Network Administrator

Network & Telecoms Administrator - Journey
Recruitment #2024-1-6701
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $6608 - $8887 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 1/17/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

This position serves as an agency technical resource for enterprise network management and plays a key role in guiding the direction and development of DNR’s local and wide area networks. This position supports the effort to plan, coordinate, and implement the many projects currently underway or on the horizon. This position consults with internal customers and projects for networking needs and assesses new technologies and methods with other teams in ITD and the agency. This position is responsible for helping to create and shape the overall agency networking strategic direction.

Responsibilities:
Some of the duties you will perform are:
Local and Wide Area Network Support:

• Fully Support, configure, maintain, and upgrade local and wide area network environments.
• Coordination and negotiation of WAN circuit upgrades, downgrades, and migrations based on the agency's business needs.
• Configuration and operation of protocol independent multicast (PIM) and Internet group management protocol (IGMP) for the operation of Radio over IP (RoIP) services.
• Configuration and operation of multiple dynamic routing protocols.
• Work independently, with other teams and/or with vendors to document, implement and maintain network infrastructure.
• Assist in the implementation of security solutions that fall within the best practices of enterprise network infrastructure.

Next-Generation Firewall Support:

• Serves as a technical resource for the agency NGFW solution.
• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate anomalous network and system activity and provide and implement recommended remediation actions.
• Process firewall policy changes based on agency business requirements.
• Maintain detailed documentation of the NGFW environment.

Wireless Local Area Network Support:

• Serves as a technical resource for the agency's WLAN environment.
• Purchase, license, configure, and deployment of wireless access points.
• Assist in the upgrade and future replacement of the WLAN environment.

Required Qualifications:

• BS in computer science or related field AND 2 (two) of experience in the following areas (may run concurrently);
  • Working with a medium or large-sized organization in the areas of network and communications infrastructure and cloud infrastructure.
    
  • Creating detailed technical documentation and procedures.

OR a combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 6 (six) years.