Job Posting Title:Enterprise Network Engineer I
----Hiring Department:ET - Infrastructure
----Position Open To:All Applicants
----Weekly Scheduled Hours:40
----FLSA Status:Exempt from FLSA
----Earliest Start Date:Immediately
----Position Duration:Expected to Continue
----Location:AUSTIN, TX
----Job Details:General NotesFlexible work arrangements are available for this position within the Austin Metro area.
This position is not fully remote and will require up to 3 days a week in the office.
This position provides a life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week, and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).
PurposeThe Enterprise Network Engineer I supports the Edge and Core Networking team to design, build, and operate the university's enterprise and departmental networks, while providing advanced technical expertise and troubleshooting for departmental customers. Develop, deploy and operate systems and processes.
Responsibilities- Under supervision plan, design, implement, and maintain the university's enterprise network and telecom systems to meet performance objectives and Service Level Agreements.
- Maintain good relationships with Enterprise Technology and unit representatives to understand end-user network needs to maintain classrooms, R&D labs, and university auxiliary venues.
- Assist with evaluation of new network technologies, proof of concept projects, process standardization, and configuration automation.
- Provide escalation support for standard network design, troubleshooting, and after-hours on-call support. Driving university owned vehicles to job sites will be required for this position. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy UTS157.
- Raise visibility of issues to extended team members with automation processes, fault detection, standardized operations, and life cycle management.
- Perform other related functions as assigned.
Required Qualifications- U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
- Two years of experience supporting enterprise or campus network environments, including routing, switching and wireless.
- Experience troubleshooting network faults and providing customer-facing technical support.
- Current Class C operator driver license required, with driving history review required prior to hire.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with Cisco routers, switches and wireless platforms, including IOS and IOS-XE.
- Experience with campus Wi-Fi design, survey or deployment.
- Exposure to network automation or scripting (Python, Ansible).
- Higher education or other large multi-tenant environment experience.
Driving RequiredThis job requires a class "C" Operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. The driving record will be evaluated to determine eligibility to drive a university owned vehicle.
Salary Range$80,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions- Data center / telecom environment.
- May work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
- Use of manual dexterity used for equipment repairs, installations and removals.
- Lifting and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted.
- Routine climbing of stairs/ladders.
- Identify color coded cabling systems such as 568A or 568B.
- Work in confined spaces such as crawl spaces, basements, attic/ceilings, cable chases and equipment rooms.
- Work in extreme temperatures, loud noises, around chemicals, around airborne particulates and around electrical and mechanical hazards.
- Occasional driving of a university vehicle.
- Work performed on concurrent multiple projects under pressure of rigid deadlines and/or time limitations.
- May require occasional extended work hours or on-call obligation.
Work ShiftMonday - Friday flexible between 7am-6pm, Occasional nights/weekends maybe required. After-hours on-call rotation.
Required Materials- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Pay Transparency:The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
