Network Engineer Senior

It’s a great time to join the City of Boulder!

Application Deadline:

November 17, 2025

Compensation Details:

Full Pay Range

103,043.20 - 154,564.80

Generally, the hiring range is from the minimum up to 80% of the range.This is a full-time salaried position.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefit Eligibility Group:

Non Union (30+ Hours)

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Job Description Summary:

With limited supervision, installs, manages, monitors, and supports the city’s local- and wide-area network infrastructure. Leads strategic and capacity planning efforts, functional and technical design of enterprise systems, and resolution of complex problems. Evaluates telecommunications vendor products in hardware, software, and services and recommends purchases consistent with the organization’s short- and long-term objectives. Coordinates activities between all affected areas to ensure success without unnecessary system outages to Innovation & Technology (IT) customers. Recommends and implements network policies and standards and ensures adherence to security procedures. Performs troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of network hardware and software related problems. Plans for future network and communication solutions to coincide with the long-term priorities, goals, and needs of the city. Provides technical assistance to IT staff and performs related duties as required.

Job Description:

Are you a seasoned network engineer ready to take on a high-impact, hands-on role supporting one of the nation’s most innovative cities? The City of Boulder’s Innovation & Technology Department is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, security, and performance of our mission-critical network infrastructure.

This is not a remote role. The selected candidate must be available to work on-site most days, with regular after-hours and weekend on-call responsibilities to support emergency response and citywide initiatives across multiple locations.

What You’ll Do – Day One ResponsibilitiesYou’ll be expected to hit the ground running with deep expertise in:

• Network Infrastructure Administration: Manage switching, routing, Wi-Fi controllers and access points, point-to-point wireless systems, and leased circuits.
• Security Systems Oversight: Administer firewalls, firewall controllers, ACLs, IPS, AAA, VPNs, and web content filtering, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Cisco Expertise: Configure and maintain Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, wireless LAN controllers, and VPN systems.
• Hardware Lifecycle Management: Oversee specification, procurement, inventory, service contracts, OS/software/firmware updates, and replacement of all network hardware.
• Performance Monitoring: Install, configure, and continuously monitor all network components to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Why This Role MattersYour work will directly support essential city services, ensuring that Boulder remains connected, secure, and resilient. You’ll thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your technical leadership and problem-solving skills make a daily difference.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                 

Network Engineering and Administration. Manages and supports all aspects of the city’s network communications environment including, but not limited to, the following:  

• Manages and maintains the connectivity, performance, availability, and security of all city network infrastructure both on-premises and in public cloud environments (principally Microsoft Azure).  

• Delivers highly available network connectivity solutions for all city facilities and data center