Network Engineer

Department: IT Network and Telecom
Division: Information Technology (NUIT)
Requisition #: 11037
Location: Evanston
Full Time Percent: 100.00
Grade: ITS / 80
Salary: TBD

Job Summary

The Information Technology Department of Northwestern University is seeking a talented Communications Networking professional with strong technical and communications skills along with a vision for the future of campus and enterprise, data, voice and video networking.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Designing networked processing and information technology systems in a VoIP environment (both wired and wireless) including deployment and operation of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems and flow analysis tools;
• Maintaining an awareness of evolving information technologies through professional publications, outside contacts, and ongoing professional development;
• Leading in the maintenance and integrity of university data, executing data backup and recovery routines on a specified schedule or as requested and participating in the resolution of problems;
• Providing technical support to users by consulting, diagnosing and resolving problems on multiple software or hardware programs;
• Taking the lead in the installation and maintenance of networked processing components including servers, workstations, and software by participating in the configuration of systems and updates, analyzing system performance and resolving problems or making appropriate recommendations;
• Participating in long range planning of future enterprise, data, voice and video networking systems;
• Leading in the installation and maintenance of networked communication systems to link networked processing platforms with each other within and outside the University by participating in the configuration of equipment and software and analyzing network traffic patterns and resolving problems;
• Taking the lead in the installation and maintenance of information technologies including, but not limited to, video, wireless communication, and telephony;
  Performing other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired;
• 5-7 years of work experience;
• Good communication skills;
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent knowledge of computers and operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• A good understanding of TCP/IP protocol suite;
• Previous work experience with switching and routing protocols including BGP, OSPF and MPLS;
• Previous work experience with quality service across enterprise networks, VoIP and high availability networking environments;
• Previous work experience providing a secure networking environment (both wired and wireless), including deployment and operations of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems and flow analysis tools.

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Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.

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