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Empire State College was founded in 1971 as a comprehensive, public college within the State University of New York. A recognized leader in offering innovative degree programs for highly motivated adults, the college enrolls more than 17,000 students annually in associate, bachelor's and master's programs at 35 locations across New York State and through the Center for Distance Learning. Faculty work with students in one-on-one, small group, residency-based and on-line learning modes at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and the mix varies by setting. Central to the faculty role is helping adults design and carry out individualized degrees. The college is a pioneer in mentoring adult learners, prior learning assessment and on-line learning.

Job Vacancy

Job Title:
Network Engineer
Job ID:
1086
Full or Part Time:
Full Time
Center:
Coordinating Center
Unit/Program/Office
Office of Computer Services
Location:
Saratoga Springs
Description:
SUNY Empire State College is currently looking for a Network Engineer to join our team at our Saratoga Springs, NY site. The chosen candidate will have broad and deep understanding of enterprise networking at all levels of the OSI model. The candidate will also have demonstrated experience using this understanding to advance organizational objectives and provide excellent customer service.
Key responsibilities are:
- Manage and upgrade large complex enterprise infrastructure
- Design, implement, document and support secure LAN and WAN networks
- Resolve outages and initial circuit activation by working directly with service providers.
- Monitor and troubleshoot network performance and security issues
- Document detailed descriptions and diagrams as required
Participate in 24x7x365 on-call coverage
Minimum Qualifications:
- B.S./B.A. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of direct Network Engineering and design experience in a multiple physical location environment
- Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) with a wide array of equipment including Cisco, Packeteer, Extreme Networks, Avaya, AdTran and SonicWALL.
- Knowledge of QoS tools and techniques
- Demonstrated experience maintaining and upgrading complex and highly-available networks
- Experience deploying, maintaining and upgrading wide variety of router & switch hardware
- High level of comfort using command-line interfaces and scripting languages
- Extensive knowledge of IP routing and IP routing protocols
- Very strong hands-on skills with extensive experience in the troubleshooting and solving complex network related issues
- Strong organizational, customer service and communication skills
Demonstrated team player also able to work independently
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with network management systems
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux system administration
Special Information (e.g., travel required, evening hours, etc.):
Occasional travel required
Rank/Salary:
$50,000 - $55,000
Applications due by:
Review of resumes begins 10/11/2009
Anticipated start date:
12/01/2009
Empire State College, an AA/EEO/IRCA/ADA employer, is committed to excellence through diversity.

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