Network Engineer Security Clearance

Network Engineer with Security Clearance

Position Summary:

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, administering, and supporting the network infrastructure (wired, wireless, LAN/WAN) for the university’s academic, administrative, and mission-support environments. The role ensures high availability, performance, and security of network services, and supports future growth, accreditation/compliance requirements, and disaster recovery capabilities.

• Design, configure, and maintain network systems including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and other connectivity infrastructure.
• Plan and implement LAN, WAN, and wireless architectures to meet current requirements and anticipate future growth.
• Monitor network performance; diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve network problems to minimize disruption of mission-critical services.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity/storm control teams to ensure network infrastructure complies with applicable standards (e.g., DoD, NIST, CMMC) and integrates security best practices (segmentation, firewall policies, intrusion detection).
• Document network architecture, diagrams, procedures, and changes; maintain accurate and current network system documentation.
• Manage network capacity planning, installation of network hardware/software, and conduct periodic reviews of network architecture for optimization.
• Support disaster recovery planning and testing of network infrastructure; ensure configuration backups and recovery procedures are in place.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support to user community, respond to escalated network issues, coordinate with vendors and service providers for circuit installations/maintenance.
• Assist in scheduling and executing network changes, cut‑over events, and ensuring compliance with change‑control processes.
• Work with cross‑functional teams (IT operations, cybersecurity, academic computing) to integrate network solutions into broader services and projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent years of relevant experience).
• Significant experience (e.g., 5‑8 years) in network engineering/design/operations; higher‑education, enterprise, or government/defense environment preferred.
• Proven hands‑on experience with network hardware (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, Arista), firewalls, routing & switching protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), wireless networking.
• Experience with network monitoring tools, performance tuning, capacity planning.
• Solid understanding of network security principles, layered security in network design, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills; ability to work under pressure and handle critical network outages.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to document clearly and present to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple assignments.
• If applicable (for DoD/defense university environment): active security clearance or ability to obtain one.

• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE (or equivalent) or vendor‑specific credentials.
• Experience with software‑defined networking (SDN), network automation (e.g., Python scripting, Ansible), virtualization technologies.
• Experience in higher education network environments (e.g., campus LAN/WLAN, student labs, research networks).
• Familiarity with disaster recovery of network systems, network service level agreements, and enterprise wide‑area network (WAN) solutions.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full-time

• Information Technology

• Government Administration