Network Engineer

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

Updated: 16 days ago
Location: Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: ;

Position Information
General Information


Position Number 001875
Vacancy Open to All Candidates
Working Title Network Engineer
Position Designation EHRA Non-Faculty
Employment Type Permanent - Full-time
Months per Year 12
Work Schedule
8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Monday – Friday
Hours per week 40
FLSA Status Exempt
Division OneIT
Department Office of OneIT (Adm)
Work Location
Salary Range
Primary Purpose of Department
The Office of OneIT provides highly reliable information technology infrastructure, tools and services to empower the University to achieve its academic, research, administrative and service goals.
Primary Purpose of Position
The Network Engineer is responsible for the day to day operations of the organization’s core voice and data networks, network technology evaluations, protocol analysis, configuration and research, complex troubleshooting and analysis and special network projects.
Summary of Position Responsibilities
This is highly technical and analytical work in serving as an engineer for networking, enterprise network planning, high-level troubleshooting, security, network system administration and/or networking products and services.
  • Enterprise design, review of internal and external infrastructure requirements, technology evaluation, testing and developing guidelines for implementation.
  • May consult with clients and/or vendors to determine future network systems requirements, their costs, design additions, solutions to complex network operating problems, and the design of network security systems.
  • Employees develop request for proposals (RFP’s) and contracts for services and serve as the expert in that product area.
  • Employees serve as experts on the network and network services including serving as a resource to senior analysts in network problem solving and design.
  • Determining needs and researching new technology additions and improvements to the network.
  • Additional roles may include technical engineer in network management systems or telecommunications networks (data, voice, video and voice over IP), network architecture, network systems administration, network services and converged network services.
  • May serve as team leader within the work unit.
Minimum Education/Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant in-depth experience in large-scale network design, implementation, and analysis.
  • Strong Cisco Networking experience.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Technical experience with:
  • In-depth knowledge of network architecture, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), network protocols (IPv4, IPv6, NAT, Multicast), and VPN technologies (Anyconnect, IPSEC VPN)
  • Deploying and managing Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco Access Switches, Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto Firewalls and Cisco Nexus(9K) switches in data center environments
  • Cisco VPN, firewalls, routing/switching, and software including Cisco IOS, CatOS, ASA OS, and NX-OS
  • Technical experience with configuring advanced services features of Cisco ASR
  • Technical experience with configuring appliance-based application load balancers
  • Deep understanding of Cisco ISE -Managing network application technologies for Identity Services and 802.1X
  • Configuring and managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Infrastructure
Necessary Certifications/Licenses
Preferred Certifications/Licenses
CCIE or equivalent certificate and/or experience
Special Notes to Applicants
  • UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits
     The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.
    • The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist​.

  • Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education are listed on your application.
    • Please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.
    • Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application.
  • These documents will be used to evaluate your written communication skills as well as supporting documents of your knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and professional experience.
Posting Open Date 02/14/2024
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Proposed Hire Date
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