Senior Network Engineer ( Cisco IOS , Onsite - Washtenaw CC - MI

About Ellucian

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,800 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in‑class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future.

These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

We embrace the power to lead
, the courage to innovate
, and the determination to grow
. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation
, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to help design, secure, and evolve the network that supports our students, faculty, and staff. You’ll be a hands‑on technical leader responsible for core campus and data center networking, wireless, and modernization efforts like Zero Trust adoption and Layer 2 to Layer 3 transformation.

This position is 100% onsite in Ann Arbor, MI and reports to the Director of Technical Services.

• Designing, implementing, and supporting campus and data center network solutions with a focus on performance, resiliency, and long‑term scalability.
• Advancing Zero Trust security across routing, switching, wireless, and firewall platforms to protect sensitive institutional data.
• Leading Layer 2 to Layer 3 migration initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal service interruption.
• Owning network documentation—creating and maintaining accurate physical and logical diagrams, standards, and runbooks (Lucid or similar).
• Planning and executing infrastructure upgrades and lifecycle replacements, including core, distribution, access, and edge environments.
• Driving wireless network strategy and delivery, including controller management, large‑scale deployments, and coverage/performance optimization.
• Leveraging Cisco Catalyst Center to automate configuration, improve visibility, and streamline operations across switching and wireless.
• Designing and overseeing structured cabling projects (fiber and copper), from planning through installation and validation.
• Deploying and administering Cisco Nexus/Catalyst platforms to support high‑availability campus and data center services.
• Configuring and maintaining Palo Alto firewalls, including policy design, segmentation, monitoring, and threat prevention.
• Executing disciplined change enablement practices, including communication, risk/impact analysis, testing, and implementation planning.
• Building test plans and rollback procedures to ensure reliable upgrades and safe recovery paths.
• Collaborating across IT teams and stakeholders to align network solutions with institutional needs and initiatives.
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team capability growth through guidance, peer review, and knowledge sharing.

• 5‑7 years of progressive network engineering experience in enterprise or large‑scale environments.
• Strong grasp of Zero Trust concepts and implementation patterns.
• Proven success leading Layer 2 to Layer 3 conversion projects.
• Cisco Catalyst switching and wireless
• Cisco Nexus data center switching
• Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center)
• Palo Alto firewalls (enterprise policy and threat prevention)
• TCP/IP, VLANs, trunking, STP
• Routing (EIGRP, BGP, OSPF or equivalent)
• Network segmentation and security best practices
• Excellent CLI skills and…