Network Specialist II - Infrastucture
Network Specialist II - Infrastucture
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Job Description
Reports To: IT Manager - Infrastructure
Summary:
The Network Specialist will be a highly skilled and very hands-on individual and most importantly a team player. Responsible for the planning engineering and support of Topeka Public Schools network infrastructure. This position is the primary resource for implementation validating designs with the network team maintenance and troubleshooting support of Topeka Public Schools LAN WAN and Wireless networks. Topeka Public Schools owns and operates a city-wide fiber network joining 40 locations with 600 switches and supporting over 40000 district owned devices (such as PCs iPads Chromebooks Printers IP Phones Physical Security and more).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Will work as a part of our team of Network Specialists and project teams to maintain and further develop the districts network and services including procedures policies and documentation.
- Perform day-to-day network administration and maintenance to ensure network performance meets approved standards and requirements.
- Support of: Cisco Routers Cisco Switches Cisco Wireless DNS/DHCP Servers F5 Firewalls F5 Load balancers Arctic Wolf Sensors and other network appliances.
- Support and maintain our Cisco Call manager Unity and VOIP desktop phone environment.
- Work actively on project teams both within Information Technology and other District departments.
- Provide requirements to technical teams to support new initiatives including power cabling security monitoring storage and network configuration.
- Document new additions review and maintain existing network documentation maintain change history and keep up-to-date tickets records.
- Provide input and recommendations to continually improve and strengthen our network services.
Qualifications - Knowledge and Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS Cisco Nexus Cisco Routers Catalyst POE Switches Cisco Wi-Fi Cisco DNA Center Cisco ISE and Cisco Firewalls.
- Solid understanding of WAN technologies IPSEC VPN EIGRP.
- Solid understanding of VoIP technologies Lync Cisco SIP SIP Trunking.
- Solid understanding of and technical experience with TCP/IP DNS DHCP and Active Directory.
- Understanding of network security methodologies as a whole including but not limited to: ACLs Firewalls VPNs (tunneling IPsec PPTP etc.) and physical security.
- Bluecat F5 Netscout Avigilon ACC/ACM AIphone knowledge and experience is a plus.
Licenses and Certificates
- Requires a valid Kansas drivers license.
- CCNA CCNP Cisco Voice Certifications are a plus.
Physical Abilities
- Requires: ambulatory ability to move to various office and classroom-type locations and to bend stoop crawl and reach to install cables and equipment; sufficient hand-eye coordination and dexterity to make small component connections; sufficient visual acuity to read technical documents and instructions and align small components; sufficient auditory ability to carry on routine conversations; ability to lift push and pull objects of medium weight (less than 75 lbs.) on an occasional basis; and the ability to work in confined areas with noise variations dust and limited ventilation.
Working Conditions
- Work is performed indoors where some safety considerations exist from physical labor positioning in cramped areas and handling of medium weight yet awkward materials.
- Work is performed generally during regular office hours with occasional project work or requests for assistance on evenings and weekends.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
