Network Engineer III

Middlebury College’s Information Technology Services (ITS) team has one common aim: to deliver technology services that seamlessly support the College’s mission of providing transformative and immersive learning experiences. To achieve this, ITS is building a diverse and inclusive team of creative problem solvers who are passionate about technology, have a steadfast commitment to information security, are strong collaborators, and take pride in delivering excellent customer service.

The Network Engineer III will help design and implement a new generation of networking solutions to support Middlebury College’s global operations for the next decade and beyond.

The Network Engineer III will lead the design, implementation, and operation of Middlebury's network infrastructure, lead major incident resolution and troubleshooting, lead network upgrade and architecture projects, all while focusing on continual improvement of network services and security.

Core Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain network routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, wireless access points, etc..
• Automate network device configuration, operations, health and performance, and security monitoring.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technology issues involving network services, serving as an escalation point for team and community members troubleshooting infrastructure issues.
• Proactively monitor network and data center infrastructure, systems, and services to maximize performance and minimize downtime
• Identify, track, and remediate security vulnerabilities on network services and supporting systems
• Serve as a networking technical project lead/project manager, developing implementation plans and coordinating projects involving multiple people, including collaborations with Facilities Services and other departments on technology services for campus building and renovation projects and data center management.
• Collaborate with ITS colleagues and consult with clients across the community about technology challenges and opportunities
• Participate in the ITS Infrastructure Services On-Call rotation; flexible hours are required to accommodate maintenance windows and/or address unplanned outages.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace

Requirements

Prerequisites

• Experience with campus networking solutions, including wired and wireless networks, as well as wide area networks and internet connectivity.
• Experience with data center networking including storage networks and High-Performance Computing networking solutions.
• Extensive experience managing routing, switching, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, and other fundamental network functions.
• Experience troubleshooting complex networking issues and in the use of network health and performance monitoring solutions to proactively identify and remediate issues before they escalate to service interruptions.
• Preferred: experience with Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Arista, and Mellanox network hardware.
• Preferred: experience with Ansible/Python and other network automation tools
• Hybrid/Remote work is possible, but the position entails visiting campus frequently to perform hands-on work on infrastructure, including occasional emergency visits to address critical infrastructure failures; living within a 1-hour commutable distance or less is highly recommended.
• 5 or more years of experience in the successful delivery of similarly scaled campus and data center networking solutions.

• Occasional data center related activities such as racking switches, routers, firewalls, servers, etc., as well as accessing network closets. Shipping and receiving computers, servers, network hardware, etc.

On-Call Responsibilities

Network Engineer III participates in the after-hours ITS On-Call rotation. ITS is responsible for responding to security and operational incidents 24×7, 365 days a year. As a participant in the rotation, the engineer is expected to cover on-call duty, carry a pager and respond to security and/or operational incidents that crop up for roughly one week every two months. Additional details are provided in the ITS On-Call policy.

Benefits

This is a full time, benefits-eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $82,514 - $105,243 per year.

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits. Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski area). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting.
Come join us and be a part of our team!

Benefits include:

• Excellent Health Benefits: choose between an Low Deductible PPO or a HDHP with employer HSA contributions up to $2,000 dollars a year, as well as vision and dental insurance options
• Retirement 403a with generous Employer contribution of 9% - 11% after 2 years of service (3% contribution for first 2 years). Option to start at the higher match level when transferring from an employer who matched at least 3% towards a qualifying retirement plan.
• Generous Dependent Tuition Benefit to pay for dependents' tuition at accredited colleges and universities
• Optional Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care and Healthcare)
• Core Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Combined Time Off (CTO): 26 days of paid time off a year for vacation or sick days in the first 2 years. 31 days of CTO after
• Holidays: Floating Holidays throughout the year as well as Paid Holiday from Christmas through New Year
• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Nordic Center
• Professional Development and Continuing Education Funds
• And more...