Network Administrator (On Site)

Questeq; Aliquippa (Beaver County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with company match

Job summary

Questeq’s Hopewell Area School District in Aliquippa, PA seeks an experienced Network Administrator (On-Site) to plan, implement and maintain the district's technology infrastructure with emphasis on data center systems and enterprise network connectivity.

The role requires at least three years of network experience, strong AD/Group Policy skills, and familiarity with SCCM, Azure, and wireless networking. This is a full-time on-site position with benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of network design, installation, and support experience.
• Excellent prioritization and project management skills.
• Microsoft Active Directory & Group Policy experience.
• Microsoft SCCM experience preferred.
• Microsoft Cloud Technologies including Azure and EMS are desirable.
• Experience with IP routing and bandwidth management.
• Wireless network experience.
• Microsoft Windows 7 and above experience.
• Endpoint deployment experience.
• Sharepoint Experience highly desirable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proven technical expertise in desktop, network, server and peripheral device maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provides network infrastructure support for a school district environment with multiple locations.
• Establishes and maintains server equipment and operating systems including virtualized environments.
• Ensures server availability through monitoring, planning, and change management.
• Establishes redundancy and failover for the virtualization environment.
• Maintains backup procedures for server instances and data repositories/databases.
• Administers Active Directory and domain contexts for computers, groups, and users.
• Configures and supports services like SIS, Gradebook, LMS, Email & Collaboration, etc.
• Collaborates with Network Operations Center for core/edge networking components.
• Installs, configures, monitors and maintains network protocols and addressing.
• Maintains Internet connectivity and access to hosted client-server apps.
• Troubleshoots 3rd tier infrastructure issues and coordinates with vendors.
• Manages daily help desk ticket queues with defined response thresholds.

Skills

Network design

Active Directory

SCCM

Azure

IP routing

Wireless networking

Customer service

Project management

Troubleshooting

Endpoint deployment

Education

Associate/Bachelor degree in technology

IT certifications (CNE/MCSE/Network+)

Tools

SCCM

Active Directory

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Hopewell Area School District 15001 - Aliquippa, PA, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Salary Range: $60000.00 - $70000.00Salary/year, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Information Technology, Who we are:

We are Questeq and we stand for quality. Our technology teams possess the tools to make a real impact. Working with schools is our niche, making positive cultural changes towards digital transformation is our mission. We bridge the gap between technology and curriculum, which drives innovation in the classroom. Imagine what a school can accomplish where every student has the latest technology and is provided the means for total utilization. That is Questeq.

What you will be doing:

The Network Administrator (On-Site) will join the talented team at the Hopewell Area School District. You will be responsible for planning, implementing and maintaining the school's technology infrastructure with emphasis on supporting data center systems and enterprise network connectivity.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides network infrastructure support for a school district environment comprised of multiple locations.
• Establishes and maintains all server equipment and associated operating systems, including all physical and virtual iterations of such equipment.
• Ensures server availability is maintained at proper service levels through proactive monitoring, measurement, planning, and change management.
• Establishes redundancy methods and failover procedures for the virtualized environment.
• Establishes and conducts backup procedures for all server instances and core data repositories/databases.
• Administers all active directory and domain level contexts for computers, groups, and users.
• Configures and supports the hardware and operating platforms that underlay the following services: Student Information System (SIS), Gradebook, Parent Portal, Learning Management System, Library Operations, Financial Operations, Email & Collaboration, Instructional Application Databases, Online Assessment Services, etc.
• Collaborates with the Questeq Network Operations Center to maintain hardware and software for the districts core and edge networking components (switches, routers, firewalls, fiber wan links, broadband Internet, wireless access points, wireless controllers, cable plant, storage area network appliances, networked security appliances, etc.)
• Installs, configures, monitors, and maintains network protocols, and addressing.
• Maintains Internet connectivity and provisions access to publicly accessible services.
• Maintains local connectivity and sustains functional access to hosted client-server applications and other privately accessible services.
• Responsible for troubleshooting all 3rd Tier escalation of infrastructure support issues and coordinating with the Questeq Network Operations Center or 4th Tier vendors for any compulsory assistance.
• Responsible for daily management of assigned help desk ticket queues with adherence to established thresholds for response.

Qualifications: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of three years of successful experience with the design, specification, installation and support of local and wide area computer networks.
• Excellent prioritization and project management skills
• Microsoft Active Directory & Group Policy experience
• Microsoft SCCM experience preferred
• Microsoft Cloud Technologies including Azure and EMS are desirable
• Experience with IP routing and bandwidth management
• Wireless network experience
• Microsoft Windows 7 and above experience
• Endpoint deployment experience
• Sharepoint Experience highly desirable
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Proven technical expertise in desktop, network, server and peripheral device maintenance, installation and management
• Proven technical experience in Hardware and Software rollouts
• Willingness to learn and take direction

EDUCATION/TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelors or Associates degree in technology related field (Highly desirable) or equivalent experience
• Industry certifications (CNE/MCSE/Network+/ITIL 3.0) highly desirable
• Must be able to pass Child Abuse History, Criminal, and Fingerprinting Clearances
• This is a full time position offering medical, dental, vision and a 401K with company match