"Network Specialist IV"

Job Details

Job Title: Network Specialist IV

Requisition Number: RE51455

Department Name: 3L600:ITS Networking & Infrastructure

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Grade Level: 46

Salary Range: $52,021-85,800/year

Type of Position: Staff

Position Time Status: Full-Time

Required Education: BS

Required Related Experience: 4 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification: None

Physical Requirements: The physical requirements of this position include: Occasional lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 25lbs; regularly standing or walking with objects 10-25lbs; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with regular repetitive motions (such as typing); utilizing mouse, keyboard, and phone for portions of the day. Ability to travel to various locations on and off-campus for meetings.

Shift: Primarily days (i.e. Monday – Friday, 8a-5p, 40+ hours per week). Please be aware that as an exempt position, job duties may occasionally require additional time in the evenings, nights, holidays and/or weekends to accomplish work goals in excess of 40 hours per week. Required to participate in the after-hours and Holiday on-call rotation with other network staff.

Job Summary: This position is responsible for maintenance, support and implementation of networking and infrastructure systems managed by University of Kentucky, Information Technology Services, Networking and Infrastructure. This includes network devices, security devices, and all supporting systems including monitoring and logging systems. This position supports functions critical to the operation of the University. This position will help drive operational excellence, provide continuous process and service improvement, and manage key performance metrics. Candidates should be self-motivated and able to work in both an incident response and project implementation atmosphere. Unique professionals who thrive on problem solving, taking on new challenges, working with clients and keeping up with new technology will be a great fit for this opportunity. This position requires dedication, persistence, effective time management and excellent customer service.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities: MS Windows and Office Suite. Customer service experience.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: Yes

Preferred Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree / 4 years of paid network experience.

Deadline to Apply: 09/02/2025