Lead Network Engineer

Lead Network Engineer

Office of Information Technology

The Lead Network Engineer works closely with other teams in the Office of Information Technology to plan, design, and implement all network-related services at the University. This includes managing all wired, wireless, and data center networks as well as internet and cloud connectivity. Related network services include DNS/DHCP, load balancing, network authentication, client and p2p VPN, WiFi and management/monitoring tools.

This position maintains the Brown community's network through a rotating on-call schedule, leading service restoration efforts, handling outages and supporting operational requests. It requires flexibility to perform after-hours work or critical network changes.

Job Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Training/certifications (such as CCNP, CWNA) preferred.
• 7+ years of experience designing, supporting, and maintaining complex enterprise or campus networks is required including a minimum of 5 years of experience specifically focused on the design, support, and troubleshooting of complex wireless networks.
• Experience or familiarity with programming or scripting using commonly used network-centric platforms such as Python, Ansible, Perl

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in an authenticated environment using technologies such as 802.1x.
• Proven ability to administer an enterprise-level DNS, DHCP and NTP solutions.
• Advanced expertise in routing and switching, BGP, OSPF, VRF-Lite, HA configurations, wireless networks, F5 load balancing, Fortinet firewalls, VPN technologies, monitoring tools, and more.
• Experience with Cisco, HPE/Aruba equipment, DWDM, Disaster Recovery, project management, and customer support required.