University of Connecticut · 23 hours ago
Network Engineer, Senior Network Engineer
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$81K/yr - $105K/yr
4+ years expThe University of Connecticut is seeking two Network Engineers to join their Network Services team. The role involves managing a Tier 2 service-provider network and requires expertise in evaluating complex network systems to deliver impactful solutions for various sectors including education and healthcare.
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Responsibilities
Ensure the continuous, uninterrupted availability, security, and functionality of the network
Perform installation, provisioning, and decommissioning of devices and services
Troubleshoot and resolve network related problems, occasionally under extreme pressure
Manage timely response to service requests and incidents within ticketing systems
Produce and maintain diagrams, records, as-built documentation, and operating procedures
Maintain and monitor inventory, assets, and tracking of equipment, parts, and materials
Participate in on-call rotation, including after-hours escalation support as needed
Maintain vendor relationships, manage contract installations, and liaise with end users
Lead, execute, and contribute to all aspects of projects from inception to completion
Create, debug, test, and deploy network automation scripts and programming languages
Contribute to and execute business continuity/disaster recovery plans as needed
Perform optimizations including tuning, upgrading, troubleshooting, capacity planning, etc
Oversee network implementation processes, including setting schedules and budgets
Research network technologies and stay up to date on advancement in the field
Lead testing and recommend purchases of hardware, software, security, and related products
Contribute to technical specifications and requirements for procurement documents
Participate in virtual and/or physical events and presentations to peers and/or CEN community
May provide leadership, supervision, training, and/or professional development plans for staff
May represent team and organization on advisory boards, councils, forums, etc
Must have a driver’s license and ability to travel to sites within CT, New England, and New York
Perform other duties as required
Lead long-range planning of the overall network, architecture, security, and capacity
Lead outage resolution and post incident reviews including detailed root cause analysis
Lead design and implement complex network systems including physical and logical topology
Lead business continuity/disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution
Present network plans to management staff/key stakeholders aligning strategy and need
Serve final as escalation point for incidents, requests, design reviews, and vendor escalations
Mentor and guide junior engineering staff and help with cross-team competency
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on optical, packet, security, and/or cloud services
Write technical specifications and requirements for procurements needs and documents
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 4 years of related experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience leveraging BGP, OSPF, and/or ISIS in medium to large scale enterprise networks
Demonstrated written communication skills
Demonstrated understanding of OSI Layers 1 – 4 and TCP/IP protocols
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex inter-related network systems
Bachelor's Degree in STEM and 6 years of directly related experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
3 years' total experience must have been as the lead or senior network engineer in support of a large-scale network
Experience leveraging MPLS and traffic engineering
Experience leveraging VRFs in complex network environments
Proven experience in providing high profile outage resolution and post incident reviews
Preferred
Master's Degree (MD) in a related field
5+ years' experience in an enterprise network environment or Service Provider network
CCNP, or equivalent level certification or better, Service Provider track preferred
Career certification(s) in cybersecurity, programming, and/or cloud provider service
Demonstrated scripting ability utilizing one or more of: Bash, Python, Perl, Ansible
Experience with Cisco ONS 15454/NCS2k and/or other optical networking platforms
Experience with web content filtering, associated regulations and technologies
Demonstrated advanced knowledge of DNS configurations and troubleshooting
Working knowledge of network security concepts and technologies, including but not limited to firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxy servers, access control systems, and web application firewalls
Demonstrated experience with Network flow data (i.e., NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX) or related forms of flow records and session summary data
Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline or related to computer networking
7+ years' experience in a large-scale service provider or multi-discipline enterprise network environment
CCIE and/or JNCIE certification; Service Provider track preferred
Demonstrated ability to write specifications, document existing, and planned systems
4 years' programming experience, which includes working directly with network systems
Experience developing and/or maintaining emergency/incident response plans
Project Management certification or demonstrated project management experience
Familiar with IT Security frameworks and relevant regulatory obligations and audit requirements (GDPR, SOX, NIST, ISO 31000, PCI, FERPA, and/or AICPA/SOC2)
Benefits
Defined contribution with employer match or defined benefit program retirement options
Excellent and affordable healthcare options
35-hour work week
22 paid vacation days per year, in addition to paid sick leave and 13 paid holidays
Annual merit increase program
Employee and dependent tuition waivers
A highly desirable work environment and work-life balance
Company
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut is a public research university that operates multiple campuses across Connecticut.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.68MKey Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyUS Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-10-30Grant· $10M
2024-03-28Grant
2023-06-21Grant· $4.5M
Leadership Team
Mingyu Qiao
Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (tenure-track)
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