Enterprise Network Engineer III

Job Posting Title:

Enterprise Network Engineer III

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Hiring Department:

Enterprise Technology - Infrastructure

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Jan 31, 2029

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

This is a fixed term position that ends three years from the employee’s start date.

Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely. Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires Central Office approval.

Note: This position is not fully remote and will require occasional on-site work, typically 10-20 days per year.

This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.

The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Training and conference opportunities

• Tuition assistance

• Athletic ticket discounts

• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

This is a senior-level network engineer position in the Enterprise Technology Core Networking team that will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient network infrastructure in support of the university’s network services. This includes configuring and operating network security devices, such as firewalls, VPNs, and related systems to implement macro and micro segmentation based on profiles driven by Network Access Control (NAC) and Identity Based Network Services (IBNS) systems. This position will engage with both Enterprise Technology staff and academic and business stakeholders to ensure intended security policies are correctly translated into technical network controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate network infrastructure to implement macro and micro segmentation and layer 3 through layer 7 network controls to implement network and security profiles for users and devices on the UT network.
• Operate UT’s Network Access Control (NAC) and Identity Based Network Services (IBNS) systems.
• Participate in system architecture and planning for NAC and IBNS services.
• Provide escalation support (tier 3+) for complex problems related to NAC and IBNS systems.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access