Network Engineer for Information Services
We are looking for a Network Engineer to work with our Information Services team. This employee will provide and maintain high-quality, reliable, flexible, and appropriate infrastructure networking technology solutions. This would be a great role for someone looking to expand their career into this type of role. You will work alongside support specialists, learn how cabling at UTHealth works, and support large buildings and small clinics. Switch deployments and local area network (LAN) switching will be part of the role. You need to be a good communicator with excellent customer service skills. You should understand basic network administration, and candidates with CCNA certification are preferred.
This is a full-time role that will be classified as exempt. You will work normal business hours in an office in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. UTHealth offers excellent benefits, including comprehensive and affordable healthcare coverage and a pension plan administered by the State of Texas.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. Thats where you come in.
Once you join us, you won't want to leave. Its because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits youd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave days, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation youll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts include entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus, many more!
Position Summary:
Responsible for providing and maintaining high-quality, reliable, flexible, and appropriate infrastructure networking technology solutions.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Maintain major network infrastructure hardware and software packages by providing advanced configuration skills and knowledge of all carrier types and delivery methods.
2. Manages daily operations of a wide area campus network.
3. Assists in creating, engineering, developing, and installing network solutions to complex technical, procedural, and logistical problems.
4. Analyzes, designs, and administers the performance of network connections and/or configurations.
5. Manage the performance of major network software packages and modify network device configurations.
6. Oversees and/or performs the physical setup of a network, assuring the integrity of communications and connections.
7. Performs complex problem determination and resolution, identifying networking problems using network analyzers and traffic analysis tools, and has a technical understanding of the user communitys requirements.
8. Integrates services into the network, including telephony, data, video, and others.
9. Perform cost-benefit analysis on various hardware and/or network configurations.
10. Other duties as assigned
Certification/Skills:
Cisco Network Associate certification (CCNA) is preferred.
Arista Certified Engineering Associate (ACE-A)
HPE Aruba Networking Certified Associate
Network+ (Plus) Certification
Project management experience
Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant experience in lieu of education.
Minimum Experience:
Four years of experience in networking technologies.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Apply Now
This is a full-time role that will be classified as exempt. You will work normal business hours in an office in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. UTHealth offers excellent benefits, including comprehensive and affordable healthcare coverage and a pension plan administered by the State of Texas.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. Thats where you come in.
Once you join us, you won't want to leave. Its because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits youd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave days, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation youll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts include entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus, many more!
Position Summary:
Responsible for providing and maintaining high-quality, reliable, flexible, and appropriate infrastructure networking technology solutions.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Maintain major network infrastructure hardware and software packages by providing advanced configuration skills and knowledge of all carrier types and delivery methods.
2. Manages daily operations of a wide area campus network.
3. Assists in creating, engineering, developing, and installing network solutions to complex technical, procedural, and logistical problems.
4. Analyzes, designs, and administers the performance of network connections and/or configurations.
5. Manage the performance of major network software packages and modify network device configurations.
6. Oversees and/or performs the physical setup of a network, assuring the integrity of communications and connections.
7. Performs complex problem determination and resolution, identifying networking problems using network analyzers and traffic analysis tools, and has a technical understanding of the user communitys requirements.
8. Integrates services into the network, including telephony, data, video, and others.
9. Perform cost-benefit analysis on various hardware and/or network configurations.
10. Other duties as assigned
Certification/Skills:
Cisco Network Associate certification (CCNA) is preferred.
Arista Certified Engineering Associate (ACE-A)
HPE Aruba Networking Certified Associate
Network+ (Plus) Certification
Project management experience
Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
Minimum Education:
Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant experience in lieu of education.
Minimum Experience:
Four years of experience in networking technologies.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Apply Now