NETWORK ENGINEER

Network Engineer

Ready to put your expertise to work where it truly makes a difference? At Cary, you'll join a local government shaping the future of our community and be part of work that matters every day. As a Network Engineer, you'll play a critical role in supporting the technology that keeps our organization connected, responsive, and ready to serve the Cary community. This is more than an opportunity to advance your technical career; it's a chance to bring your expertise to an organization where innovation, public service, and meaningful impact come together.

The Network Engineer performs complex technical work in the design, implementation, administration, monitoring, and support of the Town's enterprise data, voice, and wireless network infrastructure. This position ensures secure, highly available network connectivity across Town facilities, data centers, remote sites, and cloud environments. Work includes network architecture support, routing and switching configuration, firewall and secure access enforcement, VPN and remote access support, wireless systems administration, network performance monitoring, and troubleshooting complex connectivity issues. The Network Engineer works independently under general supervision of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), receiving direction on major initiatives and collaborating with other IT teams.

The position works closely with the Town's Information Security function to ensure network standards and configurations align with cybersecurity requirements and collaborates with infrastructure teams to support integrated system operations, enterprise services, and the operational needs of public safety and departmental technology initiatives. Because these systems continually intersect, the ideal candidate pairs deep networking expertise with hands-on experience in adjacent domains, such as server administration, cloud platforms, Microsoft 365, unified communications, and security operations, and is comfortable moving among them as operational needs arise. Network engineering remains the primary responsibility of the position.

Candidates who bring a broad, diverse skill set and the ability to contribute across multiple disciplines are particularly well suited to this role. Anticipated Hiring Range: $92,664.00 - $110,780.80

Cary ensures equal employment opportunities (EEO) are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Regular Full-Time Employees Learn more about our benefits. Cary is pleased to provide excellent, competitive, and comprehensive benefits to serve the needs of our employees and their families.

Because Cary believes that employees are one of our most important resources, significant dollars (averaging about 40% of annual salary per employee) are spent each year on employee benefits.

All regular full-time employees of Cary are eligible, and benefits coverage for new employees and family members is effective upon an employee's hire date.