Bloomington Public Schools, District Hiring for Network Administrator Job at Bloomington, IL Full Time

BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT #87
Network Administrator

Job Title: Network Administrator
Location/Dept: Technology
Reports To: Systems Manager

Job Summary

The Network Administrator is part of the District87 technology team responsible for maintaining a reliable, secure, and efficient data communications network.

The candidate should be able to deploy, configure, maintain, and monitor all aspects of the D87 network and supporting infrastructure in order to ensure consistent and reliable operations.

Job Duties

• Support, configuration, maintenance, upgrades and backup of District87 LAN/WAN/WIFI networks

• Assist the Systems Administrator as needed with ongoing data center/server operations
• Assist with network and overall IT best practices with regard to security and availability
• Monitor network performance (availability, utilization, throughput, latency) and outages
• Resolve issues escalated from various internal District87 teams.
• Ability to participate, contribute, effectively communicate, and serve as a domain lead with when assigned to District87 projects from various cross functional teams
• Defining network policies, procedures, and creating/maintaining documentation
• Collaboratively assist with system/network requirements and solution designs as needed
• Research and make recommendations concerning IT infrastructure and projects as needed
• Provide second level support for the technicians group

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience in a network administrator role
• Hands on experience in networking, routing, switching, and server configuration
• Knowledge of best practices around management, monitoring, and security of network/server infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability at organizing, prioritizing, and multitasking in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work with a variety of teams and projects with excellent communication and collaboration skills

The above description covers the most significant duties performed, but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the skills and responsibility levels appropriate for this position.

Minimum Requirements:

Education: High School education or equivalent. Associate Degree or CCNA certification preferred

Experience: 5 years of tech/network support in a school district preferred

Skills: Strong and responsive communication skills, customer service focused, ability to work independently given a task or project, and organizational skills required to handle multiple priorities and tasks.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bloomington, IL 61701: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Network administration: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location