Network Engineer

Network Engineer Click Here to Apply Online Job Description Come Grow With Us Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational, and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. GCE works in partnership with Grand Canyon University (GCU) to benefit thousands of students, families, and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community in which we live and work. Grand Canyon Education is currently seeking a Network Engineer to support the enterprise and distributed partner networks for GCE and GCU. The Network Engineer is responsible for full life cycle management of campus, data center, and cloud networks including LAN, WAN, WLAN, network security and associated technologies. In our hybrid working environment, time for this position is split between working from home/remotely and being on-site. A Day in the Life of a LAN/WAN/WLAN engineer might include: Meeting with partner customers to design or re-design networks at a campus building. Mentoring and teaching junior network administrators in fulfilling customer requests or troubleshooting. Gathering vendor quotes for solutions and developing recommendations for lifecycle management, new builds, or updates. Meeting with third parties to design integrations for services, software, or hardware. Taking advantage of online training opportunities to grow and develop knowledge and skills. Presenting network designs to executive leaders using Visio, PowerPoint, whiteboarding and other tools over video calls or in person. What you will do: Research and recommend upgrades/optimizations of deployed technologies. Lead in network infrastructure design and implementation (LAN, WAN, WLAN), with heavy emphasis on MPLS in a campus environment and cloud integrations. Manage, support, and troubleshoot complex network topologies and systems (Route/Switch, Wireless, Load Balancing, Firewalls, VPN). Conduct packet capture analysis and troubleshooting. Participate in on-call rotation and work flexible hours as needed. Other duties as assigned. What you will have: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related technical discipline acquired through a regionally accredited institution AND 5 years' experience as a network administrator OR Equivalent combination of training, education, and experience. Prefer experience and substantial knowledge in most of the following areas: Networking (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, SDWAN) Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms, Cisco Prime, Arista, Aruba, and Extreme wireless Firewalls: Cisco, Palo Alto, SonicWall VPN: Cisco, Palo Alto Load Balancers: Citrix, F5 Data Center technologies (VXLAN, ACI) Must work evenings, weekends, holidays as required to provide support and maintenance for systems, and to ensure 24/7 support and troubleshooting. Must be willing to participate in on-call rotation. Must be able to pass pre-employment background check. Why work at GCE: Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events We also offer full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program Application Instructions Please click on the link below to apply for this position. A new window will open and direct you to apply at our corporate careers page. We look forward to hearing from you. Apply Online Click Here to Apply Online