Senior Network Engineer (Senior IT Systems Specialist) - Information Technology - Enterprise Network Services

About This Position

The City of Phoenix, Information Technology Services department is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (Senior IT Systems Specialist) to join our Enterprise Network Services team. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will design, implement, and support the City's enterprise datacenter network infrastructure, serving as the subject matter expert for F5 load balancing technologies and ensuring high availability for business critical applications. This position will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure network solutions across hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities And Duties Include

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter network infrastructure, including Cisco Nexus core switches.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot F5 load balancers (LTM, ASM).
• Manage and support Internet connectivity and cloud network circuits across hybrid environments.
• Monitor network performance, ensure high availability, and uphold security best practices.
• Lead root cause analysis for critical incidents and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Partner with application, security, and cloud teams for seamless integration.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, and procedures.

Please note: This role requires the flexibility to participate in an on-call rotation in order to provide advanced escalation support. This is a hybrid position and is expected to be in-office 2 to 3 days a week, as needed.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Skilled in automation and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of network security principles.
• Familiarity with cloud networking (AWS, and Azure).
• Excellent communication, documentation and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable collaborating across teams to deliver solutions that meet business objectives.
• Proficiency with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (SolarWinds, Catalyst Center, Splunk, NetBrain, Wireshark).
• Strong expertise in datacenter networking, core switching, and application delivery technologies.
• Ability to:
• Troubleshoot complex issues and design resilient, high-performing architectures.
• Lead projects and mentor junior team members.
• Resolve complex network issues in a timely manner.
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $93,121.60 to $131,040.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $93,121.60 to $118,872.00 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of experience as an Information Technology Systems Specialist involving datacenter networking, core switching, and application delivery technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, math, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• This position requires the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• This position is subject to Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) background standards. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate's suitability for the job.
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• The City job description can be found here.

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Five years of experience in enterprise networking, with at least three years in datacenter environments.
• Experience in/with:
• Routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPC).
• Configuring and maintaining Cisco Nexus platforms (2K, 5K, 7K, 9K).
• F5 load balancers or other enterprise load balancing technologies (NetScaler, NGINX etc.).
• Configuring and maintaining Cisco ASR and ISR series routers, access layer switches and switch stacks.
• Equipment lifecycle management, including hardware replacement and upgrades.
• Network automation (Python, Ansible).
• Firewall technologies and advanced security features.
• Layer 7 network proxy technologies for application delivery.
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes May 31 , 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

Please note: In-person interviews are expected to be held the week of June 29, 2026.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

During the online application process, you will provide responses to questions regarding your experience and qualifications (the system allows copy/pasting into the answer fields). Information you provide in these questions should align to the information in your resume. Information not consistent with your resume may not be considered when determining your education and/or experience level.

• Question: Do you currently have F5 certification in active standing? If so, please list certifications and renewal dates.

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REFERENCE

Senior Info Tech Systems Spec, JC:09570, ID# 61844, 05/12/26, USM, VM, Benefits:007

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