Network Engineer I Information Technologist I

Network Engineer I

The MSU IT Infrastructure Support team consists of experienced networking professionals from various backgrounds tasked with the planning installation operation and maintenance of the critical infrastructure essential to the universitys daily functions. Our mission is centered on the stewardship and administration of the universitys infrastructure which includes wired and wireless networks DDI (DNS DHCP and IPAM) switching and routing and telecommunications. The team is instrumental in maintaining the technological foundation that supports the universitys operations. This position reports to the Network Operations Manager. Duties include:

• Monitor network performance and capacity
• Ensure system availability and reliability
• Administration of various devices and services
• Maintenance of system configurations
• Network troubleshooting
• Configuration and change management policy adherence
• Customer and technical staff collaboration for issue resolution
• 24x7x365 on-call incident response rotation
• Additional tasks as assigned

Michigan State University (MSU) is ranked #30 among public universities and #63 overall in U.S. News & World Reports Americas Best Colleges 2025. Located in East Lansing three miles east of the statescapitol the MSU community includes more than 12000 faculty academic and support staff as well as over 51000 students. MSU offers an extensive benefits package to its employees including health care prescription and dental coverage and a base retirement program with aUniversitymatching contribution as well as basic life addition MSU offers educational benefits including a course fee courtesy program and educationalassistance.

MSU Information Technology provides the primary leadership for strategic financial and policy initiatives affecting information technology (IT) across offers technology resources that support MSUs mission of providing education conducting research and advancing engagement.

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in one of the following areas software development computer/systems operations customer support systems administration systems software support hardware support communications network support or database administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of both wired and wireless infrastructure
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP 802.11 802.1x DHCP
• Experience with monitoring network diagnostic and network analytics tools
• Network certifications
• Network work experience at a higher education institution
• DDI experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.

Resume & cover letter

STANDARD 8-5

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.