[Jobposts] Job vacancy: IT Senior Network Engineer - DIT, UMD

Mon Feb 8 22:03:00 UTC 2021

1.Which country are you in? USA
2. Will you take international applicants? Yes
3. Do folks need pre-existing work visas for your country? Yes
4. Is a relocation allowance part of the salary package? Negotiable
5. Can we telecommute? Yes, from the USA

*Position title:** IT **Senior Network Engineer*
*Position #: 126109*

The Senior Network Engineer’s role is to ensure the on-going stability,
integrity, functionality and evolution of the University of Maryland’s
Cisco CUCM VoIP telephony, call center, collaboration and E911 systems and
processes. In addition this position will provide engineering support for
the UMD local area networks, external connectivity and network services.

The position is heavily involved with full life-cycle service planning and
implementation, which includes developing plans for the network aspects of
service strategy, service design, service transition, service operations
and continual service improvement. This work is done in collaboration with
the Principal Network Architect and other Network Engineering colleagues,
as well as other stakeholders to gather and refine requirements, while also
staying current with industry trends and vendor capabilities. This position
requires strong analysis and planning skills in order to develop both
high-level voice system, network and network-related service roadmaps as
well as detailed implementation plans. Implementation plans include, but
are not limited to service improvements and upgrades (both client facing
and administrative), equipment upgrades/replacements, and general design,
security, and architecture improvements. This position requires an
extensive understanding of and experience with VoIP-based telephony, the
SIP protocol and Cisco’s CUCM VoIP platform, and may require the
development, deployment or integration of new voice services.

This position also involves the planning, design, and implementation of
voice and network infrastructure projects. The Senior Network Engineer
should be able to work both independently and as part of a team. Project
management skills and experience are required. The Senior Network Engineer
is expected to be the project manager/lead on a portion of the department’s
projects. This includes meeting with the stakeholders, gathering
requirements, pulling in resources within the team and outside in order to
coordinate their efforts, create and present designs, oversee and effect
the implementation of assigned projects, and handoff support to the
Operations Organization.

Documentation is a critical component of this position. Design documents
will contain diagrams, purpose statements, stakeholder requirements, test
plans, required personnel and hardware resources, cost estimates and
schedules. Other duties include managing network resources and assisting in
the management of network management systems and other support systems.
Presentation skills are required to present designs, market solutions to
stakeholders, and to provide training to operations staff and medium sized
groups (<50). This position requires the mentoring of junior personnel
within the Division of IT. This can involve a considerable amount of effort
and time training, shadowing, guiding, and reviewing colleagues’ work
activities and products.

*Minimum qualifications*

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience; and 7 years’ experience
in large-scale network engineering and telephony activities for
mission-critical networks (i.e. SP/ASP/Web hosting/Large Enterprise).

EQUIVALENCIES
Associates degree and 9 years related experience. H.S. Diploma and 11 years
related experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Strong knowledge of and experience with network design and engineering
activities.
Technical knowledge of, and experience working with:
- Cisco routers and switches and associated technologies and protocols;
configuration, operation and troubleshooting.
- Cisco CUCM (Cisco Unified Communications Manager) configuration,
operation and troubleshooting.
- VoIP signaling protocols, primarily SIP but including MGCP and H.323
- Cisco Cube SBC configuration, operation and troubleshooting
- Cisco Unity voice-mail system configuration, operation and troubleshooting
- Redsky E911 platform or similar E911 management system configuration,
operation and troubleshooting
- Technical knowledge and experience with network management and analysis
tools such as SNMP probes and Network Sniffers or similar devices or
programs.
- Technical knowledge of and experience of DNS, DHCP, IPAM and NTP
protocols and systems.
- Technical knowledge of network systems, protocols, and standards such as:
TCP/IP networking, 802.1x, STP, OSPF, IPv6, BGP, SIP, VoIP.

Ability to design, build and manage large complicated networking
configurations.
Ability to create scripts and other automation solutions to aid in the
completion of migration and integration tasks.
Proven experience and success with enterprise-level network engineering,
design, and implementation.
Proven ability to configure Cisco routers, switches and VoIP elements.
Excellent hardware troubleshooting experience.

*Preferences*

Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,
Information Technology, Information Systems or related technical field
preferred.
- Network related certification such as CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, or CCIE
certifications desirable.

Experience:
- Experience in a higher education environment is preferred, but not
required.

Knowledge of:
- Technical knowledge of network management and analysis protocols,
techniques and tools such as SNMP, Netflow, network simulation or similar
devices or programs.
- Administration, installation, configuration, upgrading, and
troubleshooting experience with server operating systems, including:
Windows, UNIX (Linux/FreeBSD).

Able to:
- Identify problems in the enterprise network infrastructure and propose
solutions.
- Design, implement and support distribution network, data center network
infrastructure and network security services.
- Integrate disparate systems.
- Identify functions that can be improved by process development and
implementation.
- Analytic skills and ability to contribute new thoughts and participate in
collaborative problem solving and decision-making.
- Creativity, originality, and ingenuity in the many technical and human
situations encountered in professional service.

*Additional information: *this position does not provide sponsorship for
visas.

*Physical demands: p*redominantly operates in an office environment though
significant periods of time will be spent in computer room and
communications equipment spaces for installation, testing, and
troubleshooting. Some work (less than 10%) requires moving and lifting of
heavy communications equipment.

*Best consideration date: 03/01**/2021 or open until filled*

*Please apply at: *https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/81084

*EOE/AA*

*Elena Franzoi, M.S.*
(Pronouns: She | Her | Hers)
Business Office Coordinator
5801 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740
301.405.4912 | 301.314.9100 (fax)
it.umd.edu
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