Network Administrator

Lactalis American Group; Buffalo, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off from day one

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Lactalis American Group is seeking a Senior Network Administrator in Buffalo, NY. You will maintain LAN/WAN, VOIP, and security across our US network, ensuring reliability, scalability, and secure communications for a leading dairy company.

You will contribute to project planning, policy definition, and documentation, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with internal teams and external vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer systems related field, or equivalent IT experience.
• Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN, SDWAN, VPN, WIFI, Cisco switches/routers, and security.
• Experience with VOIP systems, SIP, and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Administer routers, switches, wireless access points, firewalls, VOIP system, and related devices.
• Improve network reliability, scalability, and security through monitoring and tuning.
• Plan and install network equipment, define policies, and document processes.
• Provide technical support to Help Desk and staff, including off-hours on-call rotation.
• Mentor junior team members and participate in technical projects.

Skills

LAN/WAN

SDWAN

VPN

WIFI

Cisco

Fortigate

VoIP

Security

Documentation

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Citrix

VMware

Microsoft Server OS

Active Directory

Job description

Description

Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™ Oui®, Yoplait®, Go‑Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis USA part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Network Administrator based in Buffalo, NY.

This position is part of a team that contributes to network and security projects from conception through maintenance. The Senior Network Administrator is responsible for maintaining and supporting LAN/WAN communications including VOIP and telepresence, while improving reliability, scalability and security.

Requirements

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Administration of routers, switches, wireless access points, firewalls, VOIP phone system, VOIP phones, smartphones, security updates and patches.
• Continually improves the networks by monitoring and evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput and latency.
• Planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of all network equipment.
• Defining network policies and procedures.
• Participate in technical projects with both internal and vendor supplied resources. In some cases, this may include user needs assessment, business benefit analysis, equipment selection and task scheduling.
• Reporting of environment operational status by gathering and prioritizing information.
• Contribution to network and security performance by assisting in definition of policy and “best practices”, monitoring, and reporting on adherence.
• Creation and maintenance of documentation on network and processes for both internal department use and user education.
• Member of a team and participates in off hours, on-call rotation.
• Provides technical support and guidance to Help Desk Technicians & all staff.
• Completion of related tasks as needed to satisfy departmental and company mission.
• Participate in team leadership and mentoring of junior members
• Travel and / or extended or off work hours may be required.
• This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in a computer systems related field, or possess equivalent experience in IT.

Strong knowledge base on IT systems including:

• LAN/WAN; SDWAN; VPN; WIFI ? Cisco Switch, Router, Wireless LAN Controller; WIFI Access Points
• Fortigate Firewall ? Network Performance Tuning; Network Design; Network Security Principles ? Structured Cabling Standards ? OSI network Model and TCP/IP ? Domain Services: MS Active Directory, DNS, DHCP

Familiarity in the following a plus:

• Routing Protocols: BGP/OSPF
• Cisco UCM/UCX VOIP/SIP
• Citrix (troubleshooting of published apps and desktops); Citrix Netscaler
• Microsoft Server Operating Systems (2003 to 2016)
• MS Office Products, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes
• VMWare
• PRISM, JDE, SAP

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally‑recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmitive Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.