**Job Posting Title:**Associate Director for Edge Networking**----****Hiring Department:**Enterprise Technology - Infrastructure**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt**----****Earliest Start Date:**Immediately**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**AUSTIN, TX**----****Job Details:**## General NotesFlexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely. In person meetings will be required when applicable. We prefer a candidate located in the greater Austin area as travel to campus for occasional in-person events, training, team meetings, activities, etc., may be required.This position provides a balance of life/work with typically a 40-hour work week, and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.**Your skills will make a difference.**You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:* Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)* Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options* Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays* Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)* Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses* Training and conference opportunities* Tuition assistance* Athletic ticket discounts* Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums* Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID cardFor more details, please see: andMust be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.## PurposeThis position is responsible for the management and operations of Enterprise Technology Infrastructure’s Edge Networking group which supports access layer wired/wireless networks (4,000 switches and 12,000 wireless access points), data center and student residential networks.## Responsibilities* Establishes standards and procedures for work assignments. Reviews work. Evaluates employee performance and provides for training. Develops back-ups for critical staff functions. Establishes, enforces and reports metrics to monitor service delivery.* Hands-on involvement with select network projects (specifying equipment and installing).* Implement/enforce architectures and systems specified by Core Networking. Ensure network designs are delivering "best value". Work with staff to apply new technologies and architectures. Develop and recommend network policies. Consult with departments and committees. Negotiate with vendors.* Plans, organizes, and schedules Edge Network projects. Assigns these tasks to appropriate personnel. Develops cost, time, and performance metrics for network projects and tracks their progress to completion.* Provide leadership, guidance and development for the federated/autonomous departmental network staff. Establish, maintain and enforce campus-wide standards for Edge Network operations.* Report to Director/AVP on progress, seeking priorities and new projects. Coordinates with peers. Prepare briefings. Coordinate inter-organization tasks with other Enterprise Technology staff. Maintain Edge Network budget.* Perform other related functions as assigned.## Required Qualifications* Bachelor’s degree in applicable field. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.* U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.* 8+ years of experience designing, deploying, configuring, and operating large scale wired and wireless networks.* Experience with Cisco wired and wireless network equipment and software.* Security design and operations experience such as HIPPA/FERPA/PCI/CUI compliance and necessary application/protocol analysis.* Experience in implementing and enforcing network policies and standards.* 5+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role overseeing technical teams.* Strong management and leadership skills, including coaching, consensus building, and the ability to effectively manage resources to address competing priorities.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience working with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical.* Experience negotiating and managing vendor agreements and developing and managing operating and capital budgets.## Preferred Qualifications* Experience with ServiceNow ITIL incident and task management.* Experience with network automation such as Ansible, AWX, and Zero-touch Provisioning (ZTP).* Experience with Network Access Control (NAC) or Identity based network services (IBNS).* Experience with business continuity and disaster recovery planning.* Familiarity with Software Defined Networking implementation.* Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan, organize, and track projects with cost, time, and performance metrics.* Higher education work experience## Salary Range$170,000 + depending on qualifications## Working Conditions* Work is performed in a typical office environment, with the possibility of a flexible/hybrid on-campus and remote schedule.* May work around standard office conditions* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation* Use of manual dexterity## Work Shift* Monday – Friday, flexible between 7am-6pm. This role may require occasional work outside normal business hours to meet deadlines or address urgent issues.## Required Materials* Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, #J-18808-Ljbffr