Senior Network Administrator

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Pledge for Success:
We are dedicated in hiring outstanding individuals who share in our commitment and passion in serving our guests. Ambition, dedication, attention to detail, and a warm smile are all winning characteristics that lead to the spirit of who we are.
Position Summary:
The selected individual for this position will be responsible for leading network administration efforts, engineering and infrastructure and will work closely with the IT Security team, Technical Services Specialists and System Administrators to provide a robust 24/7/365 high available network environment. They will be responsible for overall network health, monitoring services and network infrastructure and for protecting data and ensuring disaster recovery best practices are in place.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide superior guest service
• Maintain, and perpetuate a positive organizational culture according to the principles of the Spirit of Tâlícn and the Core Values of ilani.
• Manage network infrastructure and configuration, including switches, firewalls, VPNs to ensure network is secure and in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements
• Participate in the budget planning process to ensure proper maintenance agreements are in place on all equipment and life cycle replacement processes are in place
• Following best practices, design, configure and install network switching, wireless infrastructure, VLANs, and other network infrastructure
• Responsible for data center and IDF management, including all supported electrical, HVAC and fire suppression systems
• Responsible for data communication, including fiber infrastructure and connectivity to multiple locations, including all redundancy required for a 24/7/365 environment
• Responsible for VOIP, radio, cellular and DAS services
• Train and mentor team members on convergence related applications
• Implement security safeguards to secure the slot network in compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Accountable to management, and vendors to provide ongoing monitoring, performance tuning and ensures service level objectives are met
• Technical Writing: Creation and maintenance of troubleshooting and operational documentation for all systems under management
• Lead and receive cross-discipline training to ensure maximum availability of systems under management
• Carries and responds to off-hours communications device, to provide 24x7 support for systems under management
• Strong ability to troubleshoot complex network and switching environment
• Lead the pursuits of opportunities to improve knowledge, tools, and processes for systems under management
• Responsible for maintaining and enforcing confidentiality and privacy rules pursuant to all applicable regulations
• Lead Change Management process and methodology as it relates to Network Administration
• Responsible for enforcing the privacy rules pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as applicable to ilani
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring PCI compliance requirements are effectively implemented
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Information Technology plus five (5) years' minimum experience as a Network Administrator, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3 years' minimum experience working as part of an IT team
• Demonstrated Cisco switch configuration experience. (Other technical certification such as Network+, Security+, considered. Other VoIP experience, considered.)
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to foster a supportive and enabling team environment
• Demonstrated cable infrastructure management experience
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and configuring switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless systems in a larger environment
• Demonstrated understanding of, VLAN's, routing protocols, UDP, QoS, spanning tree, DMZ, access lists and 802.11
• Willingness to actively participate in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to learn new technology and systems with minimum training and adapt to changing technical needs and systems
• Working knowledge of account management, password auditing, network and web-based vulnerability scanning, virus management and intrusion detection
• Requires weekend, evening work, working different shifts, and flexible hours
• Able to walk, stand, reach, and grab for a 10-hour shift
• Able to work in a smoking environment when on the casino floor
• Willing to adhere to company's health and safety measures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
• CCNA or CCNP certifications
• Experience with Ruckus wireless systems
• Experience with Aruba wireless systems
• Cisco VoIP experience
• APC and other UPS management experience
• Understanding of compressed IP video and audio transmission and routing procedures

This is an On-Site position, located in our Ridgeway, WA location
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