Network Engineer; Promo
Listed on 2026-11-04
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IT/Tech
Network Engineer, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Job no: 530446
Position type: Staff Full Time
Benefit Status: Benefited-Union
Campus: UMass Lowell
Department: Network Services
Salary: See posting section for salary range details.
Applications Open: Oct 29 2026
Applications Close: Nov 12 2026
This being a promotional opportunity, only current UML Employees with the same Bargaining unit are eligible to apply for this position.
This is an internal promotional opportunity to advance within the Network Engineer career progression. The position represents one promotional opportunity, with placement at the P17, P18, or P19 level determined by the employee’s qualifications, experience, and demonstrated competencies. The qualifications and responsibilities for each level are included below to describe the career progression and support the determination of the appropriate level.
Minimum Qualifications (Required) Associate Network Engineer- Associate's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field; or four years of directly related full-time network or infrastructure experience in lieu of the degree.
- Two or more years of hands-on experience in network engineering, network support, infrastructure support, or related technical work.
- Working knowledge of OSI model concepts, Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP or API-based monitoring, Wi-Fi standards, WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise, 802.1X, RADIUS, and Windows, Linux, or network operating systems.
- Two or more years of experience supporting routing, switching, wireless systems, physical cabling, copper and fiber terminations, network closets, and related technologies in an enterprise or university setting.
- Strong customer service orientation, problem-solving skills, and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users.
Preferred: experience with enterprise campus switching and wireless, firewalls, unified communications, NAC/RADIUS, telemetry, packet analysis, and observability; and a current role-relevant certification such as Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, HPE Aruba Networking, Arista, Extreme Networks, or comparable. Credentials do not replace demonstrated capability.
Minimum Qualifications (Required) Network Engineer- Bachelor's degree or higher in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field; or ten years of directly related full-time enterprise network engineering experience in lieu of the degree.
- Six or more years of hands-on network engineering and design experience with increasing responsibility in a complex environment.
- Six or more years of experience designing and supporting routing, switching, wireless systems, physical cabling, cabling standards, copper and fiber terminations, and related technologies.
- Three or more years of experience implementing and supporting enterprise wireless standards, WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise, 802.1X, RADIUS, certificate-based authentication, guest/BYOD access, or comparable authentication systems.
- Thorough understanding of OSI, Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, telemetry, Net Flow/sFlow/IPFIX, QoS, and data network technologies; experience with cable and packet diagnostics, monitoring dashboards, and basic use of APIs, scripting, or configuration-management tools.
Current role-relevant certifications at the associate or professional level, such as Cisco CCNA or CCNP, CompTIA Network+ or Security+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos or JNCIS, or current certifications from HPE Aruba Networking, Arista, Extreme Networks, or comparable providers; experience in a multi-vendor campus environment with switching, wireless, firewalls, unified communications, NAC, RADIUS, cloud or hybrid…
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