IT - Network Administrator - Mid-Level

Mindlance; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Network Support Specialist to join their mission-critical operations team. This role involves providing 2nd level support for network issues, ensuring immediate restoration of services, and collaborating with engineers and service desk teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 3-5 years of experience in a high availability data center environment. Join a dynamic team that values continuous improvement and operational excellence while enhancing your technical skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in 24x7 data center operations.
• Specialized knowledge of network and server operating systems.
• Experience with load balancers and basic network commands.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd level network support on technical escalations.
• Monitor MoogSoft Alerts and Remedy Incident queues.
• Collaborate with Engineers and Service Desk for training.

Skills

Network Support

Problem Solving

Technical Escalation Management

UNIX and Windows Server Knowledge

Scripting (Perl, PowerShell)

Service Management (ITIL)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Remedy/SmartIT

MoogSoft

Job description

Job Description: This is a 24/7/365 mission critical operations, and this role will operate the hours of 10 PM – 8:30 AM ET (M-TH).
Onsite - Dallas/ Westlake, TX

Roles & Responsibilities:
Operational Responsibility:
Provide 2nd level network support on technical escalations from the IT Service Desk.
Provide immediate support on production issues with focus on immediate restoration.
Advocate for business client facing teams on issues requiring support and awareness.
Monitor MoogSoft Alerts/Situations per alert handling procedures ensuring Service Level event acknowledgement is met.
Monitor Remedy Incident queues with strategic prioritization of Incidents, track and provide updates to stakeholders as required.
Evaluate issues and escalate to senior technicians, engineers, and/or the vendor as appropriate.
Coordinate Hardware change or maintenance with vendors and ensure completion.
Assists with supporting and recovering Distributed infrastructure, document and communicate actions in collaboration with teammates.
Build productive internal/external working relationships with peer level positions to ensure tasks are completed.
Collaborate with Engineers and Service Desk on items requiring training and knowledge management.
Maintains and increases technical knowledge by attending training sessions and establishing personal network.
Complete work assignments based on department priorities and system criticality.
Identify continuous service delivery opportunities to improve IT service readiness.
Identify and contribute improvement opportunities that align with services enabling business success.
Identify continuous service delivery opportunities to improve IT service readiness.
Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related discipline with an information technology focus or equivalent experience.
3-5 years of experience in a large 24x7 high availability data center operations environment (1000+ servers)
Possess specialized knowledge and understanding of network and server operating systems normally obtained through formal technical training.
Experience working with load balancers, to add/remove servers and/or service ports from load balancers.
Solid knowledge in network concepts; ability to configure NFS and NIS, use of basic network commands for troubleshooting/DNS validation and basic routing concepts.
A working knowledge of UNIX and Windows Server-based operating systems with strong background with paging and swapping, inter-process communication, devices and what device drivers do and file system concepts.
Fundamentals on writing scripts in some administrative languages (Perl, PowerShell).
Familiarity with Remedy/SmartIT or similar service management tools.
Strong problem solving and decision-making skills focusing on efficient service restoration.
Ability to pay close attention to details while performing technically detailed tasks.
IT management experience with process development and improvement.
Experience in implementing key IT standardized process and methodologies (ITIL, Event Management, Incident, Problem and Knowledge Management)
A change agent and forward thinking, ability to influence team with continuous operational process and technology changes.

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”