Hybrid Enterprise Network & Systems Administrator II

State of Maryland - Maryland State Retirement and Pension Systems; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On‑site fitness center

Telework eligible

Job summary

Maryland State Retirement Agency in Baltimore seeks a Network Systems Administrator II to install, configure, and maintain enterprise networks and server systems in support of agency programs. You will manage LAN/WAN, VoIP, virtualization, and security controls, ensuring system stability and security across the organization.

Responsibilities include design/support of networks, server and application management, cloud/backup maintenance, and disaster recovery planning.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Three years of experience administering multi-tiered client-server software systems with multi-layers of application security in an organization with extensive level of program integration and reliance on technology and advanced desktop management and troubleshooting or three years of experience designing and managing medium and complex local and wide area networks and configuring devices such as hubs, switches, routers, wireless access points, firewalls and load balancers.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a bachelor’s degree in an IT related field from an accredited college or university for two years of required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession an associate’s degree in an IT related field from an accredited college or university for one year of required experience.
• Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and completion of a certification program in Network Administration such as CCNP, MCSE or equivalent certification program for two years of required experience.
• Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and completion of a certification program in Network Administration such as CCNA or equivalent for one year of required experience.
• Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and a Network or A or similar certification may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Network Infrastructure Management: Participating in the design and support of the networks that keep the agency’s systems operational.
• Working with technology such as switches, routers, wireless access points, firewalls, load balancers to ensure networks are secure and reliable.
• Keeping network documentation clear, up to date, and easy for the team to follow.
• Server & Systems Administration: Deploying, configuring and managing enterprise servers and applications, including virtualized and containerized environments.
• Supporting the end user computing environment, ensuring desktops and laptops are secure and ready for daily operations.
• Monitoring systems health, installing updates, troubleshooting issues, and rolling out improvements.
• Storage, Cloud, & Backup Platform Maintenance: Maintaining storage, cloud services, and backup systems to protect data and ensure recovery readiness.
• Technology Integration & Project Delivery: Researching, evaluating and introducing new technologies to improve efficiency; leading or contributing to IT projects.
• Policy, Security, & Compliance Support: Writing and maintaining IT policies, strengthening security posture, disaster recovery planning.
• Other Technical and Operational Support Duties: Creating and maintaining security controls and documenting configurations.

Skills

Network administration

Server management

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security awareness

Education

High school diploma

CCNP

MCSE

CCNA

MCSA

Tools

Switches

Routers

Firewalls

Load balancers

Wireless access points

Job description

Maryland State Retirement Agency in Baltimore seeks a Network Systems Administrator II to install, configure, and maintain enterprise networks and server systems in support of agency programs. You will manage LAN/WAN, VoIP, virtualization, and security controls, ensuring system stability and security across the organization.

Responsibilities include design/support of networks, server and application management, cloud/backup maintenance, and disaster recovery planning.