40 Hours | Flexible hours to meet College and department needs including some evenings and weekends

Design, develop, and maintain complex enterprise network and computer systems. Provide advanced levels of technical networking direction and expertise in support of the College’s network infrastructure, systems resources, and data center resources.

• Recommend, implement, and manage changes to ensure the stable performance, integrity, and security of the College network infrastructure
• Recommend, implement, and manage network infrastructure modifications required to meet the changing needs of the College
• Collaborate in the design, management, and support of the virtualized server data center environment and associated storage area network (SAN) environment
• Collaborate, design, and optimize advanced network technical architectures including but not limited to software, switches, VLAN, LAN, WAN, firewalls, and routers
• Setup and manage DNS, NIS, NFS, DHCP, and other network infrastructure services
• Manage firewalls, respond to security alerts, and provide daily maintenance of NAT, VPN, PAT, and Protocol filtering
• Participates in the diagnosis, isolation, and resolution of network problems. Identifies and documents the root cause. Proactively identify potential issues in the production environment and help recommend potential solutions.
• Provide timely communication updates of network activity with IT staff and the college community
• Provide assistance and application training to IT staff concerning the network infrastructure and other related technology applications
• Develop timely network infrastructure documentation
• Manage network-oriented projects through coordination with the Client Technology Services and DevOps departments
• As required, manage and administer key networking platforms such as messaging and collaboration systems (i.e. Exchange, Sharepoint), virtualization systems (i.e. VMware, Citrix) and other systems as directed by Director of Infrastructure and Security
• Manage and maintain VM and file backups
• As required, manage, monitor, and administer the data center environment including server operating systems, environmental monitoring equipment, physical cabling plant and data storage systems
• Additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Computer Information Systems or related fields; or equivalent combination of college-level coursework, technical certification(s) and/or specialized training required; or equivalent job-related experience
• Five years of network infrastructure technology experience required, emphasizing the following areas:

1. Supporting a medium to large size network environment
2. Network protocols/services (e.g., TCP/IP, 10/40 gigabit Ethernet, DNS, NAT, PAT, VPN, protocol filtering, 802.1X and AppleTalk)
3. Strong understanding of network infrastructures (LAN, WAN, routers, switches, hubs, and premise wiring)
4. Strong understanding of security services (e.g., Active Directory, Kerberos, PKI, Proxy Server, firewalls, IME/IOP, NAC, and Security Suites)
5. Experience with SNMP and network monitoring tools 

• Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication
• Demonstrate ability to support end users
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex problems
  
  

• Windows versions 10+, Windows Server 2019+, Macintosh 10.x, Linux. Macintosh experience on a Windows network strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of scripting and Microsoft Office products
• Experience with firewalls and daily maintenance of NAT, VPN, PAT, and Protocol filtering
• Support and maintenance of a VMware ESX 7.Xi or later server virtualization farm
• Bandwidth shaping 
• Wireless system management, implementation monitoring, and maintenance 
• SQL clustering
• Enterprise backups and archrival administration

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