Network Engineer (Promo-Opportunity)
- Employer
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Location
- UMass Lowell
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position type: Staff Full Time
Benefit Status: Benefited-Union
Campus: UMass Lowell
Department: Network Services
Salary: See posting section for salary range details.
Applications Open: Oct 29 2026
Applications Close: Nov 12 2026
General Summary of Position:
This being a promotional opportunity, only current UML Employees with the same Bargaining unit are eligible to apply for this position.
This is an internal promotional opportunity to advance within the Network Engineer career progression. The position represents one promotional opportunity, with placement at the P17, P18, or P19 level determined by the employee’s qualifications, experience, and demonstrated competencies. The qualifications and responsibilities for each level are included below to describe the career progression and support the determination of the appropriate level.
Minimum Qualifications (Required) Associate Network Engineer:
Additional Considerations:
Preferred: experience with enterprise campus switching and wireless, firewalls, unified communications, NAC/RADIUS, telemetry, packet analysis, and observability; and a current role-relevant certification such as Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, HPE Aruba Networking, Arista, Extreme Networks, or comparable. Credentials do not replace demonstrated capability.
Minimum Qualifications (Required) Network Engineer:
Additional Considerations:
Current role-relevant certifications at the associate or professional level, such as Cisco CCNA or CCNP, CompTIA Network+ or Security+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos or JNCIS, or current certifications from HPE Aruba Networking, Arista, Extreme Networks, or comparable providers; experience in a multi-vendor campus environment with switching, wireless, firewalls, unified communications, NAC, RADIUS, cloud or hybrid connectivity, source control, repeatable automation, and monitoring or observability platforms.
Minimum Qualifications (Required) Senior Network Engineer:
Additional Considerations:
Demonstrated mastery of one or more advanced network domains is preferred. A master's degree or current advanced role-relevant certification, such as Cisco CCNP or CCIE, Juniper JNCIP or JNCIE, or professional/expert-level certifications from HPE Aruba Networking, Arista, Extreme Networks, or comparable providers, may support but does not by itself establish that qualification. Additional preferred experience includes multi-vendor enterprise networks, NAC, cloud or hybrid connectivity, Python, Ansible or comparable automation, APIs, source control and change validation, streaming telemetry, packet analysis, security operations coordination, and modern monitoring or observability platforms.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
This being a promotional opportunity, only current UML Employees with the same Bargaining unit are eligible to apply for this position.
This position is full-time, benefited and in the SEIU professional union. Anticipated salary range based on qualifications within each level:
This particular posting is an internal, promotional opportunity anticipated for the Network Engineer level, P19 within salary minimum of $77,885 25th quartile of: $89,568 and midpoint of: $101,251
Please include a resume and cover letter with your application. Names and contact information of three references will be required at the time of application.
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Located in the culturally and historically rich Merrimack.
Valley in northeast Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Lowell is a vibrant research university that offers its 13,000 students more than 120 bachelor’s, master’s, professional master’s and doctoral degree programs. Exciting opportunities in experiential and service learning, scholarship, community engagement, and international partnerships can be found across the Colleges of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Engineering; Management; Sciences; School of Health and Environment; and Graduate School of Education.
This is a time of unprecedented growth and opportunity at UMass Lowell. Student enrollment and retention have improved annually. Research funding and alumni giving have increased significantly and the campus has embarked on the construction of two new academic buildings: the Emerging Technologies & Innovation Center and the Health & Social Sciences Building.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is committed to increasing diversity in its faculty, staff, and student populations, as well as curriculum and support programs, while promoting an inclusive environment. We seek candidates who can contribute to that goal and encourage you to apply and to identify your strengths in this area.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Massachusetts Lowell is to enhance the intellectual, personal and cultural development of its students through excellent, affordable educational programs. The University seeks to meet the needs of the Commonwealth today and into the future and supports the development of sustainable technologies and communities through its teaching, research, scholarship and engagement.
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