Detroit Public Schools Community District · 11 hours ago
Network Engineer
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$99K/yr - $129K/yr
5+ years expDetroit Public Schools Community District is seeking a Network Engineer to join their Technology Infrastructure Department. The role involves network design, implementation, and troubleshooting of enterprise environments, ensuring optimal health and security of the district network.
Education
Responsibilities
Assist with secure network design, including establishing and implementing system standards, and maintaining accurate technical documents for WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, Firewalls, Servers, Video and VoIP solutions
Optimize network performance; troubleshoot and report network problems and outages, and schedule upgrades
Provide 3rd level support for WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, Servers, Video and VoIP solutions, including responding to help desk ticket and reported incidents
Conduct network assessment, security audits and after-hours maintenance and installation to keep all systems functioning at optimal performance levels
Assist with technology planning and annual budget activities to ensure optimal health of enterprise investments, including participation in RFP process, vendor relationship management and assessment of acquired solutions
Serve as technical expert for implementation projects, including timely coordination of project management tasks such as selection, recommendation, design, testing, and implementation of various solutions
Provide support and ongoing reinforcement of change management philosophies related to changes and advances in innovative business systems
Identify and document key policies, procedures, and governance for enterprise systems operations, including knowledge articles as needed
Mentor and grow less experienced engineers, as well as prospective talent in more junior roles, throughout the organization as well as students in career pathways for information technology
Support internal run and maintain activities, including remote monitoring and management system, respond to alerts, monitor health, and seek improvement opportunities
Maintain awareness and critical skills in alignment with industry trends, best practices and latest technology standards to ensure the network services remain optimized and secure
Collaborate effectively with various teams
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or relevant experience
CCNA minimal requirement; CCNP Certification is desired
Network+ minimal requirement
5+ years of Experience with Switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN's), Routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP), WAN Technologies (MPLS, VPLS, VPN), and Security (Fortinet/Cisco Firewalls, IPS, IPSec and SSL-VPNs)
Experience in designing complex networks and implementing solutions effectively
Operational experience with industry standard security protocols and procedures
Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP, including packet-level traffic analysis
Experience with VoIP, QoS, IP Telephony technologies and IoT devices
Experience with Cisco Wireless Deployments, Cisco ISE, Cisco Data Center Switching, Security methodology, Load Balancing, VMware, TACACS+, and network monitoring tools
Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. Cisco Catalyst Center/Prime Infrastructure, SolarWinds, SNMP network tools), and network scripting and automation languages (e.g., Python, Bash and Ansible)
Experience in the development of network performance metrics and reporting dashboards
Ability to provide on-call support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including working ability to interact with cross-functional teams and all stakeholders
Must have own transportation to travel to various District locations
Ability to lift and carry at least 25lbs without assistance
Preferred
Experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), SD-WAN, and Cloud networking
Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. Cisco Catalyst Center/Prime Infrastructure, SolarWinds, SNMP network tools), and network scripting and automation languages (e.g., Python, Bash and Ansible) is highly Plus
Company
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit Public Schools Community District educate and empower every student, in every community, every day, to build a stronger Detroit.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Joseph Flint
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TITLE I SCHOOL REFORM SPECIALIST
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