Network Core & Security System Administrator

Menard, Inc•Eau Claire, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Network System Administrator position on the Network Core & Security team will participate in the day-to-day administration, support, and ongoing enhancement of Menard, Inc.’s enterprise network infrastructure. Applicants should have experience or training supporting mission-critical network environments, maximizing system uptime, and maintaining performance. Candidates must be able to work in a secure, mission-critical production-computing environment. The position will be responsible for installing and maintaining networks in corporate, distribution, manufacturing, and retail locations.

Requirements

Experience or training supporting mission-critical network environments
Maximizing system uptime
Maintaining performance
Ability to work in a secure, mission-critical production-computing environment
Installing and maintaining networks in corporate, distribution, manufacturing, and retail locations
Core Routing/Switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, Application Centric Networking)
Storage Networking Solutions
User Authentication and Certificate Management
Application Layer Load Balancing (L4-L7)
Technical support for network communication and security needs
Remote access support for staff and vendors
Problem identification, investigation, resolution, and documentation
Monitoring network uptime, capacity, performance, and security threats
Configuration and maintenance of network management and IPAM systems
Design complex data center communication, security, and authentication solutions
Implementation of network equipment and management tools
Support for physical cabling, hardware, and network management tools within data center environments
Analysis of systems to develop/implement improvements in utilization, capacity, and performance
Keeping informed and educated on emerging technologies
Research, evaluation, and recommendation of new technologies, platforms, protocols, and applications
Development of policy and procedure documentation for new and existing systems
Design, deployment, and maintenance of a high level of network segmentation companywide.

Responsibilities

Participate in the day-to-day maintenance of Menard’s Data Center systems.
Network Segmentation solutions (Firewalls)
Core Routing/Switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, Application Centric Networking)
Storage Networking Solutions
User Authentication and Certificate Management
Application Layer Load Balancing (L4-L7)
Provide technical support to Menard’s corporate staff’s network communication and security needs
Provide remote access support for Menards staff and vendors.
Identify, investigate, resolve and document problems
Monitor network uptime, capacity, performance, and security threats.
Configure and maintain network management and IPAM systems
Work with Management and Senior Level Team Members to design complex data center communication, security, and authentication solutions
Implement network equipment and management tools
Support all physical cabling, hardware, and network management tools within the data center environments.
Analyze all aspects of the systems and develop/implement plans to improve items such as utilization, capacity and performance
Keep informed and educated on emerging technologies
Research, evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, protocols and applications in order to meet Menard, Inc.’s business requirements
Develop policy and procedure documentation for new and existing systems
Design, deploy, and maintain a high level of network segmentation companywide.