Empire State University Hiring for Network Engineer at Saratoga Springs, NY Full Time

Category:: Professional
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Department:: Information Technology Services/CIO
Locations:: Saratoga Springs, NY
Posted:: Jun 5, 2023
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Position ID:: 163095

About Empire State University:

Founded in 1971 as the innovative campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State University empowers learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. We have decades of experience providing educational access through online teaching and learning, individualized instruction, mentoring, and prior learning assessment. We build on our students’ experiences to promote their growth and drive upward mobility and economic development in New York state and beyond. SUNY Empire’s 95,000 alumni are teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.sunyempire.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire.

SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that having diverse faculty and staff is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.

Job Description:

Empire State University, Office of Information Technology Services, seeks a Network Engineer (State Title: Lead Programmer-Analyst) at our Saratoga Springs, NY location. This key position will help engineer, configure and support all internal and external university networks, troubleshoot network problems and performance issues, and serve as Tier 2 technical support. The successful candidate will focus on the maintenance of a state-of-the-art network that services the university’s network needed at over 20 locations across New York State. This includes providing innovative and sustainable technology digitally connecting all the university stakeholders where variable models of teaching and learning can occur at any time and any place.

Responsibilities:

• Providing excellence in delivering network technology and support.
• Supporting the implementation, integration, and operation of physical and virtual classrooms, labs and administrative units.
• Maintaining in-depth understanding of emerging technologies related to networking.
• Responding quickly to networking issues including providing off-hour support as needed.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of five years’ applicable experience.
• Experience with firewalls, routing protocols, switches, VLANs and VPNs, software-defined networking.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems within a networking environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years’ experience maintaining a networked environment.
• Knowledge of video conferencing protocols.
• Previous experience working within Higher Education.
• CCNA or CCNP certifications.
• ITIL Foundations certification.
• Works efficiently in an independent and team environment.
• Experience with some of the following solutions:
  • Palo Alto
  • Force10 (Dell)
  • VyOS
  • F5
  • VMware NSX-V/NSX-T
  • Meraki Wirless
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Linux
  • Windows Server
  • Solarwinds Orion

Special Information:

• This position will be located in Saratoga Springs, NY
• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position

Additional Information:

Rank/Salary: SL3/ $65,000-$75,000

Empire State University is an EOE employer.

We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes; NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer professional-development activities for professionals and support staff.

IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE ADA COORDINATOR AT (518) 587-2100, ext. 2240. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (518) 587-2100, ext. 2800. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY WEBSITE AT www.sunyempire.edu/safety-security.

Application Instructions:

Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Name and contact information of three references

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