Senior Network Administrator - 60020547

South Carolina DDSN; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Parental Leave

Defensive Driving/ retirement options

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Administration seeks a Senior Network Administrator to install, configure, and maintain state-network devices and systems. The role focuses on routing, switching, security, and performance monitoring across LAN/WAN/MAN environments.

On-site in Columbia, SC, with potential travel and variable shifts. The candidate will document configurations, support cloud/DR networks, and contribute to project planning and implementation under OTIS guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field; experience may substitute for degree.
• Minimum four years in a large, complex network environment.
• Knowledge of LAN/WAN/MAN, routing protocols, and data transport.
• Experience with network monitoring and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot network devices and OS.
• Review network configuration changes and troubleshoot routing issues.
• Monitor performance and maintain detailed network documentation.
• Support cloud and DR network connectivity and VPNs.
• Prepare project plans and feasibility assessments for network projects.

Skills

LAN/WAN/MAN

MPLS/Metro Ethernet

BGP/OSPF

TCP/IP

VoIP design

Wireless networking

Network monitoring (SolarWinds)

NAC security

CJIS certification (required)

Cisco CCNP or comparable

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

SolarWinds

Job description

This posting is for internal candidates only.

Senior Network Administrator

The Department of Administration's Office of Technology and Information Services is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to join our team. The Office of Technology and Information Services (OTIS) is the state’s central provider of IT services to state government agencies. OTIS oversees the state’s federated model for implementing, enhancing, and protecting information technology (IT) resources and the utilization of IT shared services across agencies. In this role you will ensure basic and advanced technical solutions are provided to our internal and external customers/users technology designs, installations, modifications and troubleshooting requests while adhering to agency and state policies. You will be responsible for installing, configuring, troubleshooting and maintaining network devices operating systems and their performance. They will maintain detailed documentation and keep the Director of Network Services up to date on all issues within the network. If you are network professional with a keen ability to dive deep in customer conversations ultimately providing sound technical solutions, this position is for you!

This position is onsite in Columbia, South Carolina.

Responsibilities of the Senior Network Administrator:

• Using industry best practices, install, configure and troubleshoot network devices and their operating systems.
• Perform peer review of network configuration changes to be made by other Network Engineers.
• Troubleshoot switching and routing issues across the network.
• Implement, optimize and troubleshoot routing and tunneling protocols across the network.
• Support network connectivity for cloud and DR networks.
• Monitor network performance and utilization with available tools to ensure that the network remains healthy and functional.
• Utilize test environments, when possible, to evaluate and test new network configurations or hardware so that the network can be improved with no adverse impact to customers.
• Maintain detailed documentation in order to ensure Network Services employees are kept up to date with changes to the network infrastructure.
• Create and maintain Visio drawings and narrative descriptions of the network for each state agency migration.
• Work with the Division of Technology Operations Project Management to ensure accurate network project documentation.
• Provide technical expertise in project meetings and continued project efforts.
• Assist with the development of network project plans.
• Determine feasibility, cost, equipment needs and time constraints/allocations for network projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• A bachelor's degree related to Information Technology. Relevant experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
• At least four (4) years of relevant experience working in a large, complex network environment.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of LAN, WAN, MAN and data transport such as MPLS and Metro Ethernet;
• Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF; TCP/IP; VLANs; 802.1q trunking;
• VoIP design and support; wireless networking;
• network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds; network access control (NAC);
• security standards such as those published by NIST;
• compliance requirements such as PCI and HIPPA.
• Skilled in working on large, complex networks with more than 500 routers/switches/encryption devices;
• managing multiple connections to service providers;
• managing multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to communicate effectively utilizing both verbal and written methods;
• work multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Cisco CCNP or comparable experience.
• Must obtain and maintain CJIS certification.
• Position may require overnight travel.
• Position may require employee to work evenings and weekends.
• Position requires on-call shifts and call back.
• Position reauires routine driver duties.
• Position requires frequent stooping and/or bending.
• Position requires frequent lifting upto 50 lbs.
• Position requires up-to-date certifications.
• Position required to report to work during emergency situations and hazardous weather events.
• Must have a valid class D driver's license. Must maintain an up to date Defensive Driving Certificate.
• Position may require work beyond the 37.5-hour work week.
• Must carry a mobile communications device If provided and provide a home telephone number.

The Department of Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The South Carolina Department of Administration offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices
  • State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.