Campus Network Engineer — WAN, LAN & Wireless

Purdue Information Technology; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is seeking a Network Engineer to support WAN/LAN/Wireless networks and security devices. The role involves monitoring availability, applying changes, and coordinating with the Network Operations team.

Senior staff will lead design and implementation across campus segments, document projects, and mentor junior engineers. The position includes on-call duties and occasional after-hours work to maintain University networking operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in telecommunication, networking, engineering, IT or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience in network engineering, architecture design, supporting and deploying solutions for infrastructures including LAN, WAN, and Wireless networks
• US Citizen
• A valid driver’s license
• Four (4) years of experience in network engineering, architecture design, supporting and deploying solutions for infrastructures including LAN, WAN, and Wireless networks
• In lieu of degree, consideration will be given to an equivalent combination of related education and required experience (associate’s degree + 4 years of experience; HS/HSE+ 6 years of experience)

Responsibilities

• Direct involvement in managing network equipment across campus, including configuration changes and code upgrades
• Evaluate, implement, and manage various tools to monitor and support the network
• Create documentation for projects and processes
• Guide junior level network administrators and engineers
• Lead network design and implementation for one or more areas of the campus network infrastructure (e.g. Routing, Optical networks, Data Centers, Access Networking, Wireless, Firewalls, VPN Services, DNS, DHCP, Authentication, Monitoring)

Skills

Cisco networking

Networking protocols

Project management

Cross-campus coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in telecom/networking/IT

Alternative education/experience path

Tools

Cisco IOS/Networking tools

Firewall/VPN products

Job description

Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is seeking a Network Engineer to support WAN/LAN/Wireless networks and security devices. The role involves monitoring availability, applying changes, and coordinating with the Network Operations team.

Senior staff will lead design and implementation across campus segments, document projects, and mentor junior engineers. The position includes on-call duties and occasional after-hours work to maintain University networking operations.