Network Engineer IV - 530711
About The Position
The Network Engineer IV supports the functionality and availability of enterprise-wide mission critical University networks by performing network engineering and under close supervision. Performs high-complexity operational network management and maintenance tasks. Participates in network problem identification, analysis, and resolution for high-complexity problems. Leads and contributes to strategy, planning, and design of the campus and wide-area networks. Provides guidance, training, and/or supervision to other Network Engineers. This is a technology leadership position responsible for engineering and architecture of the UA network, with a focus on the new High Performance Computing Center. This position performs and directs advanced campus network layer 2 & 3 engineering, design, deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and administration. Responsibilities may include leading strategic planning and implementation of network changes, managing/purchasing switch/router fleet, creating campus network policy, managing the university’s ISP connectivity and WAN/Internet connectivity, supporting integration of educational, administrative, and research applications with campus networks and/or designing networks for new campus building construction depending upon experience. Some on-call required.
Requirements
- Master's degree and four (4) years of network engineering experience; OR bachelor's degree and six (6) years of network engineering experience; OR associate's degree and eight (8) years of IT experience to include six (6) years of network engineering; OR high school diploma or GED and ten (10) years of IT experience to include six (6) years of network engineering.
- Must have valid U.S. driver's license.
- Must be at least 19 years of age at time of hire and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report that is in compliance with University policies.
- Senior engineering level skills with CISCO routing and switching (VLAN/VRF), WAN routing (BGP, 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 (DHCP, DNS, etc.).
- Experience with IT procurement.
- Experience with higher education network consortiums (SOX, Internet2, etc.).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or higher and eight (8) years of experience in network engineering.
- CCNA certification preferred.
- Experience with new building construction data layer architecture.
- Experience in software-defined networks.
- Nexus gear and Nexus dashboard experience.
Responsibilities
- Performs high-complexity operational network management and maintenance tasks.
- Participates in network problem identification, analysis, and resolution for high-complexity problems.
- Leads and contributes to strategy, planning, and design of the campus and wide-area networks.
- Provides guidance, training, and/or supervision to other Network Engineers.
- Performs and directs advanced campus network layer 2 & 3 engineering, design, deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and administration.
- Leads strategic planning and implementation of network changes.
- Manages/purchases switch/router fleet.
- Creates campus network policy.
- Manages the university’s ISP connectivity and WAN/Internet connectivity.
- Supports integration of educational, administrative, and research applications with campus networks.
- Designs networks for new campus building construction depending upon experience.
- Some on-call required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
