Network Engineer

Job overview

The Network Engineer role is onsite in Saint Louis, MO. Pay is $75,000–$80,000 per year. Harris-Stowe State University supports students, faculty, and staff across academic, administrative, and residential facilities. The engineer designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes campus and cloud network infrastructure. The role supports reliable, secure, and scalable connectivity through network operations, security, lifecycle planning, documentation, and technical guidance for IT staff.

What you'll do

• Design, configure, and maintain LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VPN environments
• deploy and manage switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless access points
• maintain network diagrams and configuration documentation
• plan upgrades and expansion projects
• monitor performance and troubleshoot complex issues
• implement redundancy and failover
• collaborate on firewall policies, segmentation, and intrusion prevention
• conduct security reviews and vulnerability remediation
• support cloud, VoIP, and building automation projects
• coordinate with vendors
• mentor junior staff
• plan equipment refreshes and network roadmaps.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

network engineer

saint louis mo

harris-stowe state university

$75k–$80k/year

network infrastructure

lan

wan

wlan

vpn

cisco

meraki

fortinet

network security

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role serves as the subject matter expert for network systems and provides technical leadership and mentoring; a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience may be considered.

About the employer

Harris-Stowe State University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.