Network Engineer - Senior

• Coaches, mentors, and trains new staff in their assigned duties in order to achieve a standard of excellence in the department.
• Provides level III network support for Information Services & Technology customers.
• Determines the need for, prepares, and gives demonstrations, and supports network hardware and communications software products to new and existing customers.
• Provides networking design and implementation technical expertise to all members of the customer community.
• Prepares network hardware and communications software configurations based on customer requirements with agreed upon time schedule using the network lab to emulate customer requests in a test environment.
• Prepares customer cost estimates including initial purchase and lease costs, maintenance costs, supplied costs, as well as any other costs having an impact on either operating or capital budgets.
• Performs installation, upgrading, and patching of all Technical Services supported network hardware and communications software products.
• Provides preventive maintenance cleanings and inspections of network hardware.
• Designs and develops the network and communication infrastructure by investigating the emerging technologies and providing expertise for feasibility of potential implementation.
• Designs physical and logical network infrastructure transport mechanisms according to established protocols and building codes for new installations or modifications.
• Monitors, evaluates, and recommends changes to new and existing network installations. Ensures network hardware and software standards are in compliance with existing and future network installations.
• Assists the manager with the preparation and monitoring of the Networking Engineering budget.
• Takes an active part in cost negotiations with network hardware, communications software, training, and maintenance vendors.
• Provides expertise in ordering, inventory control, and return processes for components utilized by the Network Engineering team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.

OR

• A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum 4 years previous computer networking experience which should include both local and wide area communications., PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: L - Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly; requires occasional walking, standing or squatting.

$70.00 per hour