Network Administrator

Background

• Works under general supervision in a c-GMP regulated manufacturing environment
• Employees are responsible for maintaining computing environment by identifying network requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring network performance.

Tasks

• Establishes network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols.
• Establishes network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.
• Maintains network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
• Secures network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation.
• Prepares users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support.
• Upgrades network by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements.
• Meets financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Specifications

• S. degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent vocational training
• Five (5) years of IT experience that involved the application of desktop hardware and software. Up to two (2) years of this experience may be substituted for and/or added together with the educational requirements listed above
• Certification in Chemical terrorism Vulnerability Information is a plus
• Knowledge of:
  • TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VPN & VLAN (Thorough level)
  • Cisco technologies (switches, firewall, security) (Thorough level)
  • Microsoft Windows Server (2012 and higher, Hyper-V, WSUS, WDS) (Thorough level)
  • Network Performance Tuning (Thorough level)
  • LAN (Extensive level)
  • Network Design and Implementation
  • Installation and troubleshooting all currently supported versions of Windows operating systems, MS Office
  • LANs, WAN and remote communications
• Skill in:
  • Dealing with customer problems, including follow-up
  • Responding to rapidly changing demands
• Ability to:
  • Identify and resolve technical problems
  • Collect, process and record data accurately
  • Understand detailed written and oral instruction and established procedures
  • Manage time effectively and meet deadlines
  • Work effectively with a customer-service focus

FLSA

• Non-Exempt

Current Openings for Network Administrator Jobs at Jost Chemical Co.