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IT Network Administrator III - V

Lansing Board of Water & Light · Lansing, MI · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$96k–$118k/yrFull-time

About the role

Thank you for your interest in the BWL. We think you'll find it a rewarding and nurturing place to grow your career.

LBWL is currently seeking a network administrator to complement specific strengths and weaknesses in the existing team. The general job description below is an accurate overview of the position, however, the successful candidate in the current round of recruiting will have extensive knowledge and experience in data centers. This includes demonstrated senior-level capability in NX-OS, ACI, OSPF, BGP, Palo Alto Firewalls, and S2S. Knowledge and experience with MDS and UCS are an advantage. The role is responsible for planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all local and wide area network connections, network devices, associated software, and communication links. This person will also troubleshoot network performance issues, as well as analyze network traffic and provide redundancy, quality of service, and capacity planning solutions. The LBWL data centers will be a primary focus.

Pay

  • General starting salary range: $96,400 – $117,600
  • IT Network Administrator III: $94,000 – $114,700
  • IT Network Administrator IV: $104,400 – $128,500
  • IT Network Administrator V: $116,000 – $143,900

Responsibilities

IT Network Administrator III

  • Able to complete most level 3 tickets related to network administration, including basic route/switch and ACI configuration without assistance
  • Able to independently complete all level 2 support tickets related to network administration without assistance
  • Able to handle all level 3 tickets under the guidance of more senior network administrators or vendor technical support
  • Able to participate in the on-call rotation with as needed assistance from system administrators or more senior network administrators
  • Competently execute nearly all on-call tasks with limited assistance from more senior system administrators
  • Technically competent to be assigned as the primary resource for LBWL in at least one core technology at LBWL and able to demonstrate technical leadership in planning upgrades and patching
  • Competent with VTP, ISL, 802.10, STP, RSTP, vPC, BGP, EIGRP
  • Competent with Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching
  • Actively monitors the health of network resources including conducting capacity planning for future budget years
  • Able to self-manage small discrete technical projects including limited requirements to delegate tasks to others or obtain assistance to others without management involvement
  • Independently author standards documents for use within the department
  • Create complete drafts of documents for submission to Business Relationship Managers for use across the enterprise
  • Competent with the majority of the core technologies in use at LBWL
  • Self-prioritize most work with limited guidance from IT management
  • Executes a training plan as defined in annual performance evaluation process
  • Demonstrates a clear customer service/IT is a support organization mentality in all interactions
  • Predictable and reliable attendance
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor

IT Network Administrator IV

  • Able to complete most level 3 tickets related to network administration and the data center, including basic route/switch and ACI configuration without assistance
  • Able to independently complete all level 2 support tickets related to network administration without assistance
  • Able to handle all level 3 tickets under the guidance of more senior network administrators or vendor technical support
  • Able to participate in the on-call rotation with as needed assistance from system administrators or more senior network administrators
  • Competently execute nearly all on-call tasks with limited assistance from more senior system administrators
  • Technically competent to be assigned as the primary resource for LBWL in at least one core technology at LBWL and able to demonstrate technical leadership in planning upgrades and patching
  • Competent with VTP, ISL, 802.10, STP, RSTP, vPC, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and ACI Datacenters
  • Competent with Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching
  • Actively monitors the health of network resources including conducting capacity planning for future budget years
  • Able to self-manage small discrete technical projects including limited requirements to delegate tasks to others or obtain assistance to others without management involvement
  • Independently author standards documents for use within the department
  • Create complete drafts of documents for submission to Business Relationship Managers for use across the enterprise
  • Plan and execute the technical roadmap for technologies where the system administrator is designated as primary technology in the LBWL footprint
  • Provide mentoring and training to less senior system administrators in both technical and professional areas

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