JOB REQUIREMENTS: Network Engineer, Senior Posting Number: NA01493
Employment Status: Full Time Job Family: Information Technology Position
Overview Be The Difference Begins with Great People. Are you looking for
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individuals to join our team people who think big, care deeply, and
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excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of
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Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package
includingmedical, dental, vision, 403(b) with up to 8% university match,
generous time off package, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses,
and dependents with no payback requirement! For more information, please
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The Senior Network Engineer works as part of a team of network
engineers, to ensure that the University campus network environment is
reliable, available, and performant. This is your next opportunity to
join an organization that invests in their employees\' career journey by
diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging
a healthy work-life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing
leadership training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion.
Duties and Responsibilities 1. Develops and deploys plans and designs of
network systems that will meet an organization\'s requirements for
performance, security, and compliance with relevant standards and
regulations. Conducts network architecture design, feasibility, and cost
studies. Obtain quotes for designed solutions and negotiates equipment
and services pricing with vendors. 2. Uses established commercial best
practice design to develop templates and documentation to improve
operation procedures. Configure and install various network devices and
services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN ,
QoS). Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service
packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations. Ensures security
patches are applied to all network infrastructure devices, including
voice and video systems. 3. Defines monitoring, maintenance, expansion,
contingency, and recovery plans and strategies to ensure the network is
responsive to changes in demand. Evaluates and analyzes network
performance metrics to ensure successful operation of the network.
Identifies and evaluates problems. Determines the risk areas and
mitigates their impact. 4. Select and implement security tools,
policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company\'s security
team. Ensures that network security policy and practices are followed,
implemented, and maintained. 5. Design, develop and maintain
configuration standards for network equipment. Serve as an escalation
point for network issues, including backbone routing and switching, edge
configuration, wireless, and Internet related services. Assist in
keeping network infrastructure documentation up to date and assist in
inventories for Cisco support renewal purchases. Works to minimize
support cost structures via contract pruning and negotiation with
vendors. 6. Participate in the design of extensions and additions to the
network and incorporation of new technologies and standards. Work with
vendors and partners to develop \"test plans\" and \"pilot projects\"
for new and emerging technologies. 7. Keeps informed of the latest
technologies to enhance knowledge of networking hardware, software, and
best practices. Work with project managers, network and systems
administrators and engineers for planning long-term technology adoption
and short-term solutions and mitigations. 8. Work within established
configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness,
approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure. 9.
Participate in after-hours on-call rotation and be available to mitigate
network issues during unplanned events. 10. Troubleshoots network issues
and develops appropriate solutions, resources, and deployment processes.
Campus wireless and wired network help-desk ticket triage. **
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Required Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities Bachelor\'s degree Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching or CCNA
Wireless Certification, CompTIA Networks+ Certification, or
alternatively 7+ years of demonstrated progressive experience
developing, designing, deploying, and managing large enterprise
Cisco-based networks At least 6 years of related experience Demonstrated
experience performing a customer service role with strong customer
orientation in a high-pressure environment, supporting a large user base
and working with a help-desk ticketing system Familiarity with Cisco
Campus Network design best practices. Has necessary skills to act as
coordinator to implement significant networking and security related
network initiatives under guidance of a Project Manager/Director of
Infrastructure. Some of these specific skills include: o Communication o
Technical writing o Critical thinking o Time management o Organization
Extensive knowledge in troubleshooting and engineering Cisco wired and
managed wireless networks with use of Cisco SNMP appliances (Prime
Infrastructure, DNAC , Cacti, etc.) Familiarity with management of Cisco
Wireless LAN controllers Ability to perform wireless network surveys
using several different applications and hardware including Ekahau,
Cisco DNA Center, Prime Infrastructure Planning, Apple Airport, etc.
Spec, build, and deploy Cisco multilayer modular and stackable switches
to be used throughout campus and routinely upgrade and perform
preventative maintenance on and off hours. Extensive experience and
skill working via Cisco IOS command-line interface. Understanding of
Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) troubleshooting and management
Understanding of IPv4 addressing and DNS configuration and management
(Infoblox) Understanding of enterprise-level network-related security
best practices Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Department: IT
Services Posting Date: 08/20/2025 Closing Date: To apply, visit
https://apptrkr.com/6551933 It is the policy of Marquette University to
provide equal employment opportunities (EEO ) to all employees and
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected
veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected
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Online: https://apptrkr.com/6551933 Qualified females, minorities, and
special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
