Hybrid Network Administrator — Infrastructure & Support

Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia is seeking a Network Administrator to implement and maintain the university's network infrastructure, support daily operations, and resolve student and staff network issues.

You will serve as a liaison to internal and external service providers, manage VLANs and firewall policies, document IP addressing, and assist in network security operations while partnering with the Information Technology team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3+ years of network administration experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of L2 switches and IEEE 802.1ad/802.1q standards.
• Knowledge of data cabling and basic troubleshooting of cabling/jacks.
• Familiarity with AC/DC power, UPS and power management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, diverse environment with strong customer service.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain networking infrastructure including routers, switches, wireless, firewalls and cabling.
• Diagnose and resolve performance and connectivity problems across the network.
• Serve as liaison for cabling requests and manage network activations.
• Monitor traffic, create VLANs/VRFs and firewall policies as needed.
• Maintain network documentation, IP address management and reporting.
• Collaborate with internal/external service providers on network deployments.
• Assist Information Security with day-to-day network security tooling and VPNs.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

PoE knowledge

Routing protocols (SPBM/IS-IS/BGP/OSPF/VXLAN/EVPN)

RF standards (802.11)

CAT6/6A wiring and fiber

Network testing equipment

Load balancers/SIEM/IPAM/HEOA familiarity

Networking gear (Extreme/Ruckus/Aruba/Fortinet)

Job description

Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia is seeking a Network Administrator to implement and maintain the university's network infrastructure, support daily operations, and resolve student and staff network issues.

You will serve as a liaison to internal and external service providers, manage VLANs and firewall policies, document IP addressing, and assist in network security operations while partnering with the Information Technology team.