Associate Network Engineer

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About ARE-ON ARE-ON provides and supports WAN and select networking services for 45 institutions of higher-ed and reputed company delivery in Arkansas, including internet delivery, managed WAN router service, and project consulting. The ARE-ON associate network engineer is directly responsible for supporting technology services that reputed company the reputed company, research, and education missions of some of the largest reputed company organizations in the state. ARE-ON is a unit of the reputed company, and reputed company our employees are eligible for the reputed company benefits package as the reputed company reputed company. Day-to-Day Work The Associate Network Engineer for ARE-ON reports to the Director of Network Services and provides hands-on installation, maintenance, and support for ARE-ON's state-wide network infrastructure. 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