Network Administrator II

Michels Corporation•Brownsville, WI

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Michels Corporation is seeking a Network Administrator II to implement and maintain corporate network equipment environments for the local, wireless, and wide area network infrastructure. This role involves implementing moderate to high-risk network changes to critical functional areas while adhering to established designs and configurations. Success in this position requires strong professional management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Michels Corporation is a leader in infrastructure improvement, known for its strong health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) culture and commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or similar field, 3-5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination
Proficient with Microsoft Office, virtual environments, and the two latest versions of Microsoft Windows
Competent with configuring network switches and routers
Competent with network cabling standards
Experience in routing protocols: EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF

Nice To Haves

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or JCNIA
Cisco Meraki experience
Experience with protocol analyzers and bandwidth utilization reports
Familiar with deploying VPN and IPSec tunnels
Participation in large-scale IT business initiatives

Responsibilities

Maintain and promote a strong safety culture for all employees, vendors, and customers and follow all health, safety and environmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
Maintains the WAN, LAN, and WLAN, following change management procedures.
Support remote offices and jobsites for setup, connectivity, and teardown.
Support technical initiatives and projects.
Review current and emerging technologies, recommending solutions to solve business needs.
Technical project leader for small size projects.
Research and provide input into recommendations and justifies various hardware and software purchases and participates in determining hardware, software, and administrative standards and procedures.
Participate in on-call rotation.
Act as a point of escalation for Service Desk incidents and requests.
Monitor and tune network performance and monitor network availability.
Troubleshoot and document issues and participate in root-cause analysis of all network environments.
Other duties as assigned.