{"id":1395518,"url":"https://alion.io/job/galveston-county-tx-network-engineer","title":"Network Engineer","company":{"id":1803852,"name":"Galveston County, TX","domain":"galvestoncountytx.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/galvestoncountytx","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Networking","role_family":"Networking","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Moody, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":95000,"max_usd":207000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":223},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"BGP","optional":false},{"name":"DHCP","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"OSPF","optional":false},{"name":"VPN","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-17T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-17","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T00:37:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"Thank you for your interest in a career with County of Galveston. Please click on the Apply button if interested in this job.\nGeneral Description\nThe purpose of this class is to engineer, implement, secure and maintain the County’s enterprise network and communications.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nThe functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.\nDesign, engineer, implement and maintain enterprise network and communications infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, wireless, VoIP, collaboration platforms and co-located data center connectivity.\n\nWith guidance under the Network Services Manager, serve as primary architect and subject matter expert for enterprise network initiatives.\n\nDesign and support Cisco Nexus data center fabrics, including core, distribution and access-layer designs.\n\nSupport resilient edge connectivity and SD-WAN solutions, including Peplink platforms with LTE/5G failover and bandwidth bonding for continuity and emergency operations.\n\nDesign, document and maintain network, telecommunications, data flow, logical, physical, and as-built diagrams, including on-premise and co-located environments.\n\nInstall, configure, support and manage network and security infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, authentication services, and secure inter-site connectivity.\n\nEngineer and manage redundant connectivity, carrier circuits, private Ethernet links, and BGP-based routing.\n\nAdministers and supports the County’s Cisco AnyConnect VPN infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable remote access for County staff and partners.\n\nResearch, evaluate and recommend new technologies related to network, telecom, and collaboration.\n\nManage structured cabling and fiber infrastructure within data centers, co-located facilities as well as IDF and MDF areas.\n\nAnalyze network performance, availability and capacity; identify bottlenecks, risks and improvement opportunities.\n\nTroubleshoot complex issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long-term corrective action solutions.\n\nInterface and consult with suppliers, service vendors and staff to maximize the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the systems.\n\nMaintain telephone systems services including move/add/change/delete, voicemail, auto attendant and integrated voice response.\n\nServe as technical liaison with communication carriers, service providers and contractors.\n\nParticipate in the budget process with regard to infrastructure upgrades, carrier services, renewals and lifecycle replacement.\n\nEnsure network and communication systems meet all regulatory and security requirements; disaster recovery and business continuity.\n\nAttend meetings, trainings, and forums as necessary.\n\nPerform other duties as assigned.\n\nMinimum Education and Experience Requirements:\nFour-year degree in Computer Information Systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nMinimum seven years of experience:\nRoute/switch, wireless and security of local and wide area networks including system configuration, setup, troubleshooting, implementation, and user support.\n\nCisco Nexus data center fabrics\n\nCisco Catalyst switches\n\nCisco Next-Gen Firewalls with Firepower Threat Defense\n\nCisco ISE Identity Service Engine.\n\nCisco WLAN products and diagnostic tools.\n\nDesigning, configuration, setup, troubleshooting, implementing and supporting Cisco IP telephony.\n\nCisco VOIP, QOS, Call Manager, Unity and UCCX.\n\nCisco TACACS/ISE\n\nOSPF, EIGRP and BGP and other interior/exterior gateway protocols.\n\nAD, DNS, and DHCP.\n\nPeplink SD-WAN platforms with LTE/5G failover and edge resiliency\n\nNetMotion Mobility VPN\n\nPhysical Demands/Work Environment:\nPhysical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.\nUnavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.\nThe work is typically performed sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects.\nThe work is typically performed in an office but can also be within a data center or MDF/IDF.\nEmergency Preparedness Tier Level: 1\nSpecial Certifications and Licenses:\nComplete CJIS Awareness Training Level 4 every two years\n\nValid TX Driver’s License\n\nMust maintain CJIS compliance\n\nDepartment: Enterprise Services\nSalary: $92,616.00\nThe County of Galveston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4862,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Technology","Civil Defense","Human Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T13:13:10Z"}],"liveness":{"score":68,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.718,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:5","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/galveston-county-tx-network-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/galveston-county-tx-network-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T01:06:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":948,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4052,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}