Network Engineer

General Summary

Performs technical support of local, campus, and wide area networks to include planning, designing, evaluating, and selecting operating solutions. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential functions)

• Performs maintenance and upgrade of networks, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and network management systems.


• Designs, supports, and manages a multi-zone network architecture.


• Monitors network connectivity and ensures high quality data transmission.


• Creates network diagrams with approved tools.


• Analyzes local and wide area network systems to include testing.


• Resolves complex interoperability problems to obtain operations across all platforms.


• Configures communication media with routers, switches, firewalls, and other devices.


• Configures routine systems to user environments.


• Participates in planning, researching, evaluating, designing, and developing plans for network systems.


• Conducts internal studies and research.


• Supports acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.


• Provides technical support to various departments and users.


• Serves as liaison with vendors and other third-party providers.


• May assist in proposal prep for new solutions.

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