Network Core & Security System Administrator

Menard Inc.; Town of Union (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

401K

Paid Vacation

Team Member Discount

On-campus Café with live music

Experience-based Pay

Job summary

Menard, Inc. is seeking a Network System Administrator to join the Network Core & Security team in managing enterprise network infrastructure across corporate, distribution, manufacturing and retail locations in Wisconsin and beyond.

The role requires supporting mission-critical environments with uptime, performance, and security in mind. The ideal candidate will install and maintain networks, participate in design and implementation of segmentation, firewalls, routing, switching, and

Qualifications

• Experience or training in supporting mission-critical network environments.
• Ability to work in secure production-computing environment.
• Install and maintain networks across corporate, distribution, manufacturing, and retail locations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in day-to-day maintenance of Data Center systems.
• Manage core routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS).
• Oversee network segmentation and firewall solutions.
• Support user authentication and certificate management.
• Provide remote access support for staff and vendors.
• Monitor uptime, capacity, performance and security threats.
• Configure and maintain network management and IPAM systems.
• Develop plans to improve utilization, capacity and performance.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Firewall administration

Routing & Switching

Certificate management

Remote access support

Network monitoring

Tools

IPAM

Load Balancers

Monitoring tools

Job description

Why Work for Menards?

• Profit Sharing & 401K, Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Team Member Discount
• Highly collaborative work environment
• On campus coffee shop/cafeteria with live music!
• Pay based on experience

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Network System Administrator position on the Network Core & Security team will participate in the day-to-day administration, support, and ongoing enhancement of Menard, Inc.’s enterprise network infrastructure. Applicants should have experience or training supporting mission-critical network environments, maximizing system uptime, and maintaining performance. Candidates must be able to work in a secure, mission-critical production-computing environment. The position will be responsible for installing and maintaining networks in corporate, distribution, manufacturing, and retail locations.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Network Maintenance & Support:

• Participate in the day-to-day maintenance of Menard’s Data Center systems.
• Network Segmentation solutions (Firewalls)
• Core Routing/Switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, Application Centric Networking)
• Storage Networking Solutions
• User Authentication and Certificate Management
• Application Layer Load Balancing (L4-L7)
• Provide technical support to Menard’s corporate staff’s network communication and security needs
• Provide remote access support for Menards staff and vendors.
• Identify, investigate, resolve and document problems
• Monitor network uptime, capacity, performance, and security threats.
• Configure and maintain network management and IPAM systems

New Systems:

• Work with Management and Senior Level Team Members to design complex data center communication, security, and authentication solutions
• Implement network equipment and management tools
• Support all physical cabling, hardware, and network management tools within the data center environments.

Development:

• Analyze all aspects of the systems and develop/implement plans to improve items such as utilization, capacity and performance
• Keep informed and educated on emerging technologies
• Research, evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, protocols and applications in order to meet Menard, Inc.’s business requirements
• Develop policy and procedure documentation for new and existing systems
• Design, deploy, and maintain a high level of network segmentation companywide.