Senior Network Systems Engineer

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.

The Network Services department of Boston College Information Technology Services is responsible for all of the University’s network infrastructure ( ex: switches/routers/ VPNs/wireless devices/firewalls/datacenters)  and interconnections between the University’s campuses, internet, Internet2 and cloud applications and services.  The staff works closely with the systems and ITS security teams. The Senior Network Systems Engineer provides technical expertise in the engineering, installation, monitoring and maintenance of the network in support of the University’s business needs and academic mission.  

Position Requirements:
- Work collaboratively as a member of the Network Services engineering team and in cross-functional teams within IT and across the University.  
- Embrace the mission and strategic goals of Boston College and the role of technology in fulfilling those goals.
- Flexibility, willingness & ability to quickly learn and support new technologies as needed. 
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Oral and written communication skills, especially the ability to produce thorough and clear written documentation.
- Off-hours support for troubleshooting, configuration changes and deploying new equipment as required. 
Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:
Senior level salary up to 115K

Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree and minimum of 6 years relevant experience preferred.
- Cisco certifications are a plus.
- Verbal and written communication skills: must be able to articulate technical issues & solutions and produce clear, concise written documentation. 

Technical Qualifications
- Expertise with all network protocols including  IPV4  / OSPF / BGP / protocol analysis / VPNs / Firewalls / SNMPv3, netflow & monitoring tools
- Experience with Cisco (nexus/ASR/ASA/Firepower ), Fortigate, Extreme Networks and Aruba wireless network equipment
- Knowledge of IPV6, AWS/cloud networking, SIP/VoIP experience desirable. 
- Familiarity with programming / scripting ( ex: Python) skills a plus

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts background checks including education, and verifies COVID-19 vaccination as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status.  To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .