Network Administrator

The Network Administrator will work with the Network and Infrastructure Team to provide support of the organizations network assets to ensure highly available data, systems, and networking capabilities for the business. This role will be responsible for the design and delivery of future network-related projects.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Manage and monitor performance on internal and external networks to anticipate, identify, mitigate, and resolve network stability or efficiency problems. Escalate and manage incidents as necessary with external networking resources.
• Coordinate with other technology teams to design and implement network systems or improvements that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.
• Design, schedule, and deliver network improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and purchases to maintain security and resiliency within the business and plant networks
• Research and provide recommendations to IT leadership regarding the development of long-term strategic goals for capacity and growth of network systems.
• Act as the network primary point of contact while coordinating with business and plant teams during any network issues or outages.
• Develop and issue communications to end users and IT team related to network changes by utilizing the identified change management process (CAB).
• Update and maintain network drawings, documentation, and processes.
• Create required reporting on network metrics in response to business needs.
• Act as a primary stakeholder during negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or 4 years of additional related experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of prior to network support experience in the following areas: Router, L2/L3 switch, Firewall, Local and Wide Area Network configuration and management.
• Network optimization and maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification appropriate to role
• Cisco CCNP
• Palo Alto experience
• Meraki experience
• Azure networking and configuration
• VMware networking and configuration
• OT networking and configuration