Posting Details

Job Title Network Engineer III/Certified Requisition Number RE49214 Working Title Department Name 3L600:ITS Networking & Infrastructure Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 49 Salary Range $72,405-119,496/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education BS Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience 5 yrs Required License/Registration/Certification Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). Physical Requirements The physical requirements of this position include: occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50Ibs; occasionally standing or walking with objects up to 25Ibs; 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, to provide service and install equipment . Shift Primarily days (i.e. Monday- Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm). Please be aware that as an exempt position, job duties may occasionally require additional time in the evenings, nights and/or weekends to accomplish work goals in excess of 40 hours per week. Job Summary The Network Engineer Ill is part of an operations team responsible for supporting network operations for the University of Kentucky enterprise network which includes multiple cores and distributions nodes as well as thousands of access layer devices providing network connectivity to a large student academic campus, academical medical center, and division I sports complex. The Network Engineer Ill functions as an enterprise subject matter expert (SME) to independently develop and execute solutions to meet network project objectives. This position leverages problem and incident management techniques for solving general to complex network related problems.

Candidates should be self-motivated and able to work in both an incident response and project implementation atmosphere. Unique professionals who thrive on solving problems and get excited about taking on new challenges, working with new clients, and keeping up with new technology will be a great fit for this opportunity. This position requires dedication, persistence, follow-up, effective time management, and unbeatable customer service with exceptional communication skills.

IEBC (Internal Employee Being Considered). Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering or other technical field.


Deadline to Apply 02/19/2025 Our University Community We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


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