Job Description

Network Administrator

We are seeking a Network Administrator to serve as operational support, management, administration, and ongoing enhancement of wired and wireless, cloud platform network services, and network security.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational support, management, administration, and ongoing enhancement of wired and wireless, cloud platform network services, and network security.
• Perform tactical repair of network devices; perform troubleshooting in the field as appropriate.
• Plan, coordinate, and perform maintenance, patching, and upgrades as needed following appropriate change management processes.
• Daily monitoring, including verification of the security, compliance, privacy, performance, and availability of all network resources.
• Ensure the availability and suitability of the systems and software required to fulfill the teaching mission of the College.
• Participate in incident management response.
• Remain current with new network technologies and research and develop pilot platforms to test and validate innovative technologies.
• Maintain inventory of all network infrastructure; estimate lifecycle replacement costs and prepare budget forecasts; plan, coordinate and oversee all device upgrades and installation.
• Provide secondary support for Network Services personnel and team-supported technologies, including VMware ESX, SAN, VDI, Windows Server OS, DNS; provide Tier 2/3 support for network systems and platforms to end-users.
• Rotating on-call schedule with ability to respond to campus within 1-hour during on-call rotation, including being the single point of contact for problem resolution with campus-wide network services occurring outside regular business hours.

ABOUT GRINNELL COLLEGE

Grinnell College is a top-ranking private liberal arts institution that values diversity, equity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and social responsibility. We seek candidates that align with these values and have the ability and desire to advance our values and belonging within our community and the communities we engage. Ideal candidates will be prepared to collaborate and contribute to the mission and values of the college across all constituencies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field plus 9 months of experience with the following:
• Daily network administration within the education industry;
• Manage and troubleshoot L2 & L3 networks, wired and wireless with VLAN segmentation, including installation and OS upgrades;
• Enterprise class controller-based Wi-Fi access points; configure and maintain Next Generation Firewall including access policies, NAT, DHCP, and VPN;
• Network automation scripting for configuration and alerting on network devices;
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support for troubleshooting and resolving endpoint network connectivity issues.
• Willingness and ability to respond to campus within 1-hour during on-call rotation.
• Successful candidates are subject to a pre-employment background check for all Grinnell College positions.