Senior Network Engineer, Information Technology Services

Type:  Full-time, Non-Exempt

Location: Main Campus, West Palm Beach

SUMMARY: Responsible for the implementation of approved network architecture and designs. Assists in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for network systems of varying (moderate to high) complexity. Develop and implement network enhancements while following corporate standards and providing recommendations for improvement.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Responsibilities

• Use decision making behaviors that require analytical, interpretative, and creative thinking that may not conform to established patterns to solve infrastructure and/or system needs.
• Provides subject matter expertise pertaining to the network infrastructure.
• Maintains and consistently improves a body of knowledge with respect to relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems and keeps abreast of current technology and IT trends. Makes technology recommendations to VP/CIO or Director of IS, as appropriate.

Key Technologies

• Network protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, UDP)
• Wired/Wireless devices (Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba)
• Firewall, IPS, BGP, OSPF, QOS
• LAN/WAN
• Virtual Network/ VMWare

Network Engineering / Administration

• Assist with day-to-day network maintenance to include installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting.
• Review and analyze current network processes and procedures.
• Develop and recommend improvements to network processes and procedures.
• Implement, manage, and maintain approved network process improvement recommendations.
• Develop and implement quality assurance and quality control plans for maintenance of the network.
• Review, analyze, document, and implement disaster recovery plans for the network.
• Research, design, and implement security solutions for network infrastructure.
• Monitor, review, analyze, performance tune, and make recommendations that will result in continued optimization of the network.
• Administer and manage firewall security appliances.
• Keep OIS abreast of emerging network technologies and the latest network standards.
• Monitor, review, analyze, performance tune, and make recommendations that will result in continued optimization of the network.
• Lead projects as an Engineering Lead and/or Project Manager to develop secure resilient systems.
• Prepare and maintain conceptual designs, schedules, and cost estimates for new and modified systems.
• Conduct design reviews.
• Prepare conceptual designs, schedules, and cost estimates for new and modified systems.
• Document, install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot switches, firewalls, routers, wireless systems, and ancillary support systems.
• Recognize, track, report on, and mitigate potential network security vulnerabilities.
• Generate and follow procedures for ensuring the continued reliability of the network.
• Research, compile, and analyze network designs to assist with the resolution of network issues.
• Apply standards, policies, principles, practices and techniques of Network Engineering and documentation.
• Utilize experience with network protocols, subnets, virtual LANs, firewalls, VPNs, and other common network technologies.
• Configure and support multicast technologies.
• Provide data for audits.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college / university required; Master’s degree preferred. Minimum five-years experience as a Network Engineer required.