All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated).Working Title:Information Technology Spec 5 - Network Engineer
Institution: Minnesota State System Office
Classification Title:Information Technology Spec 5
Bargaining Unit / Union:214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
City:St. Paul
FLSA:Job Exempt
Full Time / Part Time:Full time
Employment Condition: Classified - Unlimited
Salary Range: $40.43 - $69.11
Job DescriptionThis position is responsible for the design, administration, management, and security of the Minnesota State Enterprise-Wide Area Network (WAN). This position leads the engineering, project management, deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the Minnesota Statewide area network. This position serves as a senior consultant to Minnesota State System Office ITS teams and IT teams at Member Institutions concerning network architecture and security.
Salary Range:$40.43 - $69.11/hourly ($84,418 - $144,302/annually)
Minimum Qualifications- Six (6) years of experience administering, configuring, managing, supporting, and troubleshooting industry-leading physical and virtual security appliances, and cloud services for an enterprise environment.
- Demonstrated competency in the following areas: IP subnetting, QOS, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VTP, VPN, security (IPS, IDS, and Internet security), switching, and routing (both interior and exterior protocols).
- Demonstrated advanced experience supporting LANs, WANs, firewalls, and cloud-based infrastructure and services.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, lead, and schedule projects and provide work directions and guidance to others.
- Demonstrated communication skills with multiple levels of an organization, including interaction with other teams, departments, business partners, and vendors, sufficient to collaborate effectively and ensure services are highly available and resilient.
- Ability to define, organize, and manage multiple projects, tasks, and issues concurrently.
Preferred Qualification - Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
- Previous experience supporting enterprise technology services in a higher education environment.
- Experience with Enterprise Services and Security Management in a cloud infrastructure. Examples include Azure (preferred), Amazon, and Google.
- Demonstrated conversational experience with Security solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- ITIL Certification (Foundations or higher, v2 or v3).
- Certification(s) with nationally recognized network security organizations (i.e., SANS Institute, CIS, etc.)
- Certifications with industry-leading solution providers (i.e., Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, etc.)
Other Requirementsn/a
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework (Yes/No)Hybrid, contingent on project requirements and operational activities
Desired Start Date:08-26-2026
Position End Date:Open Date:07-10-2026
Close Date:07-27-2026
Posting Contact Name:Shane Moore
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