Network Engineer

Associated Universities Inc • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is an exciting and prestigious research facility that plays a vital role in the study of the universe. The Observatory operates a variety of radio telescopes that span the globe, including the famous Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. These telescopes are among the most advanced in the world, allowing astronomers to explore the universe in unprecedented detail. The National NRAO is seeking a forward-thinking Network Engineer to join the Observatory’s Network Services Team. The location for this position will be at our office in Charlottesville, VA.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor's degree in a related field
• You have five years or more of Network experience
• Service-focused approach to understanding and serving the needs of the end user
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to feel comfortable working with geographically distributed and international teams
• You have Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

• You have experience modernizing a large-scale network environment

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross training the network support personnel at all the sites to foster collaboration, enhance skill sets and promote knowledge sharing.
• Design processes to maximize network performance by monitoring, troubleshooting network problems, and managing the timely resolution of outages
• Monitor, measure and improve performance and resilience of the operations communications environment to support the observatory’s science and business needs
• Collaborate with system architects on network optimization and provide a high-level network architecture with a view to improving network segmentation and access control
• Report network operational status and utilization monthly for access by stakeholders
• In conjunction with the NRAO Cybersecurity Officer, secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and then monitoring access
• Establish processes to upgrade data network equipment to current stable firmware releases, configure routing and switching equipment, and firewalls
• Assess and recommend mitigation for network-based items in a risk register

Benefits

• AUI’s benefits package addresses the needs of employees and their families with most benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
• AUI provides excellent paid time off (13 holidays, annual accrual of up to 24 vacation days and 15 sick days, additional time off for doctor/dentist visits, and 8 weeks of paid parental leave).
• Medical, dental and vision plans are effective on the first day of employment.
• AUI’s retirement benefit contributes an amount equal to 10 percent of a qualified participant’s base pay with no required employee contribution; we also offer an optional supplemental, tax-deferred plan for employee retirement contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level