Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

The Network Services department of Boston College Information Technology Services is responsible for all of the University's network infrastructure ( ex: switches/routers/ VPNs/wireless devices/firewalls/datacenters) and interconnections between the University's campuses, disaster recovery sites, internet, Internet2 and cloud applications and services. This network is essential for all of the academic, research and business functions of the University.

The Network Systems Engineer analyzes networking needs, recommends solutions, designs, implements, maintains and supports the University's local area network (LAN) and the wide area network (WAN). This individual must be able to work independently, juggle multiple demands and prioritize work in a dynamic environment.

The staff works closely with the systems and ITS security teams. The Network Systems Engineer provides technical expertise in the engineering, installation, monitoring and maintenance of the network in support of the University's business needs and academic mission.

The candidate should possess the following demonstrated functional and technical competencies:

• The ability to communicate effectively (oral/written).
• Strong customer service skills and client focus.
• Proactive attitude, uses initiative to react quickly and works effectively in emergency situations under minimum supervision.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work within a strong team environment is essential.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to divide focus among many different projects.
• Work with other engineers and multiple vendors to complete complex projects.
• Analytical skills - diagnosing problems and completing root cause analysis.
• Ability to understand, analyze and resolve problems quickly.
• Excellent decision making and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to learn and support new technologies and train others.
• Ticket management: this includes documentation of work performed, follow up with customers and information gathering process to complete the requests.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Network Services engineering team and in cross-functional teams within IT and across the University.
• Embrace the mission and strategic goals of Boston College and the role of technology in fulfilling those goals.
• Flexibility, willingness & ability to quickly learn and support new technologies as needed.
• Off-hours support may be required to meet project/unit deadlines and time-frames and for troubleshooting/problem resolution.

Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:
Senior level (5 + years exp). Hiring Range: 100k to 126k
Mid-level (3-5 years exp). Hiring Range: 85k to 108k
Associate level (1-3 years exp). Hiring Range: 71k to 89k

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field a plus.
• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience preferred.
• Verbal and written communication skills: must be able to articulate technical issues & solutions and produce clear, concise written documentation.
• Cisco certifications are a plus.
• Experience working in a Higher Education and/or a large campus/corporate network a plus.

Technical Qualifications:

• Expertise with all IP network technologies including IPV4 / OSPF / BGP / protocol analysis / VPNs / Firewalls / SNMPv3, netflow & monitoring tools.
• Experience with Cisco (nexus/ASR/ASA/Firepower ), Fortigate, Extreme Networks and Aruba wireless network equipment
  Knowledge of IPV6, AWS/cloud networking, SIP/VoIP experience desirable.
  Familiarity with programming / scripting is highly desirable.

Work Environment:

• This position is on-premise. Occasional ad hoc work from home may be available for certain situations with manager approval.