Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, was established in 1986, and for over 30 years has provided university, government, and industrial researchers with access to several of the most powerful systems for advanced computational research, communications, and data storage available to scientists, engineers, and scholars nationwide for unclassified research. PSC advances science across a wide spectrum of fields, including artificial intelligence/machine learning, medical imaging, weather modeling, cell biology, and genomics. Carnegie Mellon University's PSC is searching for a Senior Network Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. You will contribute to the department by providing engineering and 24x7x365 operations support for PSC's production network, the regional research and education network Three Rivers Optical Exchange (3ROX), and PSC's Network Research projects.
Responsibilities
- Participate in network design; develop and implement new network deployments
- Participate/assist in network research projects
- May serve as project lead
- Liaison with PSC staff and users, 3ROX members, and the national research and education network community
- Test and evaluate network hardware and software
- Develop new network monitoring and analysis tools and/or systems
- Write documentation for network engineering and support
- Assist in writing proposals/budgets for new projects
- Diagnose and resolve network connectivity and performance issues, including off-hours support in a regular, rotating on-call schedule
- Assist 3ROX members with connectivity planning, problem resolution, and security related problems
- Collaborate with PSC's cybersecurity team to implement cybersecurity best practices for operating 3ROX and PSC networks
Requirements
- Experience in various network automation technologies (e.g., Ansible)
- Additional training or certification in network technologies including switching, routing, or optical networking
- Operational experience in optical networking
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 3 or more years of experience in network engineering/operations
- Experience working with TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6), Layer-2 networking (e.g., VLANs, spanning tree), routing protocols (e.g., BGP, IS-IS), Unix (shell programming, system administration), firewall and ACL implementation, and VPN technologies
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement savings program with generous employer contribution
- Tuition benefits
- Ample paid time off and observed holidays
- Life and accidental death and disability insurance
- Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
- Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
- Fitness center access
