Featured Job: Software Developer (Network Engineer)
The Information Technology Services (ITS) department at The University of Texas at Austin is currently seeking a Software Developer for the ITS Networking group. If you fit this job description, see the full job posting and apply on the HRS site.
About the Position
The ITS Networking group is looking for a smart, self-directed, and reliable individual for an entry-level Software Developer position.
This position will have you creating and maintaining systems and software that provide central network services and tools for managing one of the largest academic networks in the world.
Expect to collaborate with other programmers on the Networking team, as well as developers from other departments across campus in support of mission-critical network operations.
Areas for which this position is responsible
- Developing software tools to manage and improve the reliability and capabilities of a large, distributed academic network.
- Meeting with customers across campus to determine software needs and working with Networking’s development team to implement those needs.
- Working with other Networking staff to operate the routers, switches, and wireless access points that make up the university’s network.
People previously successful in this position have had
- An aptitude and intense interest to learn and apply network technologies.
- A combination of strong customer service and technical skills.
- A desire to provide reliable, available, serviceable, and secure services.
- Experience working with open source operating system environments.
- Experience developing software using C/C++, Perl, and MySQL.
- Experience setting up and operating services on open source platforms.
About ITS Networking
ITS Networking is part of the operations section of Information Technology Services, one group in the portfolio of the CIO and Vice President for Information Technology. Networking provides both Core and Edge networking to the campus, running services such as Resnet, as well as UTnet, the campus backbone network. ITS Networking recently completed a project to require 802.1X on the campus wireless network, making it one of the largest such deployments in the country. For more information, review the Campus Network Report 2007.
