Network Engineer & Senior Network Engineer

OVERVIEW

The University of St. Thomas invites qualified candidates to apply for a Network Engineer or a Senior Network Engineer position within Innovation and Technology Services.

 

Through this one job posting, we are hiring TWO individuals: one at a Network Engineer level and one at a Senior Network Engineer level. Many of the job duties and essential functions are similar in nature, with the Senior role being at a leadership and decision making level. 

 

The University of St. Thomas embraces belonging and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity and personal attention call us to embody and champion an inclusive environment.  The University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO).  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or other protected characteristic.  This commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity is consistent with our mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.  A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals of this mission.

 

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:

• Up to 100% tuition remission for employees and dependents upon eligibility
• Up to 50% tuition remission for spouses upon eligibility
• A generous Employer retirement contribution of 9.4% of annual salary upon eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Employer-paid disability, life, and AD&D benefits

Salary Range:

Network Engineer: $76,280 to $82,400

Senior Network Engineer: $84,100 to $92,700

 

The University of St. Thomas has provided a salary range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The specific salary offered will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Network Engineer will contribute to the design, maintenance, and support of the wired and wireless network, voice, and video infrastructure at St. Thomas. This position requires strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and communication skills to ensure reliable and secure network operations. The Network Engineer will work closely with Senior Network Engineers and other team members to implement best practices, troubleshoot issues, and support the university’s academic and business needs.

 

This position will serve as a technical resource on projects for both on-premises and cloud-based networking environments.  The position will build and maintain collaborative relationships with St. Thomas academic/business units, external vendors, and other departments within ITS. 

 

The Senior Network Engineer will provide architectural guidance, design, and technology leadership using best practices for the wired and wireless network, voice, and video infrastructure architecture at St. Thomas.  The person in this position will demonstrate leadership, problem solving, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.  Additional responsibilities include escalated troubleshooting and incident resolution, network engineering and configuration, coordination of upgrades and changes, migrations and installations as the business requires, follow-through on assigned project tasks and ownership of issues in need of resolution. 

 

This position will serve as technical lead on projects, provide direction and leadership in determining technical architecture for both on-premises and cloud-based networking environments, and build and maintain collaborative relationships with St. Thomas academic/business units, external vendors, and other departments within ITS. 

 

Both of these positions are responsible for 24X7 support of systems and services. Some on-call and/or network emergency duties may be required.  Both positions work on-site, mainly on the St. Paul campus. 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF NETWORK ENGINEER/SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER 

Contribute to/provide network design and architecture in partnership with stakeholders and ITS Operations groups: 

• Contribute to/develop and promote technology roadmap for University of St. Thomas wired and wireless networks and telecommunications inf