Network Engineer

• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Description

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, optimizing, and supporting a multi-site campus network environment. This role will manage and enhance network connectivity across campus locations using dark fiber and MPLS technologies.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on Cisco networking experience, solid network architecture and design skills, and practical experience with enterprise firewalls, wireless networks, and cloud-managed infrastructure. The Network Engineer will work closely with IT leadership, systems teams, security teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure a secure, resilient, and high-performing network.

• Design,implement,maintain,andtroubleshootenterprisenetworkinfrastructureacrossmultiplecampuslocations.
• Administerandsupportswitching,routing,wireless,andnetworkmanagementtechnologies.
• Manageconnectivityutilizingdarkfiber,MPLS,Internet,andotherWANtechnologies.
• Designandmaintainnetworksegmentation,VLANs,routingdomains,accesscontrolpolicies,andhigh-availabilitysolutions.
• ConfigureandtroubleshootdynamicroutingprotocolssuchasOSPF,EIGRP,andBGP.
• Troubleshootcomplexnetworkincidentsandperformroot-cause analysis.
• Participateinplannedmaintenance,change management,disaster recovery,andbusinesscontinuityactivities.
• Createandmaintainaccuratenetworkdocumentation,includingtopologydiagrams,IPaddressplans,configurations,andoperatingprocedures.
• Coordinatewithtelecommunicationsproviders,hardwarevendors,contractors,andmanagedserviceproviders.
• Participateinanon-callrotationandrespondtocriticalnetworkoutageswhenrequired.

• Bachelor’sdegreein
  
  Information
  
  Technology,Computer Science,Engineering,orarelatedfield;equivalentexperiencemaybeconsidered.
• Strong hands-onexperiencewith
  
  Ciscoroutingandswitchingtechnologies.
• Experiencewithdarkfiber,MPLS,Ethernettransport,andWANconnectivity.
• Demonstratedunderstandingofnetworkarchitecture,redundancy,scalability,andhighavailability.
• ExperiencewithIPv4,IPv6,VLANs,STP,trunking,portchannels,QoS,DHCP,DNS,NAT,andIPaddressing.
• ProficiencywithroutingprotocolssuchasOSPF,EIGRP,andBGP.
• Experience with Cisco Merakiorsimilarcloud -managednetworkingplatforms.
• Strong troubleshooting,analytical,documentation,andcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprojectsandprioritiesinadynamicenvironment.

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) orequivalentexperience.
• Palo Alto Networkscertificationorhands -onexperiencewith
  
  Panorama.
• Fortinetcertificationorequivalent Forti Gateexperience .
• Experience with Ciscowireless,Merakiwireless,orcomparableWLANplatforms.
• Experiencewithnetworkautomation,scripting,or infrastructure-as-codetoolssuchas
  
  Python,Ansible,or Terraform.
• Familiarity with
  
  CiscoDNACenter,CiscoISE,networkaccesscontrol,and
  802.1X.
• Experiencewithmonitoringandmanagementplatforms.
• Ciscoroutingandswitching
• Multi-siteWANconnectivity
• Wirelessnetworking
• Ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Abilitytoworkacrossmultiplecampuslocationsasneeded.
• Abilitytoaccessequipmentrooms,datacenters,cablepathways,andotherinfrastructureareas.
• Availabilityforoccasionalafter-hoursmaintenanceandemergencysupport.

Success will be measured by the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of the organization’s network infrastructure; timely resolution of complex network issues; accurate and current documentation; successful delivery of network projects; and effective collaboration with IT teams and business stakeholders.