Network Engineer

Working Title:

Network Engineer Job Class:
Information Technology Specialist 3 Agency:
Minnesota Lottery

• Job
• Location:
  
  Roseville
• Telework Eligible:
  Yes (50% per month)
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 12/09/2025
• Closing Date: 12/16/2025
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Minnesota Lottery / Lottery-MAPE
• Division/Unit:
  Information Technology / Infrastructure
• Work Shift:
  
  Day Shift
• Work Hours:
  
  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work:
  Monday – Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  Yes, up to 20%
• Salary Range: $33.38 – $54.87 / hourly; $69,697 – $114,568 / annually
• Job Class Option:
  Network
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 – MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status:
  Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  Yes

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well‑being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position requires an employee to be onsite at 2645 Long Lake Rd, Roseville, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location. Telework for MN Lottery IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements.

The Network Engineer designs, implements, and supports the network infrastructure for the Minnesota Lottery. The purpose of the Network Engineer position is to design efficient, cost‑effective network infrastructures utilizing both established and cutting‑edge technologies that meet the long‑term IT and business goals of the Minnesota Lottery, while also permitting the Minnesota Lottery to meet its short‑term goals and obligations. The role serves as a technical advisor in matters of networking and security across the lottery.

The Network Engineer investigates, recommends, and tests out new technologies to ensure the lottery remains compliant with industry best practices, solutions, and security.

• Working with other network specialists, architects, information security, and all departments within the agency to provide an efficient and reliable network to ensure operations are not impacted.
• Leading new infrastructure projects relating to the network supporting headquarters, regional offices, and to Minnesota Information Technology (MNIT).
• Designing computer networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), wireless local area networks (WLANs), internet connections, intranets, and other data communications systems.
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation, templates and diagrams, working with colleagues to constantly maintain details for managing and supporting the Lottery’s infrastructure.
• This position is also jointly responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the data centers of the Minnesota Lottery. This includes racking and maintenance of Network and Server equipment, and cabling.
• Acting as a project manager on complex Network and Data Center Infrastructure projects.

Position requires a minimum of three (3) years of information technology experience that includes all the following:

• Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining local, wireless, and wide area networks (LAN, WAN, WLAN)
• Experience with network hardware such as routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices
• Experience with planning and maintaining data centers
• Experience in implementing and maintaining network security protocols such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), VPNs, and access control lists (ACLs)
• Expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure and cloud network management such as Microsoft Azure and AWS

Ability to communicate effectively with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, who do not share your same culture, ethnicity, language, or other common experiences.

• A Master’s degree in…