Network Administrator

About the University of Georgia

Since its founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report.

The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full‑time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine.

• Posting Number: S13853P
• Working Title: Network Administrator
• Department: EITS‑Network Engineering
• College/Unit/Department Website: eits.uga.edu
• Posting Type: External
• Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP
• Employment Type: Employee
• Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible
• Full/Part Time: Full Time
• Additional Schedule Information: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm (Occasional after‑hours as needed)
• Advertised Salary: Commensurate with Experience
• Posting Date: 07/10/2025
• Open Until Filled: Yes
• Proposed Starting Date: 09/01/2025
• Location of Vacancy: Athens Area
• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  IT Network Support Professional
• FLSA: Exempt
• FTE: 1.00

The University of Georgia Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) is seeking qualified senior‑level candidates for a Network Administrator position in Network Engineering. This position will work as part of a team responsible for the delivery and support of mission‑critical advanced network technologies to an 80K+ node local and extended campuses across the state. The strongest candidates will have working familiarity with large‑scale production environments using hardware platforms such as Arista, Aruba, Juniper, F5, Cisco, Palo Alto, Bluecat, and cloud connectivity through Azure and AWS.

Strong candidates should have excellent network troubleshooting skills, communication skills, and the ability to work both as a team member and a team leader.

• Minimum Qualifications: At least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Contact HR for evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Work experience implementing and supporting large networks and any of the following: wireless, firewalls, load balancers, IPAM, or VPNs.

• Experience with configuring networking equipment (switches, routers)
• Experience with SNMP network monitoring tools
• Knowledge of Ethernet and IP networking (TCP and UDP)
• Familiarity with LAN/WAN L2/L3 protocols
• Experience with wireless networking including controller‑based lightweight architectures
• Familiarity with firewalls and VPNs
• Experience with DHCP, IPAM, and DNS
• Writing technical documentation

• Adequate vision, hearing, and manual dexterity to connect network cabling (including fiber optics)
• Office and typical cooled datacenter environment
• Driving as needed to perform job duties
• Move from one office to another on campus
• Lift and install rack‑based 2U network equipment

• 50% – Network System Design and Maintenance
  • Evaluate, recommend, design, and maintain network systems and applications that provide mission‑critical central services.
  • Implement, manage, and provide operational support for enterprise network services.
  • Manage and support operation of enterprise firewall services.
  • Implement and manage enterprise intrusion prevention/detection systems.
  • Perform long‑range capacity planning to determine resources needed to support projected volume.
  • Perform initial setup, software installation, testing, and security hardening of network and security systems.
  • Maintain software, including testing, evaluation, and installation of new versions or authorized modifications to custom and vendor‑supplied operating systems and…