The University of Georgia · 6 months ago
Network Administrator
Athens, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe University of Georgia, a top-ranked public university, is seeking a qualified senior-level Network Administrator in Network Engineering. This role involves managing and supporting advanced network technologies for over 80K nodes across the state, ensuring operational efficiency and security.
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Responsibilities
Evaluate, recommend, design, and maintain network systems and applications that provide mission critical central services:
Implement, manage and provide operational support for enterprise network services
Manage and support operation of enterprise firewall services
Implement and manage enterprise Intrusion Prevention/Detection systems
Perform long-range capacity planning to determine the type of resources needed to support projected volume and types of solutions best suited to needs
Perform initial setup, software installation, testing, and security hardening of network and security systems
Maintain software, including testing, evaluation and installation of new versions or authorized modifications to custom and vendor-supplied operating systems and related software applications
Work with other departments to implement/support critical network services
Patch network and security systems and applications; monitor production systems; implement system policies; schedule system processes such as backups; and execute recovery operations when necessary
Network Fault Management– Including routing, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN
Determine and initiates appropriate and immediate actions to restore normal services with minimal disruption
Investigate recurring and related operating system failures or inefficiencies by reviewing system logs, dumps and other information from clients or technical personnel
Establish the correct priority for reported network faults; fully document the systems involved; make any necessary changes; and document the solution
Perform or recommends proactive measures to prevent failures when possible
Work with Information Security staff to supplement incident response and crisis management needs
Share responsibility for emergency system maintenance on a 24×7 basis
Planning and Documentation:
Provide detailed planning for assigned tasks to include work breakdowns, timelines, and risk assessment
Provide detailed documentation and diagrams for proposed, altered, and existing network security systems
Prepare documentation for inventory and maintenance of NOC equipment
Incident Response:
Coordinate with Information Security and responds to UGA IT Security incidents
Contain any such incident, be able to identify the scope of an incident, and work with UGA clients to solve any security problems and secure their network
Qualification
Required
Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field
Experience with configuring networking equipment (switches, routers)
Experience with SNMP network monitoring tools
Knowledge of Ethernet and IP networking (TCP and UDP)
Familiarity with LAN/WAN L2/L3 protocols
Experience with wireless networking including controller-based lightweight architectures
Familiarity with firewalls and VPNs
Experience with DHCP, IPAM, and DNS
Writing technical documentation
Strong candidates should have excellent network troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work as a member of a team and as a team leader
Preferred
Work experience implementing and supporting large networks and any of the following: wireless, firewalls, load balancers, IPAM, or VPNs
Benefits
Retirement Plan TRS or ORP
Benefits Eligible
Company
The University of Georgia
The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university with state-wide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's flagship institution of higher education.
Founded in 1785
10001+ employees
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Mark Johnson
Chief Technology Officer, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Alan Dorsey
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