Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the VCCS enterprise network infrastructure, data center switching, WAN routing, and firewall services and does not require face-to-face interaction with the public, including students. This position routinely completes remote after-hours and weekend maintenance on the network infrastructure to minimize service interruptions during normal business hours.

It is expected that the employee will be capable of working a hybrid schedule as this position is telework eligible, planning time appropriately, and going to college locations, the System Office, the Shared Services Center, VCCS data centers, and network infrastructure serving all 23 college campuses and their associated satellite locations in Virginia. The employee will attend all required meetings as necessary, either in person or from remote locations as dictated by present circumstances. The employee will be generally available during normal work hours but will be fully prepared to work as needed outside of those hours to maintain the 24×7 service required by the VCCS.

For full consideration, please apply by September 13, 2026.

Special Assignments - May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications - Comprehensive knowledge: Cisco Routers, BGP and OSPF routing protocols, QOS, PRTG, Routing and Switching, VLANs, Cabling, Sub-netting, NIC-bonding, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, Brocade and Cisco switches, BlueCat DNS and DHCP, WLAN, Wireshark, Firewalls, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Panorama, Aruba ClearPass RADIUS and TACACS. Considerable knowledge: F5 BigIP LTM, F5 BigIP ASM, F5 BigIP iRules, SSL Certificates. Working knowledge: Palo Alto Global Protect VPN, Change Management, Incident Management, Request Management, Asset and Configuration management, NTP Services, Muli-Carrier SD-WAN, Junos / Juniper, Carrier circuit, Colo Cross-Connect handling. Considerable skill: IP routing using BGP and OSPF, Layer 2 Switching, Firewall management, VPN, Project Task Management. Ability: To learn new things and to apply them when and where appropriate. Outstanding oral/written communication. Detail-oriented. To work on multiple tasks simultaneously. To apply general work experience to a task. To work independently or as part of a team. To work in stressful situations. To use logic to resolve complex problems. To communicate and work well with everyone from the highest levels of technical management to staff level. To understand a technical environment and plan accordingly. To find creative solutions to problems. To analyze user needs and solve problems. To be a self-starter and work independently. Coordinate the work of a team. Coordinated multiple projects and their related priorities. To learn new methodologies and appropriate applications. To coordinate multiple projects and their related priorities. Education, Certifications: Substantial knowledge of cited functions. Coursework completed, certifications obtained, or professional experience in the fields of Networking, Information Systems or Computer Science. Experience: Previous experience as LAN Administrator. Progressive professional experience performing advanced systems engineering, systems programming, systems analysis, network administration, or related information technology functions. Project management responsibility for small to medium projects. Must have proven ability to define and develop solutions based on business requirements. Extensive experience working in Information Technology. Experience in higher education a plus.

Additional Considerations - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Preferred CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) a plus