Design Network Engineer

SALARY DETAILS

$75.59 - $92.96 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: 6/29/2026

Application Close Date: TBD

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

BENEFITS

• Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans
• Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service
• Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The following list includes the essential job duties/responsibilities of this classification:

- Supervises the work of lower-level technicians and contractors engaged in assisting and implementing the internetworking infrastructure systems throughout the District.

- Plans, designs, and implements LAN/WLAN, camera, intrusion, video access control, voice, and video convergence integration.

- Implements and manages Internet Protocol Telephony (IPT) deployment in a call management cluster environment with unity voice integration.

- Performs design, implementation and performance engineering analysis, and diagnosis of large complex infrastructure network systems.

- Assists in developing architectures, specifications and planning for enterprise-wide tactical and strategic requirements, system definition, and feasibility determination within a complex systems environment.

- Assists in the development and implementation of a multi-system capacity plan. Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signal links, and protocols into system configurations.

- Manages or performs network installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance including field services.

- Analyzes converged IT systems, and wide area networks (WAN), and circuits.

- Evaluates new products and technologies, performs network problem resolution, and assists in the development and documentation of technical standards, procedures and interface applications.

- Assesses enterprise-wide network and infrastructure including hardware, software and protocols for compatibility, performance, optimization and scalability and makes recommendations for improvement.

- Acts as the project leader on enterprise-wide assignments for the implementation of existing and emerging or new District-level technologies.

To see the complete class description for this position, visit us at https://careers.lausd.org/

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in math, computer science, information systems, electrical engineering, data communications, network engineering, telecommunications management, or a related field. Qualifying experience in addition to that listed below may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis provided that the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent is met.

Experience:

Six years of direct experience designing, engineering, implementing and configuring enterprise network infrastructure systems. The aforementioned experience must include two years of designing LAN/WLAN and VoIP technologies into an enterprise IT infrastructure. One year of camera, intrusion, and public address systems is preferable.

Special Physical Requirement:

Ability to safely lift and carry tools and materials weighing up to 50 pounds

Special Notes:

A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the state of California and the use of a motor vehicle.

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) is required.

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, Cisco Certified VoIP certifications, Alcatel and Aruba are highly preferable.

Employees in this class may be required to work varying shifts.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate would have the knowledge of:

- VoIP, QoS, SIP, video conferencing, and video streaming

- LAN/WAN internetworking

- Wi-Fi, Cisco and Aruba Technology

- IEEE 802.x networking standards

- Cisco and Aruba WLAN technologies

- IP multicasting and troubleshooting

- Cisco routers and HP, Alcatel, Cisco switches

- Protocols including TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, NetBIOS, DHCP, LDP, MBGP, MPLS, NAT64, IPv6, OSPFv3, TFTP, HTTP, and IPsec

- IP classes, subnets, multicasts, and NAT

- Network analysis tools

- LAN/WLAN/WAN camera, intrusion alarms, public address design, integration, and implementation

- Principles of LAN/WLAN/WAN/multimedia network design, traffic engineering, network security administration, encryption technologies, software, and applications

- Genetect Video Management Systems

- DMP Intrusion Systems

- Valcom IP solutions

The ideal candidate would also have the ability to:

- Install and configure wired and wireless LAN equipment such as Aruba, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, and HP

- Implement and integrate multivendor VoIP systems including Avaya Communication Servers, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManger), Cisco Unity messaging servers, TelePresence, firewalls, routers, and switches

- Implement and configure SIP trunk and endpoints

- Perform root cause and trend analysis

- Perform capacity analysis and planning

- Configure IP based Public Address Systems such as Singlewire InformaCast

- Actively resolve network problems, failures, and performance issues

- Provide design enhancements to existing networks and develop new network capabilities Work well under pressure and manage multiple large projects simultaneously

- Produce and maintain documentation of complex network implementations

- Formulate and express ideas clearly and effectively orally and in writing

- Set priorities and successfully complete tasks in a timely manner

- Analyze and interpret materials and problems involving rules, procedures, documentation, and related matters

- Maintain effective relationships with District personnel and representatives of manufacturers and other organizations

- Motivate and lead employees

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of the following: Technical Project and Technical Interview.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as approved senders so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org. If you have any questions please contact Lewis Kwong at [email protected].

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at [email protected]

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org. The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.