Network Engineer

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Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational, and technological support services to the post‑secondary education sector. GCE works in partnership with Grand Canyon University (GCU) to benefit thousands of students, families, and the local inner‑city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community in which we live and work.

• Research and recommend upgrades/optimizations of deployed technologies.
• Lead in network infrastructure design and implementation (LAN, WAN, WLAN), with heavy emphasis on MPLS in a campus environment and cloud integrations.
• Manage, support, and troubleshoot complex network topologies and systems (Route/Switch, Wireless, Load Balancing, Firewalls, VPN).
• Conduct packet capture analysis and troubleshooting.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and work flexible hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or another related technical discipline from a regionally accredited institution AND 5 years’ experience as a network administrator.
• Alternatively, an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience.
• Prefer experience and substantial knowledge in most of the following areas:

• Networking (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, SDWAN)
• Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms, Cisco Prime, Arista, Aruba, and Extreme wireless
• Firewalls:
  Cisco, Palo Alto, Sonic Wall
• VPN:
  Cisco, Palo Alto
• Load Balancers:
  Citrix, F5
• Data Center technologies (VXLAN, ACI)

• Must work evenings, weekends, holidays as required to provide support and maintenance for systems, and to ensure 24/7 support and troubleshooting.
• Must be willing to participate in on‑call rotation.
• Must be able to pass pre‑employment background check.

• Exceptional workplace benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) savings plan.
• Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays.
• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events.
• Full‑time employees, their spouses and dependent children receive an Education Tuition Discount Program.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Information Technology
• Industry: Education Administration Programs