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NYC Department of Social Services · 9 hours ago

SENIOR LAN SPECIALIST

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

The NYC Department of Social Services is committed to fighting poverty and addressing homelessness in New York City. They are seeking a Senior LAN Specialist to support the daily and long-term technology needs of the agency by managing LAN configurations and providing technical assistance for various network systems.

ConsultingGovernmentNon ProfitSocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Participate in the installation of Local Area Network (LAN) configurations including the Network interface configuration, the Workstation configuration and installation of the Windows NT server configuration

Coordinate, plan, document and evaluate the installation, customization, testing and implementation of cross platform connectivity for HRA's Enterprise-wide Local Area Network computer complexes and other Agency's local area networks, mini-computer networks and mainframes

Provide technical assistance to customer area staff relaying technical information on the capabilities and limitations of LAN hardware/software

Assist the Enterprise LAN Specialist in developing highly complex technical recommendations regarding networks strategic planning, consolidation, system conversions and network acquisition needs

Ensure compatibility of Microsoft Windows with complex multiple networks through software acquisitions and upgrade

Instruct or demonstrate to associate staff members and customers, the proper, efficient usage and/or installation of highly complex network operating systems or related program product software

Qualification

Windows Server administrationActive Directory managementLAN configurationAzure administrationExchange Online experienceTroubleshooting skillsProject leadershipCommunication skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing computer software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in '1' above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience

A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above

All candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory full-time software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

In order to have your experience accepted as Project Leader or Major Contributor experience, you must explain in detail how your experience qualifies you as a project leader or as a major contributor

Experience in computer operations, technical support, quality assurance (QA), hardware installation, help desk, or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting the minimum qualification requirements

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration, database management systems, operating systems, data communications systems, capacity planning, and/or on-line applications programming

Preferred

Manage and support Windows Server environments (on-prem & Azure) including patching, monitoring, DNS, DHCP, GPOs, and file/print services

Administer Active Directory domains, hybrid AD/Entra ID integrations, and Azure resources (VMs, networking, storage, governance)

Hands-on Windows Server and Active Directory administration

Experience with Exchange Online & on-prem Exchange in hybrid deployments

Familiarity with O365 (licensing, compliance, collaboration services)

Knowledge of Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file/print, and hybrid integration

Azure administration experience (VMs, networking, storage, governance)

Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, messaging, and hybrid cloud

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Company

NYC Department of Social Services

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).

Founded in 1966

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees