Lead Network Engineer

• Job Type : Officer of Administration
• Regular / Temporary : Regular
• Hours Per Week : 35
• Salary Range : $130,000 - $140,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.

The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

A strong internal candidate has been identified for this position, however, we are still accepting applications from other qualified candidates.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Network Engineering; the Lead Network Engineer is responsible for overseeing the technical design, implementation, and project coordination for multiple network infrastructure projects.

The candidate must be well-versed in wired and wireless network systems.

The hours for this role are Thursday to Sunday from 10am - 8pm.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for day-to-day activities in support of the development of network architecture (wired and wireless), sets standards and experiments with new technologies in support of CUIT and CU-wide objectives.
• Tests new technologies in support of University objectives.
• Specifies technology for specific applications.
• Responsible for the development of budgets for specific network infrastructure projects.
• Responsible for the management and coordination of vendor-provided technical resources.
• Leads, directs and coordinates all network-related activities for complex projects.
• Develops full life-cycle project plans for medium to large projects.
• Develops comprehensive documents for multiple applications and / or subsystems.
• Responsible for the development of new implementation guidelines and standards.
• Determines how specific technologies will be deployed, accessed, utilized or decommissioned.
• Ensures that all technical decisions result in coherent system designs, using the most effective methods and tools.
• 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.
• Works with business sponsors on change requests to determine priorities and impact implications.
• 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.
• Drafts, presents and assesses other team members' change requests for submission to the Change Advisory Board.
• Maintains open and collaborative relationships with clients on ongoing project and maintenance work.
• Collaborates with customer groups to define user requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Works independently, makes time for unplanned assignments and adapts to changing priorities.
• Stays current with evolving networking technologies, architectures and best practices.
• Interfaces with senior faculty and staff and is expected to represent CUIT in a variety of venues.
• Participates in a periodic after-hours on-call rotation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. An advanced degree is desirable.
• Minimum 5-7 years' related experience.
• 5+ years related work experience in IT working with the following data and wireless network systems :

Structured cabling systems

802.11 wireless systems

Network technology components

IP network protocols and common network configuration

• Ability to perform advanced packet / protocol analysis throughout the seven-layer OSI reference model.
• Knowledge of data center network infrastructure design best practices.
• Working knowledge of Cisco switches, routers and Operating Systems (IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, ASA OS).
• Proficiency in routing protocols, including EIGRP, OSPF and BGP.
• Proficiency in Layer 2 network technologies, including Spanning Tree, DHCP Snooping, ARP Inspection.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in working with and generating spreadsheets.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellence in a variety of competencies including teamwork / collaboration, analytical thinking, communication and influencing skills, and technical expertise.
• Ability to work with changing priorities and with multiple projects.
• Ability to be precise and attentive to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work weekends and off-hour work on occasion.
• Presentation of a professional appearance.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certification or equivalent experience.
• Project management experience.
• Understanding of cooling and electrical requirements for data closets and data centers.
• 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.
• Experience interpreting construction drawings and documents.
• Familiarity with the ITIL framework.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and PCI compliance requirements.
• 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
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN).
• Working knowledge of MP-BGP, MPLS VPN, VRF / VRF-Lite.
• Experience designing, configuring and operating :

DNS and DHCP services.

Aruba Enterprise WLAN systems.

Cisco ASA Firewalls / VPN.

Cisco UCS infrastructure.

F5 LTM and GTM.

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