Network and Data Center Engineer

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Network and Data Center Engineer to administer and support the School of Computing’s network, data center, and computing hardware infrastructure. The role also supports physical hardware and network infrastructure for research computing systems, including HPC, GPU-accelerated computing, and AI/ML systems.

Responsibilities

Configure, operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot School-managed network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, VLANs, and network segmentation

Diagnose and resolve connectivity, routing, performance, and network security issues, coordinating with University networking and security teams when appropriate

Implement network upgrades, configuration changes, capacity improvements, and equipment replacements

Participate in the design and planning of network improvements and new infrastructure

Work with University networking staff to troubleshoot wireless issues and assess coverage, capacity, and upgrade needs

Maintain network diagrams, configurations, addressing information, and related technical documentation

Install, cable, maintain, and troubleshoot servers, GPU systems, storage, network equipment, and other data center hardware

Support the physical deployment and network integration of HPC, GPU-accelerated, AI/ML, and other specialized research computing systems

Support high-bandwidth network connectivity and data movement for research computing and storage environments

Diagnose network and hardware problems and collaborate with systems administrators, researchers, University technical staff, and vendors when issues span infrastructure layers

Identify rack space, power, cooling, cabling, and network requirements for new equipment and coordinate implementation with appropriate University staff

Support hardware lifecycle activities, including deployment, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair, replacement, inventory, and vendor support

Maintain network and infrastructure security controls in accordance with University requirements and established practices

Support network segmentation, access controls, monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and incident response within the position’s areas of responsibility

Monitor infrastructure availability, performance, and capacity and address operational issues

Maintain technical documentation and operating procedures

Participate in infrastructure planning, procurement, and implementation projects

Participate in scheduled maintenance and, when necessary, response to critical infrastructure issues outside normal business hours

Preferred

Experience supporting network, physical hardware, or data center infrastructure for HPC, GPU-accelerated computing, AI/ML research, or other computationally intensive environments

Experience deploying or troubleshooting GPU servers, high-density compute systems, or other specialized computing hardware

Experience supporting IT infrastructure in higher education, academic research, or a similarly complex environment

Experience administering departmental or organizational networks that operate within a larger enterprise network

Experience with UT Austin's enterprise network architecture, platforms, services, management and monitoring tools, and operational practices, or comparable enterprise environments

Experience with enterprise network technologies such as Cisco, SONiC, FortiNet or comparable platforms

Experience with high-speed networking, data center switching, high-performance storage connectivity, or large-scale data transfer

Experience with network/infrastructure monitoring or automation tools and technologies

Experience with firewalls, network segmentation, VPNs, network access control, or related security technologies

Relevant industry certifications or equivalent demonstrated technical expertise

HPC infrastructure support

GPU-accelerated computing

AI/ML research infrastructure

Data center infrastructure

GPU server deployment

GPU server troubleshooting

High-density compute systems

Specialized computing hardware

Higher education IT

Academic research IT

Complex IT environments

Departmental network administration

Enterprise network architecture

Enterprise network platforms

Network management tools

Network monitoring tools

Network operations

Cisco networking

SONiC networking

Fortinet networking

High-speed networking

Data center switching

High-performance storage connectivity

Large-scale data transfer

Infrastructure monitoring

Network automation

Infrastructure automation

Firewall technologies

Network segmentation

VPN technologies

Network access control

Network security technologies

Industry certifications

Benefits

Eligible for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Company

Public university offering higher education and research.

Austin, Texas, USA

http://www.texasenterprise.utexas.edu/

Founded in 1883

10001+ employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience

Professional experience administering, configuring, and troubleshooting production network infrastructure

Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, Ethernet, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and related network technologies

Experience configuring and supporting managed switches, routers, firewalls, or comparable network infrastructure

Experience supporting physical servers, data center/server room environments, or comparable computing hardware

Working knowledge of Linux, MacOS and/or Windows sufficient for infrastructure troubleshooting and collaboration with systems administrators

Understanding of network and infrastructure security principles and practices

Demonstrated ability to systematically diagnose network and hardware problems and work with other technical teams to resolve complex issues

Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation

Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a technical team

Experience supporting network, physical hardware, or data center infrastructure for HPC, GPU-accelerated computing, AI/ML research, or other computationally intensive environments

Experience deploying or troubleshooting GPU servers, high-density compute systems, or other specialized computing hardware

Experience supporting IT infrastructure in higher education, academic research, or a similarly complex environment

Experience administering departmental or organizational networks that operate within a larger enterprise network

Experience with UT Austin's enterprise network architecture, platforms, services, management and monitoring tools, and operational practices, or comparable enterprise environments

Experience with enterprise network technologies such as Cisco, SONiC, FortiNet or comparable platforms

Experience with high-speed networking, data center switching, high-performance storage connectivity, or large-scale data transfer

Experience with network/infrastructure monitoring or automation tools and technologies

Experience with firewalls, network segmentation, VPNs, network access control, or related security technologies

Relevant industry certifications or equivalent demonstrated technical expertise

Required skills

Network Infrastructure Administration, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Routing and Switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, Managed Switches, Routers, and Firewalls, Data Center Infrastructure, Physical Server Support, Linux, macOS, Windows, Network Security, HPC and GPU Computing, Cisco, SONiC, Fortinet, VPNs

Experience

Mid level