Associate Network Engineer

University of Arkansas • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

The Associate Network Engineer supports and monitors the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Network Engineering environment, including networking equipment from Brocade, HP, Juniper, and Cisco and networking software from Brocade, HP, Aruba, StatSeeker, and InMon. The role works with IT teams and the campus to help ensure maximum uptime for local and wide area networks, and keeps up to date on emerging technologies that could benefit UAMS and complement its mission and goals.

The position participates in a group-wide, year-round, 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week on-call rotation. Each group member takes on-call responsibility for one week at a time. The employee must have a vehicle to commute from the UAMS campus office to off-campus UAMS offices for meetings.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Computer Science or a related field, plus two years of Information Technology or other relevant experience in a large data network environment, with four years specifically in two of the following: network engineering equipment support or IT project management; or a high school diploma/GED plus four years of Information Technology or other relevant experience in a large data network environment, with four years specifically in two of the following: network engineering equipment support or IT project management.
• Must have a vehicle to commute from the UAMS campus office to off-campus UAMS offices for meetings.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Network+ and A+ certifications.
• Experience with MS Office tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience configuring, troubleshooting, and certifying network equipment from Brocade Networks, Brocade, Cisco, Aruba Networks, Juniper, HP, 3Com, and Nortel.
• Experience with network monitoring software such as InMon, CiscoWorks, Brocade BNA, Cacti, and Nagios.
• Experience with network troubleshooting tools such as a fox/hound toner, wire scanners, and network packet sniffers.
• Good working knowledge of OSI Layers 1–4.
• Experience in a TCP/IP routed environment using OSPF and BGP.
• Experience troubleshooting network connectivity with desktop and server operating systems such as Windows Server, Linux, Unix, and Mac OS.

Responsibilities

• Support and monitor the UAMS Network Engineering environment.
• Work with all areas of IT and the campus to help ensure maximum uptime for local and wide area networks.
• Keep up to date on emerging technologies that could benefit UAMS and complement its mission and goals.
• Participate in the 24/7/365 group on-call rotation, taking call for one week at a time.
• Commute from the UAMS campus office to off-campus UAMS offices for meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans for qualifying staff and family.
• Holiday, vacation, and sick leave.
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
• Retirement contribution matched by UAMS up to 10%.
• Basic life insurance up to $50,000.
• Career training and educational opportunities.
• Merchant discounts.
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using the UAMS pharmacy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree