Sr. Network Engineer
About the role
Position Summary: The Senior Network Engineer designs, implements, and optimizes network infrastructure across campus, data center, and cloud-connected environments to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity. This role leads the delivery of complex network solutions, applies advanced technical judgment to troubleshoot and resolve critical issues, and contributes to the design and continuous improvement of network architectures. The role provides technical leadership, mentors others, and ensures reliable network services across large-scale environments. Work is performed independently with accountability for the delivery and quality of technical solutions.
About The Work Unit: Vanderbilt University Information Technology is a human-centric organization that advances our university by delivering innovative solutions and frictionless experiences through collaboration.
Guiding Principles: Trust and Respect- VUIT cultivates a community built on trust, mutual respect, and inclusivity, where all members feel valued and supported. We prioritize honesty, dignity, empathy, and a willingness to listen and understand. Professionalism- VUIT strives to maintain a culture of maturity, accountability, and integrity to best represent the University and self. Have a sense of humility and poise in your work and daily interactions. Collaborate- VUIT commits to being inclusive in solution design where we value sharing within and partnering across the university. We are intentional about including our colleagues and preventing silos. Bias-to-Action- VUIT is seen as a changemaker by exhibiting a decisive, self-starter, take-action approach with a willingness to make decisions without excessive deliberation. Personal initiative is recognized as a key part of the creative process. Communicate- Communication (written, verbal and non-verbal), within and outside VUIT, is open, thoughtful, welcoming, clear, proactive, concise yet complete, always honest