Senior IT Network and Security Administrator Engineer

About the role

This position supports activities related to end-user computing, including Helpdesk, network infrastructure, and security management.

Essential Functions

• Manage and participate in strategic projects to achieve on-time or early project closures, including upgrades, deployments, and system-wide changes.
• Manage and monitor advanced protection tools for data encryption and user multi-factor authentication.
• Manage network penetration testing, vulnerability risks scanning, reporting, and patching on various devices.
• Coordinate information security penetration tests with external partners.
• Review, exercise, and update Security Incident Response plans as needed.
• Monitor, escalate, and work with IT team to mitigate security issues with end users and devices.
• Support the creation and delivery of Security Awareness and Training throughout the organization.
• Research and identify new technologies to protect data, infrastructure devices, and networks.
• Lead and coach IT team for Continuous Improvement and Best Practices implementation.
• Plan, budget, quote, and organize technology upgrade/replacement roadmap.
• Manage local and cloud backup devices. Implement and manage data backup policy for easy, fast, and reliable data recovery.
• Create and execute annual disaster recovery plan to comply with IT best practices.
• Interface with IT team members to align software and application policies, standards, and licensing controls.
• Specify, build, administer, support, and perform all associated duties for servers, data storage, Active Directory, domain controllers, applications, user accounts, network appliances, and software applications.
• Install, configure, and support email applications and security applications.
• Manage and maintain backup job logs of all servers supported by the IT Infrastructure Group.
• Enter tickets into Helpdesk database system and complete as required, maintaining strict Service Level: 90% of tickets closed within 48 hours.
• Manage and monitor all sites internet and telecommunication.
• Ensure availability of IT related supplies/purchasing, materials, and equipment to provide best class system support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant working experience, including advanced knowledge of computer networks and communications systems, and experience with laptops, desktops, printers, and network devices on Windows environment, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent organization, follow-up, and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees.

Pay

The current pay range for this position is between $100,000.00 - $135,000.00/year. Rate of pay will depend on factors such as market conditions and location, job-related knowledge and skills, education, training, and experience.