• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $90,000 - $135,000

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Network Engineering; the Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the technical design, implementation, and project coordination for multiple network infrastructure projects. The candidate must be well-versed in wired and wireless network systems.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development of network architecture and standards.
• Tests new technologies in support of University objectives.
• Recommends technology for specific applications.
• Calculates project cost estimates.
• Works within budgets to deliver projects on time while working under tight deadlines.
• Interacts with and provides direction to network technicians installing structured cabling systems.
• Attends construction meetings, reviews and comments on IT construction drawings, and collaborates with architects and design engineers on both large- and small-scale construction projects.
• Ensures that all technical decisions result in coherent network designs using the most effective methods and tools.
• Performs system maintenance, configures equipment, installs software and upgrades, installs patches, and monitors system status.
• Designs campus-wide wired and wireless network architecture.
• Drafts and presents change requests to the Change Advisory Board.
• Performs network engineering tasks for multiple projects supporting several University initiatives, including the CU Manhattanville Campus expansion.
• Develops original and creative technical solutions to ongoing network engineering efforts.
• Responsible for the documentation of network designs, including reviewing and archiving as-built network drawings, wireless survey test results, generating network architecture logical diagrams, IPv4 and IPv6 address assignments, wireless access point placement and wireless controller configuration, access layer, distribution layer, and core router configurations.
• Responsible for generating work orders which include detailed procedures for network installations and changes to be performed by other team members.
• Provides project management oversight of complex, cross-technology projects.
• Collaborates with customer groups to define and translate user requirements into technical solutions.
• Works with minimal direction and supervision makes time for unplanned assignments, and adapts to changing priorities.
• Interfaces with senior faculty and staff.
• Participates in a periodic after-hours on-call rotation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 4-6 years of related experience.
• 4+ years related work experience in IT working with the following network systems and technologies:
  • Structured cabling systems
  • Power distribution and UPS systems
  • 802.11 wireless systems
  • IP network protocols and common network configurations
• Experience interpreting construction drawings and documents.
• Understanding of cooling and electrical requirements for data closets and data centers.
• Ability to plan, implement, test, and troubleshoot hardware & software.
• Knowledge and understanding of the IP protocol and LAN/WLAN administration in a secure but open environment.
• Proficiency in routing protocols, including EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP.
• Proficiency in Layer 2 network technologies, including Spanning Tree, DHCP Snooping, ARP Inspection.
• Working knowledge of Cisco switches, routers, and operating systems (IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, ASA OS).
• Presentation of a professional appearance.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent experience.
• Project management experience.
• Familiarity with NYC building and electrical codes.
• Familiarity with BICSI recommended best practices.
• Hands-on experience with the physical installation and certification of structured cabling systems.
• Proficiency in the use of Bluebeam Revu software for construction drawing mark-ups and take-offs.
• Familiarity with Aruba wireless solutions.
• Experience in designing and implementing Cloud Networking solutions in AWS/Azure.
• Familiarity with remote access and site-to-site VPNs.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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