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Title: Senior Networking Engineer

Position Type: Fulltime Staff

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 52R000 - Information Technology

Division: 4R1000 - Information Technology

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type:  Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Additional Schedule Details:

Posted Salary Grade: Exempt - 47

Retirement:   KTRS 

Contact Person: Dustin Tennill

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Responsible for deploying physical and logical networks, including cable plant and electronics, and for monitoring and managing their performance. Responsible for network connectivity, setup, and maintenance, and for remote VPN connections, network security (firewall protection), as well as WI-FI connectivity.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Certification or graduation from a four year college or university.

Experience: Three years related work experience with demonstrated experience and working knowledge of network operations and open systems interconnections.

Licensure & Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Job Duties:

• 40% - Plans and Executes projects. - (Essential)
• 35% - Respond to system outages by performing troubleshooting/triage/notification/resolution as required. This job does have on-call responsibilities. - (Essential)
• 10% - Provides excellent customer service. - (Essential)
• 5% - Plans and Performs routine maintenance. - (Essential)
• 5% - Execute tuning administration and performance optimization. - (Essential)
• 5% - Other duties as assigned, or required, to insure the effective operation of the department. - (Essential)

Sponsorship: 

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.