Network Design Engineer II - Military veterans preferred

2025-08-09
University of Kentucky
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Lexington
Kentucky
40502
United States


University of Kentucky

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status.

Posting Details

Posting Details

Job TitleNetwork Design Engineer IIRequisition NumberRE51251Working TitleNetwork Design Engineer IIDepartment Name3L600:ITS Networking & InfrastructureWork LocationLexington, KYGrade Level47Salary Range$57,158-94,286/yearType of PositionStaffPosition Time Status Full-TimeRequired Education
BS
Click here for more information about equivalencies:https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalenciesRequired Related Experience
5 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) obtained within 1 year of hire date
Physical Requirements
Lift objects up to 50 pounds.
Shift
Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm. Afterhours work is frequently required due to system implementations and participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation as required.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for senior level design, implementation, and support of networking and infrastructure systems managed by University of Kentucky, Information Technology Services, Networking and Infrastructure Division. This includes systems, network devices, security devices, collaboration infrastructure, and all supporting systems including but not limited to DNS, DHCP, AAA, NAC, VMWare, monitoring and logging systems. This position supports functions critical to the operation of the University, including UK Healthcare.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Microsoft Office
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? NoPreferred Education/ExperienceDeadline to Apply08/22/2025Our University Community
We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.


Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * How many years of experience in a pre-sales or technical sales specialist role designing solutions for enterprise networks (enterprise wired / wireless networking, data center, WAN, or Security / Firewall)?
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 2 years
    • More than 2 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years, up through 10 years
    • More than 10 years
  2. * How many years of experience do you have in the operation of enterprise networks (enterprise wired / wireless networking, data center, WAN, or Security / Firewall)?
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 2 years
    • More than 2 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years, up through 10 years
    • More than 10 years
  3. * How many years of experience do you have determing enterprise network requirments (specificying equipment and creating designs) based on interpretting business and / or application requirments?
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 2 years
    • More than 2 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years, up through 10 years
    • More than 10 years
  4. * Please select the following techologies or tools with which you have at least 1 year of practical operation and / or design experience.
    • Enterprise Layer 3 Switching
    • Enterprise Layer 2 Switching
    • Cisco Virtual Switch System / Stackwise Virtual Switching
    • Enterprise MPLS / BGP VPNv4 Unicast and / or Multicast MDT
    • Service Provider CE Side IPv4 eBGP Peering
    • Cisco SD-WAN
    • Zone Based and / or Application Inspection Firewalling
    • Telecomm circuit lifecycle including (design, quoting, procurement, test and turnup, operation, and decomissionning)
    • Power equupment (UPS and PDU) lifecylce (sizing, design, and Implemenation)
    • Wireless AP / WLAN Managment and Operation
    • Wireless Controller Deployment and Administration
    • Point to Point or Multipoint to Point Fixed Wireless Deployment and Administration
    • Splunk
    • Solarwinds Orion and Associated Applications (Database, Polling Engines, NCM, etc.)
    • Statseeker
    • Cisco Catalyst Center
    • Cisco Identity Services Engine
    • Palo Alto Networks Panorama
    • Enterprise DDI suite (Infoblox, EfficientIP, Bluecat or similar, excluding Micorosoft AD DNS or DHCP)
    • Cisco Nexus Data Broker
    • Python Scripting for Network Device Administration Automation - Specifically interacting directly with network devices via CLI and API
    • Microsoft Visio
  5. * Describe the largest network topology you have been responsible for architecting. Provide a brief overview of the topology, number of devices, and technoligies called for?

    (Open Ended Question)


Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents




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