NEA Network Engineer

Position: NEA Network Engineer 1 or 2
Location: New Orleans

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Title:

NEA Network Engineer 1 or 2## Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified## Department:

LSUAM FA - ITS - TA - UNI - NE - Network Security LAN/WAN (Sam Ziadeh ))##

Work Location:

0201 Fred

C. Frey Computing Services Building## Pay Grade:

Professional##

Job Description:

This is a position with the ITS/UNI Network Engineering team. This position provides technical support in the design, implementation, administration, and monitoring of the campus network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, VPN appliances, network controllers, and related systems that support LSU’s faculty, staff, and students. Under the guidance of senior network engineers, this position assists with troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving network services and participates in projects to deploy and support network technologies.
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** Engineer 1-Design:
Consults with engineers, analysts, customers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and assist in the design of network solutions that meet business needs. Designs and builds lab and test environments to simulate and validate network configurations. Documents requirements, engineering drawings, and network diagrams to support implementation and operations. Designs and implements network services and infrastructure in accordance with established standards to ensure systems are secure, highly available, and scalable.

Actively develops knowledge of current and emerging networking technologies. (30%)Operations:
Configures, installs, maintains, and supports network hardware and software, including switches, routers, wireless access points, and firewalls. Monitors link performance, availability, and reliability and analyzes operational data to support system performance. Applies networking principles, practices, and procedures to troubleshoot and resolve network issues. Performs site surveys, data collection, and technical preparation activities for network infrastructure projects. Supports DHCP, DNS, IP address management, and routing protocols as part of normal network operations.

(30%)Support:
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with customers, engineers, analysts, and other LSU stakeholders. Provides technical support and troubleshooting for network-related issues. Participates in responding to alerts generated by monitoring systems and escalates complex problems as appropriate. Assists in the creation and maintenance of technical and support documentation for internal use. Works collaboratively in a team environment to deliver reliable network services.

(30%)Other duties as assigned. (10%)Engineer 2-Design:
Consults with engineers, analysts, customers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and design enterprise-level network solutions that support complex business and academic needs. Designs and builds advanced lab and test environments to validate and optimize network architectures. Documents architectural designs, engineering drawings, and detailed network diagrams that support enterprise services. Designs and implements secure, highly available, and scalable network infrastructure across core, edge, border, and datacenter environments in alignment with established architectural standards.

(40%)Operations:
Deploys, configures, manages, and supports enterprise network hardware and software across a geographically dispersed environment. Monitors and analyzes performance, capacity, and reliability metrics to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner. Applies advanced networking principles, protocols, and best practices—including routing, switching, wireless, and security—to troubleshoot complex network problems. Uses automation techniques and tools to improve efficiency, consistency, and reliability of network…