Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Senior Network Engineer - (INF00000188)
Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Job Description: Senior Network Engineer
About SMU
SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs. SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence. About the Position:
This role is an on-campus, in-person position. Southern Methodist University seeks a highly adaptable network infrastructure engineer with an excitement to learn new skills and take on new challenges to join our Infrastructure group. The Infrastructure team provides support for the departments centralized networking and computing needs along with enterprise services they provide. Essential Functions:
Work within the current telecommunications team, assisting with operational duties that support the infrastructure ecosystem at SMU. Provide advanced engineering and support services to the campus data network environment in an environment consisting of network switches, routers, wireless (802.11), DataCenters, OSPF, BGP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, logging, and NAC technology solutions. Lead design and building of proof-of-concept infrastructure models to prototype networking concepts and aid in transition of those models into production use within the SMU ecosystem. Perform advanced configuration of routers, switches (layer 2 & 3), and other network devices. Investigate, implement, and support market trends in infrastructure such as: hosted services, virtualization, software defined, infrastructure as a service, containerization, etc. Plan, monitor, and analyze service resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning in reports to administration with solutions on forecasted issues or improvements. Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers and contractors for product evaluations, technical implementation planning, and procuring data networking-specific products and services. Be responsible for monitoring daily service tickets and ensuring resolution within defined SLAs. Be a task owner on assigned projects and drive tasks to completion. Continuously improve processes and procedures for infrastructure management. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree is required. Preferably a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics or a related discipline. A minimum of five (5) years of experience is required. Candidate with 5+ years of technical operations experience is a plus. Candidate must have the ability to translate technical recommendations into a visual format for presentation to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to influence through data visualization. Candidate with extensive experience with maintaining a campus or metropolitan network infrastructure is desired. Ability to solve complex problems by successive decomposition. Candidate must demonstrate fluency and experience with aruba wireless, network switches, routers, and firewalls. Candidate must have proficient knowledge of protocol analyzers (e.g. Wireshark) and deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS). Certification with Linux, Windows, or macOS (OS X) operations systems desirable. Benefits:
SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution. SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU. EEO Statement:
SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.
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SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs. SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence. About the Position:
This role is an on-campus, in-person position. Southern Methodist University seeks a highly adaptable network infrastructure engineer with an excitement to learn new skills and take on new challenges to join our Infrastructure group. The Infrastructure team provides support for the departments centralized networking and computing needs along with enterprise services they provide. Essential Functions:
Work within the current telecommunications team, assisting with operational duties that support the infrastructure ecosystem at SMU. Provide advanced engineering and support services to the campus data network environment in an environment consisting of network switches, routers, wireless (802.11), DataCenters, OSPF, BGP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, logging, and NAC technology solutions. Lead design and building of proof-of-concept infrastructure models to prototype networking concepts and aid in transition of those models into production use within the SMU ecosystem. Perform advanced configuration of routers, switches (layer 2 & 3), and other network devices. Investigate, implement, and support market trends in infrastructure such as: hosted services, virtualization, software defined, infrastructure as a service, containerization, etc. Plan, monitor, and analyze service resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning in reports to administration with solutions on forecasted issues or improvements. Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers and contractors for product evaluations, technical implementation planning, and procuring data networking-specific products and services. Be responsible for monitoring daily service tickets and ensuring resolution within defined SLAs. Be a task owner on assigned projects and drive tasks to completion. Continuously improve processes and procedures for infrastructure management. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree is required. Preferably a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics or a related discipline. A minimum of five (5) years of experience is required. Candidate with 5+ years of technical operations experience is a plus. Candidate must have the ability to translate technical recommendations into a visual format for presentation to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to influence through data visualization. Candidate with extensive experience with maintaining a campus or metropolitan network infrastructure is desired. Ability to solve complex problems by successive decomposition. Candidate must demonstrate fluency and experience with aruba wireless, network switches, routers, and firewalls. Candidate must have proficient knowledge of protocol analyzers (e.g. Wireshark) and deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS). Certification with Linux, Windows, or macOS (OS X) operations systems desirable. Benefits:
SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution. SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU. EEO Statement:
SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.
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