Senior Network Engineer

State of Virginia•Norfolk, VA

48d

About The Position

To provide advanced engineering support to the University's network environmentensuring reliable, secure, and robust network communication systems. Support includesplanning, designing, and implementing network automation and orchestration solutionsto assure the streamlined operation of wired, cloud, and wireless network communicationsystems (routing, switching and data center technologies).

Requirements

Considerable knowledge of network design, administration, operations and centralized network management platforms.
Considerable knowledge of building, testing, validating and integrating software solutions with existing network infrastructure systems.
Basic knowledge of data communication concepts, topologies, protocols, routing and switching technologies.
Considerable knowledge of multi-vendor cloud technologies.
Effective communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to interact with vendors and co-workers.
Demonstrated ability toefficiently manage time.
Demonstrated ability to work with new leading edge technology with minimal assistance and prior knowledge.
Demonstrated ability to workindependently with minimal supervision and to provide technical and project leadership to other staff members.
In most cases these knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.