Senior Network Engineer

 

About Virginia Community College System:

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is a group of experienced and highly motivated individuals in a community-friendly work environment supporting our important public service mission and our Strategic Plan, Complete 2021. We educate 225,000 credit students annually and over 150,000 non-credit students at 23 Community Colleges with over 40 campus locations. Our mission is to provide comprehensive higher education and workforce training programs and services of superior quality that are financially and geographically accessible and that meet the individual, business, and community needs of the Commonwealth. The VCCS aims to- become a model institution for diversity and invites multicultural professionals from all backgrounds to contribute to its aspiration for building an inclusive community where everyone is given equal opportunity to reach their full potential. If you are looking for a new challenge and like a high-energy environment making a difference in people's lives, then you'll love working with Virginia's Community Colleges.

 

Job Description:

The Senior Network Engineer is a member of VCCS Information Technology Services. This position assists in designing and providing support for the large-scale enterprise network infrastructure including data, voice, video, and storage network services deployed over a wide geographical region. These services are used to support the enterprise-wise systems and are provided by a variety of equipment including but not limited to Cisco, Brocade, F5, and Palo Alto.

 

Duties:

• Design, implement, and operate highly redundant, scalable, and reliable network services throughout the entire VCCS.
• Respond to, research, and resolve operational issues and incidents.
• Design, implement, manage and maintain datacenter networking equipment including switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, and packet shapers.
• Design, manage and/or maintain enterprise firewalls, firewall configuration systems, and log collectors.
• Support IP based enterprise telephony and video services and systems.
• Manage network and voice circuit installation and activations.
• Design, implement and/or manage enterprise DNS and IPAM systems.
• Provide tier 3 technical support to VCCS College IT staff.
• Create and maintain clear networking documentation.
• Work as a technical resource on assigned projects.
• Stay current with networking and network security trends.

 

Requirements:

• Strong experience managing large and complex converged network environments
• Strong experience with IPv4 and IPv6
• Strong experience with BGP and OSPF routing protocols
• Strong experience with advanced networking practices and network virtualization
• Experience with Tandberg / Cisco or similar video systems
• Experience with F5 or similar load balancers
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, or similar firewalls
• Experience managing DNS and IPAM systems
• Experience managing data/telecom vendors and projects
• Record of superb customer service with excellent written/verbal communications skills
• Ability to gather requirements and develop solutions based on business needs
• Knowledge of current networking and network security trends
• Minimum 3 years' experience with a strong Cisco background
• A Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant education and experience that provides the required level of knowledge, skills and ability to successfully perform the functions of the job requirements.

 

Preferred:

• Experience with Cisco ACI
• Experience with Cisco Call Manager systems
• Experience with advanced inter-datacenter network design and management
• Experience supporting the VMWare hypervisor

 

Additional Information:

The VCCS System Office is located in the beautiful Arboretum Business Park off of Midlothian Turnpike in southwest of Richmond. Please keep this in mind as you consider this position.

 

This position is a state classified position and the individual hired will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. The VCCS offers competitive compensation along with excellent benefits and opportunity for career development.

Hiring Range: $65,000 - $88,000. Salary commensurate with education and work experience.

 

About the Richmond Area: The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean are within 1 1/2 hours. We have the beautiful James River, wonderful restaurants, shopping, kayaking, fishing, boating, state of the art hospitals, world-class museums, major historical sites, shows, concerts and festivals, automobile racing, and much, much, more.

This position will be located in Chesterfield County.

 

To apply for this position: qualified applicants must complete the online information section and questions, and attach a resume and cover letter with salary requirements for consideration, http://www.vccs.edu/careers

This position will remain open until filled, however, first consideration will be given to applicants who apply by January 3, 2018.

 

Reference, background, and e-Verify checks are required for all VCCS positions.

The Virginia Community College System is committed to fostering, cultivating, and sustaining a culture of diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The VCCS encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and those with disabilities in our effort to reflect our diverse society. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Contact 804-819-4685 for assistance.

 

We thank you for your interest in the Virginia Community College System. Unfortunately due to the volume of submissions, we cannot respond to applicants directly. If we believe your education, experience and/or skills may be a good fit for this position, a member of our team will reach out to you for additional information and next steps.

 

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