Network and Security Administrator

Lehigh Carbon Community College•Schnecksville, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Network and Security Administrator installs, configures, maintains, and provides advanced support for the institution’s physical and logical LAN/WAN/WLAN network, cybersecurity services, and other IT infrastructure. This mid-level role combines network administration with proactive cybersecurity management, including firewall orchestration, security event handling, identity management, and vulnerability management. The position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Network and Security. This is a full-time, on-campus position with a standard Monday-through-Friday work week from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Exempt professionals are expected to maintain a flexible schedule to meet responsibilities and collegiate needs, including occasional work outside core business hours. The role may require evening and weekend work, after-hours troubleshooting, maintenance windows, and on-call duty. The administrator supports multivendor network and security equipment, administers network and cybersecurity tools and services, and leads troubleshooting across network and security environments. The position also contributes to incident response, security awareness initiatives, technical documentation, system maintenance, and cross-departmental and vendor projects. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and either at least five years of enterprise-level network and/or cybersecurity services experience, or at least three years of such experience plus 60 or more earned higher-education credits in a relevant field. A CCNA, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent certification is required; candidates without one must acquire it within the first six months of employment. The role also requires Act 153 clearances. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and specified technology, certification, language, and educational-setting experience are preferred.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
At least five years of demonstrated enterprise-level experience managing network and/or cybersecurity services, or at least three years of that experience plus 60 or more earned higher-education credits in a relevant field.
CCNA, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent network or cybersecurity certification; if not held at hire, it must be acquired within the first six months of employment.
Act 153 clearances: Act 34 Pennsylvania Criminal Background, Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and Act 114 FBI Clearance Fingerprinting.
Proven experience troubleshooting complex systems and using data to guide troubleshooting and decision-making.
Strong command-line administration skills with enterprise-class network switches and routers, and ability to learn and adapt to new vendor operating systems.
Extensive experience deploying, configuring, and managing next-generation firewalls, including translating security policies and NAT rules across firewall platforms.
Practical experience administering IAM architectures, including SSO, MFA, and directory integrations.
Experience with network monitoring solutions and Windows- and Linux-based operating systems.
Experience planning projects, prioritizing assignments, establishing work schedules, and meeting deadlines.
Familiarity with higher-education security and compliance standards such as FERPA, GLBA, NIST 800-171, or CIS Controls.
Ability to transfer networking and cybersecurity fundamentals to unfamiliar hardware, software, or topologies; quickly learn new technical environments, independently map complex network infrastructures, and identify root causes.
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment, manage multiple projects, think critically, solve problems, make decisions, and develop creative solutions.
Self-starter with leadership abilities and the ability to serve diverse populations with a high level of customer service.
Excellent oral and written communication, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
Energy, motivation, persistence, a positive attitude, and ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment with attention to detail and quality assurance.
Understanding of campus networking protocols and concepts, including TCP/IP, VPN, BGP, MSTP, VLAN trunking, TACACS+, and subnetting.
Comfort troubleshooting OSI layers 1, 2, and 3, and general knowledge of all OSI network layers.
Ability to perform 24x7 troubleshooting, including off-hour maintenance, problem resolution, and on-call duty.
Teamwork, cooperation, initiative, customer service, and commitment to ongoing professional growth.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution.
Experience with Aruba and HPE networking solutions, Palo Alto, Okta, Windows, Linux, virtualization, and cloud environments.
Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining industry-leading next-generation firewalls.
Command-line experience.
Current industry certifications such as SANS (GIAC), CCNA, ACSA, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, or CompTIA Security+, or educational equivalents.
Bilingual Spanish language skills.
Experience in an educational setting serving the mission of a community college.

Responsibilities

Maintain and support the institution’s physical LAN/WAN/WLAN network and multivendor network and security equipment.
Maintain and support network, cybersecurity, and identity solutions and audits, coordinating with third-party cybersecurity teams when needed.
Administer firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, EDR, NAC, IAM, vulnerability management, and monitoring solutions.
Research and report on best practices and trends related to networking and cybersecurity services.
Prepare technical documentation and share knowledge with others; develop and maintain network and cybersecurity diagrams and related documentation.
Manage installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrades of network and cybersecurity infrastructure.
Configure and troubleshoot network layers, primarily layers 1–3.
Proactively monitor networks and cybersecurity alerts, identifying and resolving disruptions to business-critical IT services in a timely manner, including after hours and weekends as needed.
Participate in cybersecurity incident response, threat containment, and post-incident remediation with internal leadership and third-party security partners.
Administer cybersecurity and auditing tools to detect security events, including attacks and data loss.
Assist in designing, executing, and monitoring campus-wide security awareness programs, including phishing simulations, training initiatives, and standard operating procedures.
Support scheduled system maintenance tasks.
Administer LAN infrastructure, including racking, stacking, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading switches, routers, and firewalls.
Construct, terminate, and test network interface cables for servers, workstations, and other network and security equipment.
Manage and support cross-departmental IT initiatives and external vendor projects, including requirements scoping, vendor quotations, equipment installation, and long-term solution maintenance.
Lead troubleshooting across network and cybersecurity systems.
Perform other duties as assigned.