NetworkSystems Engineer I ESP3237
NetworkSystems Engineer I ESP3237
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Job Description
Classification Title: IT Engineer
Title: Network/Systems Engineer I
Calendar: B Year Round
ESP Salary Schedule: Range 170 Step 1
Hours: 8/Day 40/Week
Location: Support Service Center
General Purpose
The Network and Systems Engineer I is responsible for designing managing and maintaining the districts IT infrastructure including the Local Area Network (LAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Wireless Network (WLAN) and server environments. This role ensures high system availability security and performance through proactive administration troubleshooting and optimization of network and server systems. Key responsibilities include technical and security support network administration system administration performance tuning virtualization and storage management. Additional duties involve administering Windows Active Directory and other server services implementing cybersecurity measures managing user identities backups disaster recovery procedures and enforcing policies to safeguard staff and student data.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Network Administration
- Configure monitor and maintain the districts LAN WAN and WLAN to ensure secure and efficient connectivity.
- Evaluate install and troubleshoot network wiring configurations including conducting performance tests.
- Managing network security firewall configurations and intrusion detection/prevention systems to mitigate cyber threats.
Server & Systems Management
- Deploy configure monitor and maintain enterpriselevel Windows and Linux servers ensuring system integrity security and high availability.
- Administer and optimize Active Directory Group Policies DNS DHCP IIS SQL Server and other essential server services.
- Manage file storage email web services FTP and Google applications ensuring data integrity and availability.
- Monitor system logs and performance metrics conduct proactive maintenance and troubleshoot serverrelated issues.
Virtualization Storage Cloud and Backup
- Configure maintain and monitor virtualized environments and cloud services.
- Design and maintain data storage environments and cloud platforms to optimize performance and scalability.
- Administer and monitor Storage Area Networks (SAN) Network Attached Storage (NAS) and cloud storage solutions.
- Implement and manage business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) plans ensuring data integrity through automated backups and contingency planning.
- Conduct regular backup audits and recovery testing to validate the effectiveness of disaster recovery strategies.
Security & Compliance
- Managing firewalls intrusion prevention systems and web content filtering to safeguard student and staff data.
- Research implement and maintain cybersecurity best practices ensuring compliance with educational IT security standards.
- Deploy test and automate software updates and security patches for operating systems and applications.
- Support the implementation of security models MFA and rolebased access controls.
Hardware & Infrastructure Support
- Diagnose and replace defective hardware components for servers networking equipment and client devices.
- Maintain and monitor power backup systems (UPS battery backups) to prevent system downtime.
- Support IoT and smart classroom technologies ensuring network and system compatibility.
Scripting & Automation
- Develop and maintain scripts for automation using PowerShell Python Bash or other scripting languages to streamline network and system administration.
- Automate identity management tasks provisioning and system maintenance to enhance efficiency.
User Support & Training
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues for staff faculty and students ensuring minimal disruption to learning environments.
- Provide training and support to district IT personnel particularly site technicians on essential network and system functions.
Project & Policy Participation
- Contribute to planning design and implementation of new IT projects infrastructure upgrades and emerging technologies.
- Assist in developing IT policies security standards and best practices to align with industry and educational regulations.
- Research and recommend hardware software and networking solutions for short and longterm district technology planning.
Documentation
- Create and maintain comprehensive procedural documentation for all network server and security systems.
- Maintain detailed change logs incident reports and performance analytics to improve IT operations and decisionmaking.
Other Duties as assigned
Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Network Engineering or related field is preferred but not required.
- Five 5 years of experience in network and systems administration positions or a similar IT role.
- One 1 Technology related certifications from Cisco Microsoft Comptia VMWare or other Industry recognized certifications.
- Any combination of Education and Experience.
Preference will be given to those with:
- Experience in K12 public education or a related educational setting.
- Strong knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP VLANs VPNs DNS DHCP HTTP/S FTP SMTP).
- Experience managing firewalls routers switches and wireless access points.
- Proficiency in Active Directory administration group policy management and rolebased access controls.
- Experience working with Windows Server Linux environments Active Directory virtualization technologies and enterprise networking.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks data encryption MFA and endpoint security solutions.
- Strong documentation communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work extended hours or nonstandard schedules as needed to meet critical reporting deadlines (typical schedule: 8 hours/day 40 hours/week).
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Frequent visual concentration for detailed tasks such as reviewing data figures and diagrams.
- Periodical interruptions and distracting influences: for example people phone calls noise and so forth.
- Periodical pressures related to establishing priorities meeting deadlines or fulfilling scheduling requirements.
- Work is regularly carried out in mildly disagreeable conditions and may involve exposure to noise ventilation crowded areas outside weather and so forth.
- Occasionally the job requires significant physical exertion using heavy tools/equipment or handling heavy materials/objects.
- The job occasionally requires light physical exertion including walking standing motor vehicle operation and other forms of light physical activity.
- This role requires travel to different locations.
Employment Type
Full-Time
