Network Engineer I

Town of Gilbert•Gilbert, AZ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a Network Engineer I ready to keep a growing city's technology running strong. In this role, you'll support and maintain enterprise systems across our data center — both physical and virtual — and partner directly with staff and stakeholders to shape where our technology goes next while advising leadership on risk. You'll get hands-on with the full stack of the Town's network: analyzing, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining routers, switches, firewalls, IPS/IDS, VPN, and wireless equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management, Information Systems, or a closely related field. However, a non-technical degree can be acceptable if complemented with the appropriate certifications and/or experience
Three years of experience in the Information Technology industry
Two years of Enterprise Network Design and Administration, including Firewall Security
Must be able to pass a Police background check
Valid Arizona Driver License
Must participate in on-call rotation
Town of Gilbert employees are required to reside in the state of Arizona by their hire date.

Nice To Haves

CISCO CCNA preferred
CompTIA Network + preferred

Responsibilities

Architect, install, and support connectivity for the Town's LAN/WAN network, solving complex problems that keep services running smoothly for the people who rely on them
Lead the implementation of enterprise networking systems, bringing your expertise to project meetings that shape what equipment and solutions we choose
Serve as a go-to technical resource for your teammates, helping the whole team deliver better service
Bring your judgment to the table — you'll have real ownership in shaping recommendations, not just following a script
Architect, manage, and support backup solutions that keep systems and applications highly available and running when it counts