Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. PLAN and coordinate installation of in-house and remote network hardware and software across the organization's network.
2. DESIGN and implement short and long-term strategic plans to make certain network capacity meets existing and future requirements.
3. IMPLEMENT established network policies, procedures, and training plans for network resource administration and use.
4. IMPLEMENT methodologies for testing network performance and provide performance metrics and reports to inform decision-making.
5. MANAGE and ensure optimal operation of all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, UPSs, and standby generators
6. MANAGE and ensure the effectiveness of network security solutions on premises and in the cloud
7. RESEARCH and recommend network products, services, protocols, and standards to guide network procurement, development, and implementation activities.
8. ASSIST in negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.
9. ASSESS and/or administer all network equipment, including performing related hardware and software upgrades when necessary.
10. IMPLEMENT approved test plans to ensure network recoverability in the event of network loss, ensuring built-in network redundancy to support business continuity and disaster recovery.
11. ESTABLISH and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the section head, top management, and end users regarding pertinent network activities.
12. PRACTICE network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation.
13. DEFINE and document network infrastructure and configurations.
14. ENSURING that the IT infrastructure and applications supported are available 24/7.
15. MONITORING security threats.