Senior Network Engineer

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health benefits

Tuition discount

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to manage and maintain the network infrastructure for the Salt Lake City headquarters and associated services. The role will monitor network availability, performance, and security across LAN, WAN, firewall, and wireless environments.

Ideal candidates will have deep experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, and Arista infrastructure, along with hands-on expertise in load balancing, VPNs, and virtualization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• 8 years of network administration experience.
• CCNA/CCNP certifications.
• Expertise with F5/BigIP and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Experience with VLANs, VPN, QoS, and WAN technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support LAN and WAN network devices.
• Manage Internet access and security appliances.
• Support remote and wireless access.
• Test and evaluate network systems to eliminate problems and improve performance.
• Escalate network issues to vendors or internal staff.
• Plan and implement voice, data, and wireless infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize network security and performance.

Skills

Networking administration

CCNA/CCNP

F5/BigIP

Palo Alto firewalls

VPN/WAN concepts

IPv4/IPv6

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Cisco IOS

Arista OS

VMware/Hyper-V

VPN technologies

Security appliances

Job description

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our countryâand you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureâconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 408

Pay Range: $118,900.00 - $178,500.00

Job Description

The Senior Network Engineer is part of Enterprise Infrastructure Network team and is responsible for managing and maintaining the network infrastructure, as well as monitoring network availability and performance. This position will support network services for the LAN and WAN infrastructure including Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routers, and switches and Arista wireless infrastructure. Detail oriented with the ability to work with minimum supervision, and thoughtful customer service. Availability to be on-call for periodic tasks outside of normal working hours. Able to travel.
The Senior Network Engineer is also responsible for recommending and implementing best security and performance practices for continued improvement to the network infrastructure.
This is an in-office position designated to work 5 days a week from our Salt Lake City headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Manages and supports LAN and WAN network devices.
• Manages and supports Internet access and security appliances.
• Manages and supports remote and wireless access.
• Tests and evaluates network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.
• Escalates network problems to appropriate vendors and/or internal personnel.
• Manages technology planning through ongoing research and consulting.
• Architects, plans, implements and supports the voice, data, and wireless network and computing infrastructure.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Knowledge of switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN's) and routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP)
• Knowledge of WAN Technology (MPLS, VPLS, VPN) and Voice Technology (VOIP, QOS, SIP)
• Skilled at large scale wireless deployments.
• Ability to use security software, including anti-virus, anti-spam, and anti-spyware.
• Knowledgeable in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, CIFS, LDAP, and Microsoft AD) and possesses an understanding of how to support these applications/protocols when accessed through VPN and firewall appliances.
• Deep understanding of load balancing technologies (F5, ELB) and network automation (Cisco ACI, VRO)
• Knowledge of VMware and/or Hyper-V for server virtualization
• Knowledge and experience with IPv4, IPv6, TCP, HSRP/GLBP, IPSEC, VPN, DNS, and HTTP
• Energetic self-starter
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Thorough and detail oriented
• Ability to be âon-call' for period tasks outside of normal working hours.
• Ability to travel
• Knowledge of power management
• Must be able to lift 30lbs
• Experience with cross connection and rack management

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  (Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.)
• 8 years of network administration experience
• Vendor Certifications (CCNA/CCNP)
• Expertise with F5/BigIP
• Expertise with Palo Alto firewalls

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.