Specialty Research Network Administrator

Position Number: 129929

Title: Faculty Assistant

Functional Title: Specialty Research Network Administrator

Category Status: 15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category: Faculty

University Authorized FTE: 100

Unit: ENGR-Civil-Center for Advanced Transportation Technology

Campus/College Information: 

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The University reserves the right to rescind offers of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Offers are contingent on providing proof of employment eligibility in the United States no more than 3 days after the initial start date. If this proof is not provided within this timeframe, the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) Laboratory is the industry leader for transportation information analysis, visualization, and user interface design. We provide cutting-edge analytics products and an integrated suite of situational awareness tools for transportation practitioners. These products and services are rapidly changing the way governments operate and make decisions.

We receive hundreds of gigabytes of transportation data daily, making our petabytes of archived data likely the largest collection of traffic data in the world. Our clients use our software to monitor real-time operations and analyze that data to generate valuable insights. Our work saves taxpayer money, improves the environment, and saves lives!

We’re as passionate about transportation as we are about building great software. We care about building usable, stable, and secure software to analyze massive amounts of data. We use cutting-edge tech to build and maintain our software. We have a mature development process and use industry best practices to build the best software possible. Our team is composed of researchers, application developers, analysts, UX designers, data scientists, IT, quality assurance specialists, and customer support operating in an Agile environment.

Our office is in College Park near the University of Maryland, easily accessible by DC Metro, MARC train, bus, car, and bike. Local employees are welcome to work from the office or other locations with a flexible schedule around our core hours. Candidates must reside in the US.

We believe varied perspectives build better products, are proud to have a diverse team, and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

When you join our research team as a Specialty Research Network Administrator, you will work with a team of network and infrastructure researchers to architect innovative approaches for network topology design and implementation. Duties include evaluation of network requirements and systems, and development of innovative network designs and concepts that maximize thruput, improve reliability, and maintain secure communications supporting specialty research initiatives at the CATT Lab.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Perform innovative network topology design and implementation research.
• Develop networking and data security plans in support of research grant requirements.
• Operate and maintain existing networks across multiple on-premises data centers and development environments (200+ physical servers across 20+ racks of hardware) supporting specialty research.
• Install, configure, and manage various network devices including servers, switches, and firewalls.
• Design and implement networking solutions to improve performance in a 24/7 production environment with minimal downtime.
• Provide network troubleshooting and technical support to the Lab staff.
• Develop and maintain documentation including network requirements, designs, configurations, and diagrams.
• Evaluate and update network configurations to minimize security vulnerabilities in collaboration with Cybersecurity staff.
• Take initiative to find and implement improvements in the network infrastructure.

Benefits SummaryTop Benefits and Perks: Faculty Benefits Summary

Minimum Qualifications:Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience supporting a large-scale development and/or production environment.
• Experience with cable standards, current network technologies, network topology and design principles.
• Experience with Cisco firewalls.
• Experience with Cisco and Dell network switches.
• Experience with network diagramming tools such as Visio or Draw.io.
• Experience with VMWare, Hyper-V, or VirtualBox.
• Experience with configuration and management of NAT, Access Rules, VLANs, IPSec tunnels, remote access VPN, DNS, and DHCP.
• Strong communication skills

Preferences:Preferences:

• Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Experience with Linux (RHEL or CentOS).
• Experience updating network infrastructure with minimum downtime to the production systems.
• CCNA or CCNP certification.
• Experience with NMS (network management systems) and SNMP protocol.
• Knowledge of redundant network architecture, including protocols such as VRRP or HSRP.
• 2–3 years of experience in any of the above.

Additional Certifications: 

Additional Information: 

Salary range: $85,000 – $130,000.

Posting Date: 09/26/2024

Closing Date: 

Open Until Filled Yes

Best Consideration Date 11/01/2024

Physical Demands 

Predominantly operates in an office environment though significant periods of time will be spent in computer room and communications equipment spaces for installation, testing, and troubleshooting.

Diversity Statement:The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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