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This position is Remote. Candidates will be considered based on their qualifications and the candidate’s ability to work from an approved work location. Although the location is flexible, AEP does not have a presence in all states and localities. The following locations are NOT currently approved for this position: AK, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, MA, ME, MS, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WY, US Territories, or international work locations. AEP will consider qualified candidates who are willing to relocate to an approved work location, at the candidate’s expense, provided the relocation can be completed within a timeframe that meets AEP’s staffing needs.

NOTE: All remote work locations require vetting and final approval prior to offer and/or start date. Any work locations listed as preferred or unapproved relate specifically to the requirements for this position and are not necessarily applicable to other posted positions.

Part of a larger team delivering high quality Computer, Network, Storage and End-User Infrastructure technology solutions, on-going support to the business. Independently completes and leads infrastructure project assignments. Plan, research, evaluate, design, and engineer the enterprise's technology infrastructure. Provide technical support and troubleshooting, cost estimates, justifications, and recommendations. Produces technical documentation, support, and configuration. Helps manage, plan, and maintain technical platforms including upgrading systems. Monitor system performance and install and configure hardware.

Responsible for collaborating with other Job Families such as Project Managers, Architects, Solution Engineers, Technicians, Business Analysts to deliver consistent, reliable technology solutions that leverage AEP's technology standards, architecture, and best practices.

Essential Job Functions are listed below:

Acting as an organizational expert, fulfills responsibilities including the following related to Computer, Network, Storage, Cloud and End-User infrastructure:

* strong backbone experience is necessary*

• Prepare technical documentation including procedures, manuals, reports, and standards.
• Demonstrate broad technical industry knowledge and of AEP infrastructure, environment, components, and facilities to enable more efficient and comprehensive responses to projects and problems.
• Identify, analyze, design, and initiate solutions to complex problems requiring specialized knowledge and /or problem-solving techniques.
• Develop, recommend, and implement plans throughout the organization to address complex network infrastructure issues.
• Independently engineers’ projects and /or development activities related to moderately specialized areas of technology.
• Perform complex network infrastructure project assignments for Backbone, Data Center, and Core networking environments.
• Prepare cost estimates, justifications, application requirements, alternative solutions, and technical recommendations for complex solutions.
• Provide technical support and analysis, operation, administration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Plan, research, evaluate, design, and analyze performance of infrastructure systems.
• Facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group or team.
• Adhere to budgeting and approval processes in accordance with annual and project planning.
• Ensure all work activities are performed in accordance with the policies, practices, procedures, standards, and rules of the company and complies with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies.

Additional Job details are listed below:

1. Independently develop policies, practices, procedures, standards, and rules of the company and complies with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies.
2. Perform complex work activities, using approved applications and tools, for projects as required to perform complex engineering tasks.
3. Prepare documentation of project work using established guidelines
4. Learn AEP’s organizational structure and the specific role and responsibility of their individual organizational unit.
5. Adhere to AEP’s budgeting and approval processes as part of annual planning and project planning.
6. Utilize moderately advanced techniques to perform analysis associated with the resolution of technical network problems
7. Demonstrate knowledge of AEP networks, components, and facilities by enabling more efficient and comprehensive responses to projects and problems.
8. Follow the standard workflow for routine engineering projects.

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