Network Engineer

Months Per Year:

12

Work Model:

Hybrid Work Eligible

Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability.

Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.

Effective Team

Collaboration:

Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives.

Emotionally Intelligent Communication: Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally.

Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions.

Flexibility and Innovation: Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact.

Mindful Inclusion: Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness.

Outcomes-Driven Orientation: Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

• Own the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of enterprise Wi‑Fi services across two campuses, supporting 1,700+ access points, guest networks, Mist Edge controllers, and diverse client devices.
• Administer and enhance wired network infrastructure, including Juniper and Cisco switching environments.
• Diagnose and resolve complex wired and wireless connectivity issues across a wide range of devices.
• Communicate clearly with end users and stakeholders throughout the troubleshooting lifecycle, setting expectations and providing timely updates.
• Manage critical network services including RADIUS authentication, DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM).
• Maintain and optimize network monitoring, alerting, and configuration management.
• Perform certificate management and updates across multi‑vendor network platforms.
• Plan and execute network upgrades, patching, and lifecycle maintenance to ensure security and high availability.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance windows and respond to critical after‑hours incidents as needed.
• Partner with internal teams to identify root causes, improve network performance, and enhance user experience.
• Contribute to documentation, process improvements, and operational best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years supporting enterprise Wi‑Fi environments with 200+ access points.
• 2+ years supporting LAN environments with 100+ managed switches including troubleshooting, software upgrades, and hardware support.

• Juniper Mist wireless and switching
• Cisco IOS switching
• VLANs, STP, PoE, and link aggregation
• IPv4, DNS, DHCP, SNMP
• OSPF

• Desktop – Windows and Mac
• Mobile – Apple IOS, Android, Other
• Various IoT platforms
• Proactively manage user expectations by providing timely ticket updates and end-to-end communication throughout the troubleshooting lifecycle.

• Visio: logical and physical network diagrams
• Excel: formulas, data manipulation, text manipulation,…