Job No. 156218
- Job Title:
- Network Engineer
- Employer:
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Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
- Location:
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Indianapolis , IN
- Posting Date:
- 20-Aug-2025
- Description:
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Job Summary
This entry-level position is situated in GlobalNOC's federal/research network engineering team. You will be working with other technical staff, management, and customers to understand and address a variety of operational problems in wide area networks (WANs), data centers, firewalls, and remote access VPNs which are connected through national-scope IP/MPLS networks. The equipment you will be managing includes vendors such as Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems, and Ciena.
Department-Specific Responsibilities:
Implements customer migrations and new deployments, while following change procedures to mitigate customer impact and downtime.
Helps handle network emergencies, troubleshoot connectivity issues, answer trouble tickets, and participate in rotating on-call.
Helps create accurate documentation and entries in our DB for network management.
Role requires breadth and developing depth in all network layers, security, network hardware, and customer experience in order to deliver the optimal solution for our customers.
Communicates well across multiple teams including Engineering, Service Desk, Systems/Software, and Project Management, as well as our customers' organizations at several levels, over technologies such as Slack and Zoom/Meet/Teams.
General Responsibilities
Provides design, evaluation, development, and deployment of network system software and hardware technology.
Identifies and resolves problems, issues, and assignments in providing daily network operational support.
Implements improvements to ensure network performance and reliability.
Performs basic network analysis to support the growth and expansion of IU-managed networks.
Assists project teams and addresses technical network issues.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science or related field)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Preferred
Some experience in network engineering or related experience
SKILLS
Required
Proficient communication skills
Maintains a high degree of professionalism
Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Preferred
Experience with network device and policy configuration on Cisco and Juniper
Working with Ansible and Git
Scripting in Perl or Python
Experience using a trouble ticketing system
Experience installing networking equipment
Experience working with both AC and DC power
Experience running fiber/copper connections
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Travel will sometimes be required to customer sites across the US to install, test, and turn up their WAN connections.
Note: Federal background checks and/or nondisclosure agreements on behalf of the GlobalNOC's customer base may be required to fulfill employment requirements. Please find more information regarding Background Evaluation/ Investigation here.
Additional Information
No job description available
Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
This is a fully remote position. However, this is subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Health savings account with generous IU contributions
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Basic group life insurance paid by IU
Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
Generous paid time off plans
Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Contact information:
- Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
- Indianapolis, IN 46202
- United States
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