Network Engineering Team Lead

University of Vermont; Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Vermont is seeking a Network Engineering Team Lead to oversee the university's network infrastructure and telephony services, supervising the Network Engineers within Network Services. This role ensures reliable, secure, and scalable network services across campus for academic, research, and administrative functions.

You will lead departmental projects, coordinate resources with the CTO, and mentor staff while advancing connectivity to high-speed regional networks and

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of Network Engineer level technical expertise with design, troubleshooting, and management of medium- or large-sized complex enterprise TCP/IP networks.
• Bachelor's degree in technical field or four years of additional expertise.
• Experience managing large projects, including technical and non-technical aspects.
• Excellent customer service focus, collaborative approach to troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, wireless, and security.
• Experience with VoIP services, telephony.
• Experience with network management tools.
• A security-first approach to deploying services.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead the Network Engineering team and oversee departmental projects with university-wide impact.
• Plan and implement connectivity to high-speed regional networks and maintain Internet and national phone network connectivity.
• Collaborate with the CTO to allocate resources and oversee major projects and timelines for design, installation and upgrades.
• Engage with internal customers to resolve issues and partner with external providers to contract and implement services.
• Mentor staff and advocate for staff development and training.

Skills

Leadership

Network engineering

TCP/IP networks

Customer service focus

Communication

Documentation

Interpersonal skills

VoIP/telephony

Security

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Network management tools

Ansible

Python

Job description

Network Engineering Team Lead

The Network Engineering Team Lead is responsible for the operational leadership and coordination of the university's network infrastructure and telephony communication services. This role is responsible for supervising and managing the Network Engineers within the Network Services department, providing oversight of wireless and wired networking, Internet and Internet2 connectivity, VPNs, Cisco firewalls, and Cisco Unified Communications Manager, and other related systems. The manager ensures the delivery of reliable, secure, and scalable network services that support academic, research, and administrative functions across campus.

Key responsibilities include supervisory leadership of the Network Engineering team, leading departmental projects with university-wide impact, and assigning and overseeing staff tasks to ensure their effective completion; planning and implementation of the University connectivity to high-speed regional networks and maintaining connectivity to the Internet and the national phone network; identifying new departmental initiatives and collaborating with the CTO to allocate resources appropriately; and overseeing major projects and timelines focused on planning, facilities design, installation and equipment upgrades.

As part of the Chief Technology Officer's (CTO) leadership team, the Network Engineering Team Lead contributes to seamless operations across IT Infrastructure teams, including Collaboration Services, Endpoint Management, Infrastructure, Network Services, and Research Computing. The Manager works collaboratively to advance critical projects and coordinate cross-team efforts, especially where initiatives require multidisciplinary expertise. They engage with internal customers to resolve issues and explore network solutions, and partner with external service providers to identify, contract for, and implement services and to resolve contractual performance issues.

While this position is a supervisory role, it is also a senior technical role with approximately 70% of their time focused on technical aspects of the services for which they are responsible. The manager will serve as a mentor to staff and advocate for staff development and training.

Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

• At least 10 years of Network Engineer level technical expertise with design, troubleshooting, and management of medium- or large-sized complex enterprise TCP/IP networks.
• Bachelor's degree in technical field or four years of additional expertise.
• Experience managing large projects, including technical and non-technical aspects.
• Excellent customer service focus, collaborative approach to troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, wireless, and security.
• Experience with VoIP services, telephony.
• Experience with network management tools.
• A security-first approach to deploying services.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a supervisor, leading technical teams and mentoring staff.
• Familiarity with research and education networking (e.g. Internet2, eduroam) and high-throughput research data flows (e.g. Science DMZ concepts).
• Experience with project management tools or approaches.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting (e.g., Ansible, Python), proficiency with at least one major programming or scripting language.
• Experience as a network engineer or team lead at an academic institution.

Anticipated Pay Range

$130,000-150,000

Special Conditions

A probationary period may be required, This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position

FLSA

Exempt

Union Position

No

Job Location

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)

Open Until Filled

Department

Enterprise Technology Services/11600

Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE

37.5

Term (months per year)

12