San Jacinto College Houston North Campus is seeking to hire a Network Administrator I. This is a direct hire position with San Jacinto College. Network generalist provides support, maintenance, and monitoring of internal and external networks and telephony. Implements and manages assigned systems, applications, security, and network configurations. Assists in resolving network performance issues. Recommends upgrades, patches, and new applications and equipment. Provides technical support and guidance to users. Relies on knowledge and professional discretion to achieve goals.
You MUST complete the application on San Jacinto College Careers site to be contacted for an interview. This position requires a physical presence at the assigned on-site work location during unrestricted operations with very limited or no opportunity for remote work arrangements.
Job Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provides network support including hardware and software tools as well as installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of LAN and WAN switches, wireless access points and controllers, Core Switches, Firewalls, and VPNs.
- Ensures network connectivity for all devices.
- Assists with Network Design and capacity planning.
- Supports the monitoring and maintenance of telephony systems.
- Develops and documents standards for network devices.
- Recommends, schedules, and implements repairs to the LAN/WAN.
- Monitors and tests network performance and provides network performance statistics and reports.
- Ensures quality assurance processes are being followed, including service levels as outlined in the ITS Service Level Agreement and change control procedures.
- Monitors security on enterprise systems using best practice standards.
- Provides after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well as occasional weekend maintenance.
- Server management of data monitoring systems.
- Fiber and cabling diagnostics.
Benefits:
- We offer competitive benefits at reasonable costs through the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS).
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K and more.
- We offer a variety of voluntary retirement programs [403(b) and 457(b)] for employees.
- Holidays off
Qualifications:
- Associates degree in related field from an accredited institution
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field from an accredited institution
- Minimum two (2) years of related IT work experience required.
- Experience in IP network/wireless infrastructure implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and support.
- Experience with log monitoring, aggregation, and analytics tools.
- Experience in the implementation and support of firewalls, network cores, switches, access points, controllers, and VPN.
- Experience in Higher Education preferred.
- CompTIA Network+ or equivalent technical certification
- JNCIA or equivalent technical certification
- CompTIA Security Plus or equivalent technical certification
Note: Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant individually. If your qualifications meet the requirements for the position, and you are selected for an interview, we will contact you.
The San Jacinto College District is committed to equal opportunity for all students, employees, and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.