Position Detail

Network Engineer

Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is accepting applications for a network engineer in its Information Technology Department.

Reporting to the Director of IT Infrastructure, the network engineer will plan, design, upgrade and troubleshoot local and wide area network infrastructure, including routers, firewalls, switches, gateways, wireless access points and controllers; DNS servers; DHCP servers;  and related hardware, software, and services.  The engineer will supervise the work to the cabling plant; and will work closely with the campus electricians and the Director of IT Infrastructure in planning the low voltage portion of new construction and renovations, as well as the systems team to implement services and monitoring as required. The engineer will manage the College’s telecommunications services including telephone and voicemail systems and voice services. This position may be required to work nonstandard hours in order to complete off-hour upgrades and maintenance, and will be on-call 24/7/365 for College systems and networking issues unless otherwise arranged.

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of five years of job-related experience is required. Qualified candidate must possess an extensive knowledge of Ethernet and phone network design, protocols and operating systems. An extensive knowledge of network routing, phone switching, and other related skills is also required.

This is a full time, 12-month benefited position. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit program. Please submit your cover letter, resume and names/phone numbers of three professional references via our website at https://jobs.hampshire.edu/

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to diversity and inclusion in education and employment.