Network Administrator

Location

Cottleville, MO | United States

Job description

St. Charles Community College is located just west of St. Louis, in the heart of growing St. Charles County. At St. Charles Community College, we have a passion for student success. We serve a growing diverse student population, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff who will help prepare our students for a global society. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success in serving diverse student populations.

We are seeking a full-time Network Administrator who will be responsible for all aspects of the network including Server Administration, Group Policy, Switches, Routers, Firewall and backup for the Storage Area Network (SAN).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Installs new/rebuilds existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Assists in the Configuration, management, and updating of MS windows servers and administrative workstations.
• Performs backups on servers according to defined retention schedules.
• Performs day-to-day maintenance tasks for the hosted Faculty, Staff and Student email system.
• Provides back-up support for Linux-based servers.
• Creates technical documentation.
• Researches and recommends innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Performs day-to-day Active Directory maintenance tasks.
• Provides second level of support for network switches, routers, firewalls, packet-shaping appliances, and other security-related devices.
• Assists in developing plans and systems to improve the performance, scalability and agility of campus systems, networks, security and data.
• Assists Technology Support to provide support to the college community.
• Must possess knowledge of server and data storage hardware architecture, and keep abreast of new trends as they evolve.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

At least two years' experience in a relevant position. Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent mix of education and experience. Extensive knowledge of most current, as well as evolving versions of Microsoft server operating systems; current levels of Microsoft Exchange with expertise in mail protocols; experience with Microsoft's clustering model; ability to manage and configure a SAN; administrative capabilities across a number of Linux distributions. High degree of familiarity with DNS, Active Directory, LDAP, cross-platform data sharing, and security best-practices.

Must be able to provide configurations for a broad range of Cisco products, including Cisco IOS, and Cisco ASA devices. Experience with Cisco IP telephony and Cisco wireless is preferred. Must have some level of experience with packet-shaping appliances.

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