-up until resolution or appropriate transition;
deliver proactive consultations for complex/larger offices as scheduled;
convert recurring case patterns into formal SOPs and knowledge articles for both the ACI team and the Help Desk, and design/deliver Help Desk shadowing/training sessions on the most common ACI FAQs and readiness questions;
track and refine the list of items being shifted left to Help Desk, in coordination with the ACI Support Lead;
serve as a secondary escalation point and backup for the ACI Support Lead when unavailable.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN concepts, Wi-Fi, routers, and switches;
comfortable troubleshooting basic Windows networking and guiding non-technical users through configuration steps;
strong verbal and written communication skills with a customer-service orientation for non-technical, sometimes frustrated end users;
experience with an ITSM/ticketing platform (Service Now preferred);
ability to work assigned shift hours, including offshore night hours, to cover the 7 AM–7 PM EST window;
demonstrated ability to translate technical troubleshooting into clear, simple documentation for non-specialist audiences;
prior experience authoring SOPs/knowledge-base content or delivering training/enablement sessions;
strong organizational skills to manage a documentation backlog alongside live case work.
Preferred certifications: CCNA/CCNP, ITIL Foundation.