Careers at BrightRidge

Date Posted: 11/11/20

Intern will provide operational support to the BrightRidge Broadband Network Engineers and Field Service Technical staff by assisting with various technology-based projects that support our Broadband service offerings.  Must be a student in Spring semester 2021

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Engineers to implement and maintain fiber-optic and Ethernet cabling changes in the Central Office and remote Point of Presence locations.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of critical equipment spare parts and notify management of replenishment needs.
• Perform audit and update documentation of fiber optic panels and connections in the Central Office and remote Point of Presence locations.
• Maintain an inventory of physical and virtualized servers.
• General project assistance as required to Voice, Data, Video, Fixed Wireless, and Fiber Passive Optical networks.
• Perform equipment and service testing and verification for the Voice, Data, FixedWireless, and Fiber Passive Optical networks.
• Assist with site surveys for equipment deployment.
• Assist with website content and design-intranet.

Essential Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge with appropriate wireless and fiber networks, products and protocols.
• Computer and Network troubleshooting skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Communications skills.
• Customer Service skills.
• Mentor/Coaching skills

Education:

Candidate working towards Bachelor's or Master's degree in Networking, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline.

Skills:

• Basic user experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and Access applications.
• Understanding of Windows Server and Active Directory would be a plus.
• Understanding of layer-2 switching and layer-3 routing is a plus.  Virtualization and Storage Area Networks is a plus.
• With any type of technical understanding, we can train the individual for what we need.

Opportunities:

Our Broadband Network intern program can provide participants with the opportunities to work with state-of-the-art technologies and gain valuable experience in the IT and Service Provider fields.  Coupled with academic educational training, this hands-on experience can provide students with a competitive experience edge when competing in the work force or continuing their education.