Tarrant Regional Water District · 3 months ago
Network Administrator (P124)
Ennis, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$72K/yr - $108K/yr
3+ years expTarrant Regional Water District is responsible for providing water supply and flood control in Texas, and they are seeking a Network Administrator to support their mission-critical network infrastructure. The role involves administering the enterprise network, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring compliance with security standards while collaborating with various departments to maintain operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Administrate the District's enterprise network, with an emphasis on routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, IP telephony, and security appliances
Monitor and review network and security logs; ensure compliance with District security and regulatory standards
Troubleshoot, isolate, and resolve network/user issues; escalate complex problems as appropriate
Coordinate with SCADA/OT staff, Engineering, Public Safety, and Emergency Management personnel on scheduled and unscheduled maintenance or outages
Assist with troubleshooting and repair of microwave links, ensuring resilience across remote water and flood infrastructure
Manage network monitoring platforms and 3rd-party systems for UPS units, PDUs, and environmental controls
Develop documentation, procedures, and standards for network operations
Participate in process improvements, automation, and innovation initiatives
Coordinate with IS staff and business units to ensure reliability, availability, and scalability of IT systems
Manage contractors and vendors as needed
Travel between TRWD facilities is required
Availability to respond to 24/7 operations for critical issues
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Three plus (3+) years of enterprise networking experience (LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless, VPN, microwave)
Working knowledge of: Structured cabling (Cat 5/6, fiber optics, etc), Network fundamentals (switching, routing, dot1x, firewalling), Cisco IP Telephony or other UC platforms (Teams/WebEx/Zoom), Wireless and microwave technologies, Overlay technologies (SDWAN, VXLAN, LISP)
Strong understanding of routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), application layer (DNS, DHCP, NTP, HTTP, SIP, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, TLS/SSL), transport layer (UDP/TCP), and internet/link layer (ICMP, IPsec, ARP)
Knowledge of data security administration, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISA-62443)
Position requires the employee to maintain residence within 1 hour of the office location to facilitate a timely response to Network outages, etc
Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work to meet deadlines
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical staff
Associates degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience in enterprise network administration
Valid Texas driver's license
Cisco CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification, or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire
Must pass a Texas DPS/FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) criminal history background check and maintain CJIS eligibility
Strong documentation and compliance skills
Ability to create and follow policies, procedures, and standards
Excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
Self-motivated, with ability to learn new technologies quickly
Effective collaborator and strong team player
Demonstrated accountability and solution-oriented work approach
Preferred
Experience with Azure infrastructure services or AWS desired
Higher-level certifications such as CCNP, Azure, or security certifications desired
Company
Tarrant Regional Water District
Tarrant Regional Water District provides Water and Enivronmental Service.
201-500 employees
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