Enterprise Network Engineer I

Job Posting Title:

Enterprise Network Engineer I

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Hiring Department:

ET - Infrastructure

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2029

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

This is a fixed-term position and is expected to end on August 31, 2029.

Flexible 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).

Purpose

The Enterprise Network Engineer I supports the Edge wireless team to design, build and operate the university's enterprise wireless network. This position assists with wireless designs and performs complex surveys that need an engineer on site. It also provides customer-facing technical support for departmental customers.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, assist with the plan, design, implementation and maintenance of the university's enterprise wireless network. This includes access points, controllers, SSIDs and RF settings. Troubleshoot wireless issues such as interference, roaming, authentication and client performance.
• Perform onsite wireless surveys in complex environments such as classrooms, labs, housing and event spaces. Assist senior engineers with wireless designs, document findings and recommend access point changes.
• Maintain good relationships with Enterprise Technology and unit representatives to understand end-user wireless and network needs. Coordinate surveys, maintenance and deployments with minimal disruption.
• Assist with evaluation of new network and wireless technologies, proof of concept projects, process standardization and configuration automation.
• Provide escalation support for standard wireless design and troubleshooting, and after-hours on-call support. Driving university-owned vehicles to job sites is required. Maintain an acceptable driver rating as established in Policy UTS157.
• Raise visibility of issues to extended team members with monitoring, fault detection, standardized operations and lifecycle 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 enterprise wireless platforms such as Cisco 9800 controllers or Juniper Mist.
• Experience with campus Wi-Fi design, survey or deployment.
• Experience with wireless site survey tools and RF concepts such as coverage, capacity, channel plans and interference.
• Experience with Cisco routers, switches and IOS-XE.
• Exposure to network automation or scripting (Python, Ansible).
• Higher education or other large multi-tenant environment experience.

Driving Required

This 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 Shift

• Monday – 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

Important for 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.

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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.

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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.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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