IT Network & Telecommunications Senior Specialist

State of Washington•Thurston County – Tumwater, WA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a telework/hybrid position. The candidate of choice may work from anywhere within the state of Washington with a reliable internet connection. Travel may be required. Are you an experienced network engineer ready to take on complex, high-impact technical challenges? Do you thrive in environments where your expertise keeps essential systems running safely, securely, and efficiently? If so, the Department of Corrections (DOC) is looking for you to join our Data Network & Voice Services (DNVS) team as a Senior Network Engineer ( IT Network & Telecommunications Senior Specialist)! In this role, you will serve as a top-level technical expert responsible for designing, engineering, and improving the agency’s enterprise network infrastructure. You will work across wide area networks, campus networks, cloud networking environments, and data center networks that support DOC operations at locations throughout Washington State. You’ll provide advanced engineering in areas such as network architecture, routing and switching, firewalls, troubleshooting, and system integration—all with a focus on building highly available, well-designed, secure infrastructure. Your work will directly strengthen the technology foundation that supports DOC’s mission to improve public safety and keep correctional operations running smoothly. As a Senior Network Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of DOC’s network services by driving continuous service improvement, implementing modern solutions, and ensuring our systems align with industry best practices. Your expertise will help the agency enhance performance, improve business processes, and deliver reliable technology that supports the Results DOC mission and vision. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact through advanced technical leadership, we’d be excited to welcome you to our team. Join DOC as a Senior Network Engineer – Help Power Mission-Critical Technology Statewide!

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent AND Eight (8) years experience in the Information Technology field AND Four years of experience in the last five years supporting data network services within information technology to include: Enterprise-wide area network, campus, and data center networking platforms engineering feature and functionality of data networking platforms in a medium to large enterprise consisting of at least 300 network components (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and/or other network appliances) within positive span of control OR Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field from an accredited institution may substitute for four years experience AND Four (4) years’ experience in the Information Technology field. AND Four years of experience in the last five years supporting data network services within information technology to include: Enterprise-wide area network, campus, and data center networking platforms engineering feature and functionality of data networking platforms in a medium to large enterprise consisting of at least 300 network components (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and/or other network appliances) within positive span of control
Four (4) years’ professional work experience analyzing customer requirements and recommending successful solutions
Three (3) years of technical work experience engineering wide area networks
Three (3) years of technical work experience engineering campus data networks
One (1) year of technical work experience engineering data center technologies (firewalls, load balancers, overlay networks)
Four (4) years of technical work experience engineering enterprise networking platforms

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of technical work experience installing, configuring, and engineering enterprise routers
Three (3) years of technical work experience installing, configuring, and engineering core and distribution switches
Three (3) years of technical work experience engineering the Cisco UCS Blade based hardware platform
Four (4) years of technical work experience administering Cisco IOS
Three (3) years of technical work experience administering Solarwinds/DataDog
One (1) year of technical work experience scripting in PowerShell

Responsibilities

Providing advanced technical operational support in all aspects of Data Networking to establish and maintain repeatable operational tasks in support of the DVNS operations team which could look like: Auditing and troubleshooting availability, performance, functionality, integrity and efficiency
Incorporating advanced technical knowledge to accurately administer, maintain and monitor enterprise data networking and related systems
Completing daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks and event management to ensure operational integrity of DOC Data Networking systems
Providing leadership and supervision to the DVNS Operations Team to include: Leading and supervising the DVNS Operations engineers in the day-to-day technical support of incidents and service requests
Responding to questions by team members and disseminates information for operational direction
Ensuring standard processes and documentation are followed in delivery of DVNS services by engineers
Writing performance evaluations, position descriptions and expectations, and overseeing hiring process
Providing DVNS Operational reporting
Perform other duties as assigned