Network Engineer
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
Job Summary
Hillsdale College has an opportunity for a seasoned Network Engineer with experience in large, distributed campus environments.
As a Network Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting the network LAN/WAN/VLAN infrastructure used across Hillsdale College’s campuses. As a vital member of the Network and System Administration team, you should have a strong knowledge of network infrastructure in a large enterprise environment. You should be an expert in the design, optimization, and troubleshooting of TCP/IP networks and equipment, including switching, routing, next-gen firewall management, performance analysis, QoS, and physical infrastructure (copper, fiber). You should possess a solid understanding of modern network security design, Zero Trust architecture, and hybrid cloud networking. You will also support VoIP solutions, edge-delivered cloud services, and cloud-managed routing within our distributed campus network environment.
Essential Job Duties
- Implement, monitor, and manage next-gen firewalls, routers, switches, and wireless access points across the campus network infrastructure.
- Actively contribute to the configuration, deployment, and ongoing optimization of the Juniper Mist cloud-managed campus switching environment.
- Support the transition of legacy campus edge security to modern Fortinet or Juniper next-gen firewalls.
- Transition legacy remote access models toward identity-centric Zero Trust solutions (Cloudflare WARP, Microsoft GSA).
- Collaborate with the systems and data teams to configure secure, high-performance network topology between on-premises systems and Microsoft Azure / Microsoft Fabric cloud environments.
- Design, configure, and maintain complex switching environments and VLAN segmentation schemas to isolate campus workloads and protect student/administrative data.
- Manage external/internal DNS namespaces and implement edge-level redirects and traffic routing rules.
- Engage in proactive network monitoring and advanced troubleshooting to resolve complex connectivity issues.
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software/hardware upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and capacity planning.
- Participate in after-hours maintenance windows and emergency response rotations as required for campus operations.
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