Senior Network Administrator

Description

Position Title:                         Senior Network Administrator

Department:                           Library Information and Technology Services

Reports to:                              Director of Administrative Technology

FSA Classification:                  Exempt

Rate of Pay:                             $47,000 Annually

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Network Administrator supports the Seminary through design, implementation and maintenance of solutions to the Seminary’s servers, infrastructure, network and application service needs. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage network infrastructure and systems
  • Configure and manage company routers and switches in addition to VPN configuration and policy enforcement.
  • Provide support for DNS, DHCP scopes, wireless network, and all network printing services (e.g. Papercut).
  • Implement and maintain Cisco and Sonicwall networking equipment to include routers and firewall devices.
  • Test new versions of virtualization software
  • Analyze server resource usage to measure efficiency and determine upgrade needs
• Manage and maintain the Seminary’s server environment and all server-based software.
  • Build, optimize and maintain Linux and Windows servers both physical and virtual.
  • Build, optimize and maintain Linux and Windows servers on cloud services.
  • Build and maintain Linux web servers.
  • Install, configure and optimize performance of all server based software.
  • Perform and verify centralized backups of Linux and Windows servers.
• Research, design and implement solutions that optimize server provisioning, configuration management, performance
  • Regularly review network and server configurations to identify potential problems or growth areas.
  • Design, develop and implement systems monitoring and alerting solutions.
  • Assist in establishing and implementing configuration management program and policies
• Maintain security of internal and external networks
  • Ensure compliance with relevant institutional, local, state, and federal laws and guidelines regarding privacy and security
  • Perform regular periodic security and performance testing on Seminary systems.
  • Design and implement disaster recovery/business continuity solutions
• Provide primary line of support for all business-critical Seminary servers and systems
  • Troubleshoot and debug environment and infrastructure problems found in the production and non-production environments.
  • Review server logs for anomalies or errors.
  • Monitor software used to send alerts when network problems occur.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the Support area with Tier II and above support requests as needed.
• On call for issues related to Systems and Administrative Technology.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/AUTHORITY:

• Assists in the annual budget proposal development process

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, EXPERIENCE: 

• Undergraduate or Technical degree in information systems or equivalent experience  required.
• Ability to identify, analyze and troubleshoot problems required.
• Knowledge of Cisco IOS and TCP/IP network layer required.
• Knowledge of Dell Sonicwall products required
• Knowledge of VMWare for server virtualization required.
• Knowledge of iSCSI storage area networks required (Dell EqualLogic).
• Knowledge of GNU/Linux Server and Windows Server operating systems required.
• Knowledge of Jenkins CI desired.
• Comfortable with open source software and communities required.
• Comfortable with git source control
• Knowledge of Chef configuration management
• Knowledge of Microsoft server solutions including but not limited to Server 2019 and    Microsoft SQL server
• Be able to maintain confidentiality, due to access to highly sensitive data.
• Strong desire to learn and keep up with changes in technology
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

Salary : $47,000