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Withlacoochee River Electric

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Withlacoochee River Electric, Dade City, Florida, United States, 33525


Description

Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (

WREC) proudly offers highly competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package that includes: 2 retirement plans (Pension and 401k with company match) Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance Paid Leave Long Term & Short-Term Disability PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Network Administrator I is responsible designing, implementing, monitoring, and managing the local and wide area network and application components. Performs a wide variety of installation, maintenance, and training tasks to ensure the network performance meets Cooperative and user satisfaction. The Network Administrator also provides information and recommendations regarding network configurations and installations. This individual will apply proven communication skills, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of best practices to maintain and improve mission-critical information and Network systems. The Network Administrator I will engage in monitoring and being pro-active in-service ownership of tasks such as configurations backups and restoration and ensures they are performed to minimize downtime of critical business services. Inclusion in 24x7 on-call support will be required as part of an active rotation.

***EXEMPT POSITION-PAY DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE***

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Information Systems. 5 years of experience implementing, managing, and maintaining multi-location business environments. Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented work ethic. Willingness to work flexible / odd hours at times, based on needs. Ability to write reports, peer correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of leaders, staff, and peers. Thorough understanding of the basics of networking and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, Email Routing, SPAM, etc.) Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows for servers and pcs, Active Directory, DHCP and DNS services Extensive knowledge of LAN and WAN topologies and architecture, Wireless, and IP telephony. Strong working knowledge of configuring and maintaining some or all these technologies: firewalls, routers, switches, wired and wireless, load balancers, proxy servers, network management, and security technologies. Strong working knowledge of telecommunications systems: VOIP telephony, remote worker technology, VPN, internet and other business communications. Strong working knowledge of securing, monitoring and tuning systems to achieve optimum performance levels, and planning and performing backups and disaster recovery. Develop effective working relationships with customers, co-workers, administration, vendors, and others in order to discuss technical issues pertaining to problems, purchases or technical specifications. Reasoning Ability: Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.