Network Engineer

Position Number 001875

Vacancy Open to All Candidates

Working Title Network Engineer

Position Designation EHRA Non-Faculty

Employment Type Permanent – Full-time

Months per Year 12

Work Schedule 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Monday – Friday

Hours per week 40

FLSA Status Exempt

Division OneIT

Department Office of OneIT (Adm)

Work Location 

Salary Range 

Primary Purpose of Department 

The Office of OneIT provides highly reliable information technology infrastructure, tools and services to empower the University to achieve its academic, research, administrative and service goals.

Primary Purpose of PositionThe Network Engineer is responsible for the day to day operations of the organization’s core voice and data networks, network technology evaluations, protocol analysis, configuration and research, complex troubleshooting and analysis and special network projects.

Summary of Position ResponsibilitiesThis is highly technical and analytical work in serving as an engineer for networking, enterprise network planning, high-level troubleshooting, security, network system administration and/or networking products and services. Work includes the enterprise design, review of internal and external infrastructure requirements, technology evaluation, testing and developing guidelines for implementation. Engineers may consult with clients and/or vendors to determine future network systems requirements, their costs, design additions, solutions to complex network operating problems, and the design of network security systems. Employees develop request for proposals (RFP’s) and contracts for services and serve as the expert in that product area. Employees serve as experts on the network and network services including serving as a resource to senior analysts in network problem solving and design. This includes determining needs and researching new technology additions and improvements to the network. Additional roles may include technical engineer in network management systems or telecommunications networks (data, voice, video and voice over IP), network architecture, network systems administration, network services and converged network services. May serve as team leader within the work unit.

• Minimum Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant work experience; or
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant in-depth experience in large-scale network design, implementation, and analysis.
• Strong Cisco Networking experience.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and ExperienceTechnical experience with:

• In-depth knowledge of network architecture, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), network protocols (IPv4, IPv6, NAT, Multicast), and VPN technologies (Anyconnect, IPSEC VPN)
• Deploying and managing Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco Access Switches, Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto Firewalls and Cisco Nexus(9K) switches in data center environments
• Cisco VPN, firewalls, routing/switching, and software including Cisco IOS, CatOS, ASA OS, and NX-OS
• Technical experience with configuring advanced services features of Cisco ASR
• Technical experience with configuring appliance-based application load balancers
• Deep understanding of Cisco ISE -Managing network application technologies for Identity Services and 802.1X
• Configuring and managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Infrastructure

Necessary Certifications/Licenses 

Preferred Certifications/Licenses 

CCIE or equivalent certificate and/or experience

• Special Notes to Applicants
• UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits
• The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.

Posting Open Date 04/23/2024

Posting Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Proposed Hire Date

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Contact Information

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