Senior Network AdministratorThe Chronicle of Higher Education • San Marcos, California, United States
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Senior Network Administrator
The Chronicle of Higher Education
- San Marcos, California, United States
- San Marcos, California, United States
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Texas State University
Posting Number: 2026534
Location: San Marcos
Department: Network Operations
Recruitment Type: Open Recruiting
Job Type: Full-Time
Monthly Salary: commensurate with experience
Job Category: Exempt
Job Description Texas State University is hiring a Sr. Network Administrator tohelp design, operate, secure, and modernize the university’smulti-campus network infrastructure. This is a senior technicalrole responsible for supporting enterprise wired, wireless, datacenter, security, and wide-area network services used across theuniversity. The position works with a broad range of networktechnologies, including routing and switching, network fabrics, data center networks, wireless infrastructure, SD-WAN, networksecurity platforms, Cisco ISE, monitoring systems, and automationtools. The successful candidate will be expected to providetechnical leadership, solve complex problems, contribute to networkarchitecture decisions, and help deliver infrastructure projectsfrom planning through implementation.
About theJob Texas State University operates a large, heterogeneousnetwork environment supporting academic, administrative, residential, research, and campus life services. The networkincludes equipment and platforms from multiple manufacturers,including Cisco, Juniper, HP/Aruba, and Ruckus Wireless. The teamemphasizes reliable service delivery, standards-based design,operational consistency, security, documentation, and continuousimprovement.
Responsibilitiesinclude both hands‑on administration and higher‑level engineeringwork, such as developing standards, improving network reliability,leading technical projects, mentoring other staff, and coordinatingwith vendors and campus stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
Five years of professional experience in networkadministration, network engineering, or closely related enterprisenetwork infrastructure work.
Professional experience administering enterprise routing andswitching infrastructure in a production environment.
Professional experience with dynamic routing protocols, such asBGP, OSPF, IS-IS, or EIGRP.
Professional experience supporting enterprise wirelessnetworking technologies.
Professional experience supporting network securitytechnologies, such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, network access control, Cisco ISE, segmentation, or related security platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting data center network infrastructure.
Experience with network fabric technologies, such asEVPN/VXLAN, Cisco SDA, ACI, virtualized routing, or comparablefabric-based architectures.
Experience supporting MPLS, VRF, SD-WAN, or complex WAN routingenvironments.
Experience with Cisco ISE, NAC, 802.1X, device profiling, guestaccess, posture, or network segmentation.
Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, APIs, Git, configuration management systems, or similar tools.
Experience working in higher education, government, largeenterprise, healthcare, or another complex multi-siteenvironment.
Current or prior network-related certifications, such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, CWNP, Aruba, Ruckus, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or comparable credentials.
Job Duties
Design, administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprisenetwork infrastructure, including campus routing and switching,wireless, data center networks, network fabrics, WAN/SD-WAN, andrelated services.
Support network security and access control platforms,including Cisco ISE, network segmentation,authentication/authorization policies, and related securityintegrations.
Diagnose and resolve complex network incidents affecting wired,wireless, data center, WAN, and security services.
Lead and support network infrastructure projects from planningthrough implementation, including design, change coordination,testing, documentation, and operational handoff.
Develop and maintain network standards, diagrams, procedures,configuration templates, and operational documentation.
Monitor network performance, availability, capacity,andreliability; identify trends and recommend improvements.
Automate network operations using scripting, APIs, configuration management tools, monitoring platforms, andAI-assisted workflows where appropriate.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and vendorcoordination; participate in a shared after-hours on-call rotation,currently one week every six weeks.
Additional Information to Applicants Limited hybrid work may be available after onboarding, typically up to one day per week, subject to operational needs and supervisor approval.
Job Open Date: 05/18/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM
Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM
Legal and Required Notices Texas State University is committed to a policy ofnon-discrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardlessof race, sex, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age,marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law in employment, educationalprograms, and activities and admissions.
Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon theoutcome of record checks and verifications including, but notlimited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employmenteligibility verifications.
In accordance with federal law, all new employees must complete the Form I-9 and provide acceptable documentation verifying their identity and authorization to work in the United States. Texas State University participates in E-Verify, and employment is contingent upon thesuccessful verification of work authorization. Employees arerequired to maintain valid work authorization to satisfy theconditions of Form I9 at all times during their employment and theuniversity makes no implicit or explicit promises to financiallylysupport visa or permanent residency applications.
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