Network Administrator Iii

Job Title
Network Administrator III
Location
Lexington, KY 40513 US (Primary)
Category
IT Operations
Job Type
Full-time
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Shift Work Required?
No
Travel
Security Clearance Required
Not Required
Job Description
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR JOB SECURITY, GREAT BENEFITS, and GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES? THEN LOOK NOT FURTHER, MCS OFFERS:

• COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS - MCS offers comprehensive medical benefits with a PPO option
• 401-K - You vest on your first day, with 4% match, and 2.5% non-elective contribution!
• GROWTH - MCS focuses on developing and growing its internal talent for promotion within, and supports that culture with an educational reimbursement program.
• FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES- MCS offers flexible work arrangements, and over 27 days of PTO & Holiday your first year!

Who is MCS? Mid-America Conversion Services (MCS) is cleaning up the environment! We manage the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites near Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. The conversion facilities were designed and constructed to convert DOE's inventory of DUF6 produced by the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion and the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants to a more stable uranium oxide form for reuse, storage, and/or transportation and disposition.
If you are interested I encourage you to look at our website:
https://duf6-mcs.com/careers-at-mcs
Position Overview
Under general supervision responsible for providing technical expertise for Information Services Technical Support Group in the areas of networking hardware and software, data communications, telecommunications (e.g., VoIP), data storage, system patch management, and system recovery. The specific work assignment may include duties or activities of support in one or more of the following functional areas, in addition to other duties as assigned:
Functional:

• Develops technical implementation, configuration, monitoring, audit administration, and support
• Plans, assists, supports, monitors, and troubleshoots hardware and software problems pertaining to Local Area Network (LAN)
• Provides assistance for end user support for all applications
• Works with multiple hardware and software platforms at an intermediate level
• Ensures Information Technology computer and network security is in proper working order and that security policies are being adhered to and are in compliance with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations
• Ensures LAN is tuned for optimum performance (i.e., delivering required information to end-users and interacting properly with Wide Area Networks)
• Advances the creation and maintenance of disaster recovery plan
• Provides advance VMware working knowledge and guidance to junior System Administrators
• Works within Active Directory and provides advanced working knowledge to improve system performance
• Troubleshoots and resolves network (LAN and WLAN), PBX, VoIP, and software issues

Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in an Information Technology field or equivalent
• 8+ years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification, Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional (MCITP) Certification, or Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) Certification, or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) credential

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.