Network Administrator

Client is seeking an experienced Network Administrator for our Agency. The candidate will be responsible for support of our LAN/WAN environment.

The Network Administrator is involved in the design and maintenance of both the hardware and software necessary for a computer network. The Network Administrator is a high-level technical analyst, specializing in Local Area Networks (LANs)/Wide Area Networks (WANs), TCP/IP, and server/network infrastructure. This position will act as an escalation point for anything related to LAN/WAN Support. The candidate will administer all network equipment under the guidance of the IT Director.

Responsibilities

• Participation with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and communication links.
• Conducting research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
• Collaboration with executive management and department leaders to assess short-term and long-term network capacity needs.
• Developing comprehensive implementation and test plans following change management guidelines.
• Aiding in the development of the network services disaster recovery plan and maintaining current knowledge of plan execution.
• Responding to emergency network outages in accordance with business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Designs and deploys LANs, WANs and wireless networks, including switches, routers, access points, and other network infrastructure components.
• Prepares design presentations and proposals for it management and business partners.
• Provides guidance to junior members of the team.
• Various duties related to implementation, testing, support, and troubleshooting.
• Qualifications, knowledge and direct experience in the following areas.
• Minimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience; 3-5 years of experience in similar networking roles is preferred.
• Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment
• Network Engineering WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, Infrastructure
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, database admin, fault management
• Managing Server Security
• Disaster recovery/back up procedures and archiving procedures
• Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment.
• Experience installing, configuring, and managing a network management solution.
• Network routing and high availability protocols
• Converged networks (voice, video and data)
• Excellent problem solving skills, self-management skills, and written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems or produce complex solutions, and ability to communicate and influence management and technical staff
• Strong project management skills preferred.
• Experience with Wide Area Network topologies preferred.
• Routing, switching and wireless technologies, and network security techniques

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.