Network Administrator II

Ellwood Group•New Castle, PA

48d

About The Position

This position will require day-to-day management of 25+ EGI WAN remote locations, with a primary focus on facilities located in Pennsylvania. The Network Administrator will manage a corporate-wide Active Directory, as well as upgrade and improve the overall IT infrastructure at the EGI facilities. This position is responsible for designing, organizing, modifying, installing, and supporting company's computer systems: LANs, WANs, Servers, Storage, VOIP Telephones, Surveillance, Internet and intranet systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or commensurate level of equivalent work experience
Minimum of five (5) years' experience in managing a corporate network in a multi-site environment; including switching, vlans, routing, and firewalls:
Minimum of five (5) years' experience with VMWare, I-SCSI Storage SANS, Microsoft Exchange/Office 365
Experience with firewall management and configuration, file server backup technologies, VMWare architecture & technologies, and with Microsoft Exchange E-Mail systems and/or Office 365
High level understanding of LAN/WAN management including switching, vlans, routers
High level understanding of firewall management and configuration as it relates to least privilege
High level understanding of User/Group management Directory Services in Microsoft Active Directory
High level understanding of Windows Server management
High level understanding of backup and disaster recovery technology
High level understanding of virtualization technology
Excellent analytical/problem solving skills that result in quality solutions and concluding projects in an efficient manner
Excellent organizational and project/time management skills
Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently (self-directed)
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Team player
Ability to travel regionally
Ability to adjust to continuously changing environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with Cisco Call Manager a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage LAN/WAN performance and security
WAN management to include working closely with Telco providers for circuit installation and troubleshooting
Manage local area network, network cabling, routers, firewalls, switches, servers, wireless, file/print, with broad scope of various cross discipline security services
Provide highest level of support to business and local users in all facets of IT and to help develop and enforce policies and procedures (both local and corporate wide)
Recommend changes and upgrades to ensure Infrastructure software and hardware are meeting the management information needs, while maintaining compliance with other corporate mandated systems
Work with Business Unit managers and employees to help solve business issues or challenges, including but not restricted to issues relating to the computer system
Assist the IT Infrastructure Group with EGI-wide projects concerning training, information systems or technologies such as LAN/WAN, telecommunications, acquisitions, etc.
Work closely with business units and SIP/VOIP vendors for the setup and configuration of telephones and telephone system management
Provide general backup and support to EGI IT Department at other EGI business units on an as needed basis
Design, install, and support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, and intranet systems
Install and maintain network hardware and software
Evaluate and modify system's performance
Analyze and isolate issues
Monitor IT Infrastructure to ensure availability, performance, and security to the organization
Maintain integrity of the network, server deployment, and security
Ensure network connectivity throughout a company's LAN/WAN infrastructure is on par with technical considerations
Maintain network servers such as file servers, VPN gateways, intrusion detection systems
Administer servers, printers, routers, switches, firewalls, phones, software deployment, security updates and patches
Available for emergency situations that may arise outside the course of the regular workday or week
Other duties as necessary
Abide by all Ellwood policies and procedures
Meet attendance requirements.