Network Engineer IV - 530711

The University of Alabama•Tuscaloosa, AL

2d•$84,200 - $113,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Engineer IV supports the functionality and availability of enterprise-wide mission-critical University networks by performing network engineering under close supervision. The role performs high-complexity operational network management and maintenance, and participates in identifying, analyzing, and resolving high-complexity network problems. It leads and contributes to strategy, planning, and design for campus and wide-area networks, and provides guidance, training, and/or supervision to other Network Engineers. This technology leadership position is responsible for engineering and architecture of the University of Alabama network, with a focus on the new High Performance Computing Center. The position performs and directs advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 campus network engineering, design, deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and administration. Depending on experience, responsibilities may include leading strategic planning and implementation of network changes; managing and purchasing switch and router fleets; creating campus network policy; managing university ISP, WAN, and Internet connectivity; supporting integration of educational, administrative, and research applications with campus networks; and designing networks for new campus buildings. Some on-call work is required.

Requirements

Master's degree and four years of network engineering experience; OR bachelor's degree and six years of network engineering experience; OR associate's degree and eight years of IT experience, including six years of network engineering; OR high school diploma or GED and ten years of IT experience, including six years of network engineering.
Valid U.S. driver's license.
Must be at least 19 years old at time of hire and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report compliant with University policies; applicants under 21 will have some driving restrictions.
Senior engineering-level skills with Cisco routing and switching, including VLAN and VRF.
Experience with WAN routing, including BGP and route leaking, and data center networks.
Extensive experience with advanced LAN network concepts, design, management, security, performance, and operations.
Extensive experience with Internet services and applications within the IP suite, including DHCP and DNS.
Experience with IT procurement.
Experience with higher education network consortiums, such as SOX and Internet2.
Successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation, including review of information from social media and other internet sources.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or higher and eight years of network engineering experience.
CCNA certification.
Experience with new building construction data layer architecture.
Experience with software-defined networks.
Experience with Nexus gear and Nexus dashboard.

Responsibilities

Support the functionality and availability of enterprise-wide mission-critical University networks.
Perform high-complexity operational network management and maintenance.
Participate in identifying, analyzing, and resolving high-complexity network problems.
Lead and contribute to strategy, planning, and design of campus and wide-area networks.
Provide guidance, training, and/or supervision to other Network Engineers.
Perform and direct advanced campus Layer 2 and Layer 3 network engineering, design, deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and administration.
Potentially lead strategic planning and implementation of network changes.
Potentially manage and purchase switch and router fleets.
Potentially create campus network policy.
Potentially manage university ISP, WAN, and Internet connectivity.
Potentially support integration of educational, administrative, and research applications with campus networks.
Potentially design networks for new campus building construction.
Perform some on-call work.