At Edovo, our mission is to help everyone connected to incarceration build better lives. We’ve created a secure digital platform to expand education behind bars, reduce recidivism and to support the vocational, rehabilitation and communication needs of the 2.2 million people in jails and prisons. Users have access to thousands of hours of self-guided learning materials. Upon release, our learners have the option to continue their progress on the outside. Edovo offers courses in subjects ranging from basic literacy and GED to career exploration and cognitive behavioral therapy. We’re also building tools to keep people in touch with jobs, social services, friends, and family. Our team is committed to supporting opportunities for justice-involved people.

Don’t take it just from us. Awards, publications, grants, and partnerships all around the country are recognizing the momentum and impact of Edovo. A select few: Global EdTech Startup Champion in London out of 1,000+ competitors; GIIRS Platinum Rating for social impact; MacArthur Foundation Grant Award Winner; Forbes article feature; Chicago Community Trust grant award winner; Impact Engine portfolio member; SXSW Civic Tech Innovation Pitch Competition runner-up; Chicago Innovation "Up and Comer" Award winner; and so much more.

Check out a brief picture of our program from the perspective of the people who use it. Visit Edovo on Vimeo for more.

The Role

Edovo’s Network Team designs and operates the network services that deliver Edovo’s secure digital platform to jails and prisons across the United States. This includes backend hosting systems, wide area transport, customer premise installations, end to end security and automation and management solutions.

We focus on security, stability, scalability, fault tolerance, and automation. We strive to provide our customers and internal teams with 100% system and service availability.

The Senior Network Engineer at Edovo has a unique opportunity to deliver technology in the most challenging of places, the US prison system. You’ll be designing new solutions, and solving interesting problems in environments where modern technology has not gone before with the freedom and ownership to put your skills to the test. And hey, you might just help change someone’s life for the better.

General Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with the business and engineering to evolve existing network solutions both on metal, and in the cloud.
• Work with a focused, passionate team to design Edovo’s next generation network architectures.
• Communicate with prospective clients to design Edovo implementations and design network solutions in challenging environments. (Design, Bill of Materials, Scope of Work, etc.)
• Participate in customer site deployments (Up to 25% Business Travel)
• Participate in “on-call” rotation

Projects You'll Work On

• Scaling new and exciting Layer 3 network infrastructure to serve tens of thousands of devices in the field across dozens of client facilities across the US
• Design tools to automate the provisioning and maintenance of network devices
• Building and scaling back end network services
• Creating systems and solutions for automation of system functions on network hardware and Unix-like systems
• Network Function Virtualization
• Service Scalability
• Site Reliability Engineering
• Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Business

Qualifications

Must-Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or 4 years’ equivalent experience in an IT or Networking-related field
• Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA, or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of professional experience with production networks and systems
• An extreme desire to discover, learn and work with new and innovative infrastructure technology hardware, software and services
• Tenacity, ownership over projects and professional development, and a proactive, collaborative problem-solving spirit
• Passion for Edovo’s mission
• Excitement to learn from and solve challenges with our constituents by working with staff, students, friends & family of the incarcerated

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of networking operations at all layers of the OSI model
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IOS / IOS XE and Juniper devices
• 802.11 Wireless solutions including planning (access point placement and heat mapping, deployment, operation and support)
• Internet and Private WAN Connections – Types, procurement, implementation & troubleshooting.
• Experience managing and scaling backend network services such as DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, SYSLOG, etc on Unix based environments
• Experience creating, deploying, maintaining and customizing Network Monitoring Tools

Bonus Points For

• Previous startup experience
• Experience in criminal justice reform, social justice, adult education, or telecommunications
• Experience working, volunteering, or personally impacted by the jail/prison system

Details

Location: Chicago, IL

Salary: Yearly

Department: Network Operations Center; Role reports to VP of Technology

Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis

Inquiries

Edovo is an impact driven private company. We offer our employees an exceptional workplace and fully paid benefits for team members and their families. We hire tenacious, innovative and passionate people and give them opportunities to grow and succeed.

If you've had the chance to read all the way through this job description and you've applied, please include "[Unlock Potential]" in the subject line of your e-mail. Send a brief statement of 1) why you're excited about this opportunity and 2) why you'd knock it out of the park to Mike Cornstubble, VP of Technology at [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you!

Teams with bold missions need diverse ideas to generate the most impact. For that reason, Edovo is committed to building diverse and inclusive work spaces. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. And yes, we believe in second chances.