IT Network Specialist

New Mexico Admin Office of the District Attorneys•Albuquerque, NM

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position develops and applies technical expertise in communications network management. This position is responsible for monitoring, developing, testing, maintaining, installing, optimizing, and/or deploying network/communication technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or Management with a technology emphasis, Project Management, Computer Science, or IT related engineering or other directly related field and advanced technical certification such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) or CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP).
Three (3) years’ directly related work experience.
Four (4) years’ directly related work experience, and/or a combination of relevant experience and technical education, or network engineering certification will substitute for required education on a year for year basis.
Knowledge of the techniques used in the installation and maintenance of communications hardware, basic wire and cable installation and peripherals
Knowledge of the safe use and configuration of all related tools and technology
Knowledge of system integration and interoperability
Knowledge of network redundancy and diversity
Skill in using advanced, vendor-specific diagnostic tools and software
Skill in the application and use of related vendor-specific technology
Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relations with clients, vendors and stakeholders
Skill in conflict resolution and in understanding and incorporating differing points of view toward accomplishing a common goal

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration or Management with a technology emphasis, Project Management, Computer Science, or IT related engineering or other directly related field and advanced technical certification such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
Five (5) years’ directly related work experience.
Four (4) years’ directly related work experience, and/or a combination of directly related work experience and technical education, or network engineering certification will substitute for preferred education on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

Configures, maintains, and troubleshoots the enterprise’s advanced network and transport layer technology
Tests and installs advanced network and transport layer hardware for the enterprise infrastructure
Plan for design and advise on configuration of the enterprise’s transport layer
Performance tune and optimize assigned technologies in the enterprise’s network and transport layers
Design disaster mitigation and recovery plans for the enterprise communications infrastructure
Produce and maintain documentation for the enterprise’s network and transport layers
Provide physical and virtual security for enterprise communications infrastructure technologies
Mentor, train, and develop junior staff
Supervise junior staff
Gather data to identify customer needs and then uses that information to identify, interpret and evaluate system and network requirements