Senior Network Administrator

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Do you love South Carolina and protecting the environment? Come join our team at SCDES, put your passion to work with us! We are dedicated to protecting the state of South Carolina and we would love to have you as a member of our team!

 Science | Service | Sustainability

Under limited supervision, serves as administrator and technical support for server computing. Plans, installs and maintains the agency server computing infrastructure hardware and software in both physical and virtual environments to ensure quality services and to maintain compliance with agency information security policies and procedures. Serve as the primary support contact for key enterprise application infrastructure and middleware. 

Job Duties:

• Serves as the technical support for server computing for daily operations of the agency's Data Center. Provide support for MS Windows Servers in physical and virtual environments, web-related technologies and server-related infrastructure to provide quality services to internal and external customers. Develop and maintain guidelines and procedures related to the installation, configuration and maintenance of agency servers and associated devices. 
• Provide technical support for Tier-3 level issue resolution and project implementations. Assists with monitoring performance and stability of the agency servers, data storage, backup and disaster recovery. Manages, maintains, reports and audits hosted roles and services including but not limited to: Web, File, Print, Application Middleware, VMware, MS Active Directory, DNS and Citrix. 
• Actively represent the agency on internal and external teams as needed and assigned. Consult with management, staff and end users of technology for preparation of needs assessments, solutions, strategies and standards. 
• Assist with other duties as requested by IT management. 

A bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or a related field and experience in information technology systems or a related area. Relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis . 


Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of computer system design, analysis, testing, debugging and maintenance techniques. 
• Knowledge of server computing needs in both physical and virtual environments. 
• Ability to troubleshoot complex server infrastructure issues. 
• General knowledge of local and wide area networking. 
• Ability to document server specifications, technical configurations, processes and guidelines. 
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with vendors, management and users. Strong interpersonal, communication, and technical skills

Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application are encouraged to upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency will require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring.

• A , Network , Security  
• Active Directory, 11S, DHCP 
• Windows Permissions
• Window Server experience or certification 

SCDES is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
 
 The Department will not sponsor H1B visas for this position.

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees: 

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *  
  • State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)
• Remote Work: The option of partially remote work is available after successful completion of 6 months to 1 year of employment, based on job functions

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

Salary : $56,210 - $104,000