Network Engineer

Job Title

Network Engineer

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Technology Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Here’s a Glimpse of the Job and Your Opportunity to Contribute   

As the Network Engineer, you will configure, troubleshoot, and resolve network issues/outages, and provide preventative maintenance for Cisco Routers and Switches and Building Automation Systems such as Siemens and Johnson Controls.   Texas A&M is designing and developing a next generation enterprise network which involves both ground up construction and renovations allowing for a variety of problem solving and on the job learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education

• 2 years of networking design experience

• Must have strong interpersonal skills

• Must be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or a person granted asylum or refugee status

• Experience trouble shooting Aruba wireless and Cisco switches (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Assists with network design activities

• Assists with tests used to certify network to required installation design standards

• Helps analyze, troubleshoot, track, and repair data communications networks

• Establishes contacts with vendors for networking support and problem resolution. Confers with clients to define networking requirements

• Documents network engineering designs, plans, maps, methods, and procedures

• Assists with new technology deployments and integration testing

• Helps monitor and maintain network security

• Assists with the evaluation of new technologies to determine their applicability with regards to clients’ needs

Why Texas A&M?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as: sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. In addition, you have access to many benefits and perks, such as:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays 
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave  and at least eight hours of paid vacation  each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
• Free exercise programs and release time for health and wellness programs
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning  training programs, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more 
• Educational release time and tuition assistance  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.