Network Administrator III

Behavioral Health Services; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Behavioral Health Services in Gardena, CA is seeking an Experienced Network Administrator III to provide senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity operations. The role leads architecture design, disaster recovery planning, and regulatory-compliant security practices for PHI data.

This position offers day shifts, full-time employment, and the opportunity to mentor junior staff while ensuring HIPAA, HITECH, and NIST-aligned security standards across systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, advanced degree, or associated degree with certifications.
• Preferred minimum of 5 years of IT support experience (Windows, Desktop, Networking, Data/Voice).
• Ability to work collaboratively and provide strong customer service.
• Possesses expertise in network management, hardware and software upgrades, network design, and infrastructure planning for local area networks (LANs).
• Troubleshooting network outages and user troubles and the ability to communicate clearly.
• Provide guidance to users regarding the proper response to suspicious emails and requests for confidential information.
• Possess proficiency in programming scripts to execute internal functions, along with a strong understanding of PowerShell.
• California Driver’s License required. Must have liability insurance if driving a personal vehicle on BHS business.
• Vision, hearing, verbal communication skills, manual dexterity, and eye-hand coordination must be adequate for performance of job duties.

Responsibilities

• Designs enterprise infrastructure architecture supporting secure healthcare operations.
• Develops infrastructure security standards aligned with confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles.
• Oversee identity and access management architecture supporting least privilege and separation of duties.
• Leads disaster recovery design, business continuity planning, and recovery testing.
• Oversees enterprise backup architecture and restoration procedures.
• Coordinates in response to major cybersecurity incidents and infrastructure failures.
• Ensures infrastructure logging, monitoring, and audit evidence to support regulatory and security investigations.
• Oversees modifications to infrastructure and confirm adherence to established change control processes.
• Evaluates infrastructure technologies and security improvements.
• Provides technical oversight and mentorship to junior Network Administrators.
• Participate in safety programming to promote client and staff safety
• Maintain professional boundaries and standards.
• Treat clients with respect, care, and concern.
• Comply with confidentiality requirements at all times.
• Maintain health and safety standards of facility.
• Recognize personal biases working within diverse populations.
• Maintain cultural sensitivity at all times.
• Maintain familiarity with BHS policies and procedures and other applicable regulations; perform job duties accordingly. Represent BHS well in all contacts.

Skills

Networking

Security

PowerShell

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Windows Server

Azure

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Gardena, CA 90249Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $33.00 - $37.95 HourlyJob Shift: DayStatement of Purpose

Provides senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity operations supporting healthcare services. The positionleadsarchitecture design, disaster recovery planning, infrastructure security standards, and major technology initiatives affecting systems that store ortransmitregulated data including electronic protected health information. The role ensures infrastructure governance supports HIPAA, HITECH, 42 CFR Part 2, and security practices aligned with the NIST cybersecurity framework.

Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs enterprise infrastructure architecture supporting secure healthcare operations.
• Develops infrastructure security standards aligned with confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles.
• Oversee identity and access management architecture supporting least privilege and separation of duties.
• Leads disaster recovery design, business continuity planning, and recovery testing.
• Oversees enterprise backup architecture and restoration procedures.
• Coordinates inresponse to major cybersecurity incidents and infrastructure failures.
• Ensures infrastructure logging, monitoring, and audit evidenceto supportregulatory and security investigations.
• Overseemodifications to infrastructure andconfirmadherence toestablishedchange control processes.
• Evalues infrastructure technologies and security improvements.
• Provides technical oversight and mentorship tojuniorNetwork Administrators.
• Participate in safety programming to promote client and staff safety
• Maintain professional boundaries and standards.
• Treat clients with respect,care,and concern.
• Comply with confidentiality requirements at all times.
• Maintain health and safety standards of facility.
• Recognize personalbiases workingwithin diverse populations.
• Maintain cultural sensitivity at all times.
• Maintain familiarity with BHS policies and procedures and other applicable regulations;performjob duties accordingly.RepresentBHS well in all contacts.
• Attend meetings andtraining courses andparticipate in committees as assigned.

Network Administrator IIICompetencies and Performance Expectations

• Conductsrootcauseanalysis and deployslongtermsolutions.
• Evaluates new tools or technologies to improve network efficiency.
• Usesscripting andwritesbasic programs to automate processes and workflows.
• Ensurecompliancewith organizationaldata protection and cybersecurity standards.
• Participatesor leads planning for network enhancements and strategic upgrades.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able tolift upto 25 pounds.
• Must be able to move and install computer equipment.
• Ability to complete the above major tasks,dutiesand responsibilities
• Ability todemonstrateprofessional judgment and decision-making
• Ability to adhere to professional standards

PrerequisiteQualifications

The followingare the qualificationsrequiredto perform the essential functions of this position. Qualifications may be subject to modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,advanceddegree,orassociatedegreewithcertifications.
• Preferred minimum of5yearsof IT support experience (Windows, Desktop, Networking, Data/Voice).
• Ability to work collaboratively and provide strong customer service.
• Possessesexpertisein network management, hardware and software upgrades, network design, and infrastructure planning for localareanetworks (LANs).
• troubleshootingnetwork outages andusertroubles and the ability to communicateclearly.
• Provide guidance to users regarding the proper response to suspicious emails and requests for confidential information.
• Possess proficiency in programming scripts to execute internal functions, along with a strong understanding of PowerShell.
• California Driver’s License required. Must have liability insurance if driving a personal vehicle on BHS business.
• Vision, hearing, verbal communication skills, manual dexterity,and eye-hand coordination must be adequate for performance of job duties.

Preferred Certifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• CompTIA Security+
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional(CISSP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
• CompTIA Network+