DUTIES: MAX is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join its engineering team located in College Park, Maryland to support and maintain metro production networks and systems. The ideal candidate will be a solid background in networking with excellent troubleshooting skills. Primary

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure IP based circuit and vendor data feeds
• Install and configure software systems that support the network infrastructure such as network monitoring systems, log monitors, DNS servers, and server systems.
• Assist in attaching new systems to the network and ensuring that proper network configuration are implemented.
• Research and design new networking solutions based on given requirements
• Monitor and troubleshoot network errors and performance problems
• Participate in an on-call rotation support system
• Installation and maintenance of systems will occur during evening and weekend hours
• Reviews current systems and make technical/process recommendations for improvements
• Stay current with relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems
• Superior communication skills in working with technical and non-technical people and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships among all levels of an organization; excellent organizational and time/task management skills

The Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) is a Regional Optical Network organization operated within the University of Maryland, College Park and founded ten years ago by Georgetown University, George Washington University, the University of Maryland, and Virginia Tech. Dedicated to developing programs that provide advanced networks and information services to K-20 schools, colleges, universities, state government, and federal agencies in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, MAX is a leader in facilitating education and research and solving technical and management issues related to high-performance networks. MAX currently has several 10G connections to our local infrastructure and maintains R&E network aggregation 10G interconnections to the Department of Energy's ESnet, National LambaRail (NLR), and the Internet2 network. http://www.maxgigapop.net/

QUALIFICATIONS: Technical Requirements:

• Solid understanding of UNIX-based command line and LINUX operating systems scripting skills, e.g, ssh, cron, NSF
• Development experience with Perl, PHP, and shell scripting
• Experience with transmission of data using IP unicast and multicast
• Experience with optical and 10Gb/s Ethernet wide area circuits ¿ Experience with various switches and routers, Cisco & Juniper at a minimum
• Experience with implementing VLANs, MPLS, and VRFs, QoS, and/or STP/MSTP
• Experience with BGP & OSPF in a MAN or WAN environment essential
• Experience with SNMP, TL1, and network management software
• Strong familiarity with TCP and UDP protocols, analyzing packet traces
• Familiarity with revision control systems such as CVS or SVN
• Experience with Apache server configurations
• IPv6 experience
• Web 2.0 development experience, e.g., JavaScript, CSS, XML, Ajax

TO APPLY: Send cover letter and resume as PDF to position@maxgigapop.net.

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental handicap, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.