University of Kentucky
Network Specialist II
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $44K - $70K
💻 Information Technology
🗓️ September 22nd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Maintain, support, and implement network and infrastructure systems, including network and security devices.
- Manage monitoring and logging systems essential to university operations.
- Drive continuous process and service improvement and oversee key performance metrics.
- Work primarily Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with participation in after-hours and holiday on-call rotations.
- Required skills include MS Windows, Office Suite, and customer service experience.
- Preferred qualifications: Bachelor's degree, 1 year paid network experience, and Cisco CCNA certification.
- Requires occasional lifting up to 25 lbs and frequent computer workstation activity.
- Salary range: $43,805 to $70,075 per year.
- Requires at least 2 years of related experience; no required licenses or certifications mandated.
- Supports the ITS Networking & Infrastructure department critical to university functions.
Network Specialist II Full Description
Requisition Number | RE51727
Working Title |
Department Name | 3L600:ITS Networking & Infrastructure
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 44
Salary Range | $43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | BS
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 2 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None
Physical Requirements | The physical requirements of this position include: Occasional lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 25lbs; regularly standing or walking with objects 10-25lbs; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with regular repetitive motions (such as typing); utilizing mouse, keyboard, and phone for portions of the day. Ability to travel to various locations on and off-campus for meetings.
Shift | Primarily days (i.e. Monday – Friday, 8a-5p, 40+ hours per week) Please be aware that as an exempt position, job duties may occasionally require additional time in the evenings, nights, holidays and/or weekends to accomplish work goals in excess of 40hours per week. Required to participate in the after-hours and Holiday on-call rotation with other network staff
Job Summary | This position is responsible for maintenance, support and implementation of networking and infrastructure systems managed by University of Kentucky, Information Technology Services, Networking and Infrastructure. This includes network devices, security devices, and all supporting systems including monitoring and logging systems. This position supports functions critical to the operation of the University. This position will help drive operational excellence, provide continuous process and service improvement, and manage key performance metrics.
Internal Employee Being Considered
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | MS Windows and Office Suite. Customer service experience
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience | Bachelor’s Degree / 1 year of paid network experience , Cisco CCNA certification
Deadline to Apply | 09/28/2025
Our University Community | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
- * Do you currently have an active CCNA or CCNP certification, or the ability to obtain one prior to your start date?
(Open Ended Question) - * Please choose the answer that best represents your paid, full-time employment experience providing support for networking infrastructure in a university setting or providing customer service in any type of enterprise environment.
- None
- More than 0, up through 2 years
- More than 2 years, up through 5 years
- More than 5 years, up through 10 years
- More than 10 years
- * How many devices (computers, network devices, etc.) were part of the enterprise environment you supported?
- None through 99
- 100 through 499
- 500 through 999
- More than 1000
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