Network Infrastructure Architect

This posting opens Friday October 3, 2025, and will remain open until Monday October 20, 2025, at 3:00p.m. (PST).

The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is seeking a Network Infrastructure Architect for the Information Services Department. This position plays a crucial role to the digital operations of EWEB and will design, build, and maintain EWEB’s enterprise and SCADA network infrastructure. In addition, the Network Infrastructure Architect is a technical leader and will provide technical and functional oversight about network infrastructure.

Success in this position will require advanced knowledge of network protocols, network architecture designs, network hardware and software, the ability to align network services to business needs, and strong communication skills. The Network Infrastructure Architect will need to collaborate with technical staff and business stakeholders to evaluate current systems, identify and optimize inefficiencies, develop proposals, and implement solutions to meet business needs.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and manage network systems including routers, switches, datacenter systems, wireless infrastructure, firewalls, and cloud services.

- Develop detailed network designs and implementation plans to meet project requirements, accommodate network growth, improve resilience, and improve security. Must be able to identify impact of design decisions to stakeholders, security, operations, and budget.

- Collaborate with other Infrastructure Architects to develop end-to-end technical solutions to fulfill current and forecast business needs.

- Provide both technical and functional oversight to staff by developing prescribed procedures, methods, formats, and training in technical areas where the incumbent is a subject matter expert.

- Ability to complete technical projects from initiation through closure. Must be able to manage project scope, timelines, and resources.

- Recommend enhancements to network for quality, reliability, and security.

- Work with business units and analysts to determine hardware and software requirements and to map requirements to current and future technology capabilities.

What You’ll Bring

- Advanced knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, ethernet, spanning-tree, HSRP, VPC, OSPF, and BGP.

- Established experience to troubleshoot and resolve impactful network problems, optimize network performance, and maintain network services.

- Technical leadership with the ability guide and grow other technical network administrators.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical information effectively to a variety of audiences. Ability to communicate to audiences verbally, in writing, in diagrams, and in presentations.

- A thirst for knowledge and growth opportunities.

- Prefer experience with Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, Paloalto PANOS, Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Windows, and VMWare ESXi.

Please note:

This posting includes supplemental questions. Your responses will be scored and used to determine if you will proceed to the next step of the selection process. Provide detailed answers to each question. Please do not reference your resume or application in your responses.

Compensation & Benefits The starting annual salary range for this position, based on level, commensurate with knowledge, skills, and education as they relate to the position is: $114,463.43 to $143,079.29.

EWEB values total worker health both at work and at home, and provides a robust compensation & benefits package –

Read more about our benefits. Please Note:

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. EWEB is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Telecommuting:

This position is based in

Eugene, Oregon

, and has been approved as a hybrid work arrangement involving a combination of telecommuting and working on-site. The selected candidate must live in the state of Oregon.

Minimum Training And Experience Required Minimum Experience:

Seven years of progressively responsible experience in IT infrastructure, local area networks, server administration, and network hardware. Experience must include one or more of the following areas:

- TCP/IP

- Routing/Switching

- Firewalls

- Wireless

- Virtualization

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or related field with technical courses in Networks and other IT infrastructure, server and personal computer hardware, operating system software or other applicable technical education.

Recommended Vendor Experience or certifications:

Cisco, Microsoft, Palo Alto, Red Hat and VMWare.

Equivalency:

EWEB will consider an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience when reviewing applications. Candidates who do not meet all of the minimum qualifications but whose application materials demonstrate the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to be successful in the position are encouraged to apply.

Professional license or registration:

None

Oregon driver’s license required:

Yes

Post-offer background check required:

Yes

Post-offer drug test required:

No

Post-offer physical/functional test required:

No

Please Note:

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. EWEB is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Why EWEB?

EWEB is Oregon's largest customer-owned utility. As a public utility, we are owned by the people of Eugene and are chartered to provide reliable, affordable water and electricity for our customers. We offer great benefits and a progressive work culture devoted to providing excellent public service. Our employees work in a fast-paced environment where creativity, innovation, involvement, teamwork, and professional development are supported and encouraged, and we support EWEB’s core values of Safe, Reliable, Affordable, Environmental, and Community/Culture in all that we do.

Equal Employment Opportunity

EWEB takes pride in our commitment to diversity and inclusion among our employees. We embrace and value differences of culture, education, experience, physical ability and unique perspectives in our workplace. We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to diversity. Attracting, retaining, and advancing talent from all sources strengthens our bond with the multifaceted community we serve.

Tobacco, Smoke, and Vapor - Free Campus Policy

EWEB fosters an environment promoting good health for both employees and the public. We want to enhance the quality of air, appearance, and employee health in and around EWEB facilities and equipment. Employees, contractors, volunteers, and visitors may not use, distribute, or sell tobacco while participating in EWEB functions, on EWEB property, or while performing right-of-way tasks.