Network Engineer

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational, and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. GCE works in close partnership with Grand Canyon University (GCU), serving thousands of students, families, and members of the surrounding community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community where we live and work.

We are currently seeking a Network Engineer to support enterprise, campus, data center, and distributed partner networks across GCE and GCU. The role is responsible for the full lifecycle of LAN, WAN, WLAN, cloud networking, and network security technologies. This is a hybrid position, with the majority of work performed on-site at GCU’s main campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

Primary Responsibilities /Accountabilities/ Essential Functions:

• Design, implement, and support network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, WLAN), with a strong emphasis on MPLS-based campus environments and cloud integrations.
• Manage and troubleshoot complex network environments including routing, switching, wireless, VPN, load balancing, and firewall services.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and campus stakeholders to evaluate network needs, develop solutions, and execute projects.
• Mentor junior network administrators, share technical knowledge, and contribute to lifecycle planning and documentation.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as needed to ensure 24/7 network availability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment Used and Responsibility

• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)
• Network monitoring and configuration tools
• Network hardware: Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, Arista, Aruba, and Extreme Wireless
• Firewalls: Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, SonicWall
• Load balancers: Citrix, F5
• VPN technologies: Cisco, Palo Alto
• Cisco Catalyst Center, SD-WAN platforms, and cloud networking tools

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not include direct supervisory responsibilities but does provide mentoring and guidance to junior staff and network administrators.

Experience/  Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field from a regionally accredited institution
  and 5 years of professional experience in network administration;
  OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Preferred Experience:

• Routing & Switching protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, SD-WAN
• Campus and Data Center networking technologies (e.g., VXLAN, ACI
• Troubleshooting tools and packet capture analysis

Certifications (preferred but not required):

• Cisco CCNP, CCNA, or equivalent
• ITIL Foundation
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting:      6-7 hours a day
• Standing:  1-2 hours a day
• Walking:   1-2 hours a day
• Lifting:      Occasionally
• Carrying:   Regularly
• Pushing:    Rarely
• Bending:   Regularly
• Squatting: Regularly
• Kneeling:     Regularly
• Climbing:    Rarely
• Reaching:   Regularly
• Grasping:     Frequently
• Fine Eye to Hand Coordination:  Continuously
• Driving:       Regularly
• Work Environment:  Hybrid work environment:  Home office and Office building on site.  Work is performed primarily inside, subject to variations in temperature and weather, equipment noise and dust.