Network Administrator
The Network Administrator reports to the Director, Managed Services and works directly with customers to provide day-to-day network administration and troubleshooting support. This position also occasionally participates in other areas and projects, such as circuit activations, managed services on-boarding, and performing configurations, installations, and upgrades on customer contracts.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties:
- Serve as a direct point of contact for customer, service provider and internal staff interaction.
- Monitor and maintain operating systems, network configurations, software applications, and hardware.
- Administer and monitor system availability and performance tools.
- Add and enhance monitoring objects for SNMPC and various systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems.
- Solve or document and further escalated issues as needed.
- Update and create internal articles and/or documentation.
- Work closely with internal and external customers.
- Trouble shoot equipment connectivity and perform layer 1-3 troubleshooting.
- Perform loop testing to determine and isolate problems on the path.
- Provide technical support to internal staff as well as external customers.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Behaviors:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work independently and within a customer oriented, positive team environment.
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task efficiently, work independently and/or as a part of a team.
- Able to learn and adapt to new technologies through self-directed training.
- Ability to interact with clients in a professional, articulate manner.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Education/ Experience:
- 3+ years of progressively responsible, hands-on operations experience in a high availability network and data center environment.
- SQL Server administration and/or management experience.
- Significant experience with IIS, Active Directory, Windows networking administration, and knowledge of web technologies.
- Linux administration.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Windows operating systems for servers and workstations, including Windows Server 2008.
- VB and batch scripting experience.
- Working Knowledge and Understanding of DNS.
Certifications:
- Networking, Microsoft, and VMWare certification preferred.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years hands-on operations experience in a high-availability network and data center environment
- SQL Server administration or management experience
- Experience with system availability and performance monitoring tools and adding/enhancing SNMPC monitoring objects
- IIS experience
- Active Directory administration
- Windows networking administration and knowledge of web technologies
- Citrix administration
- Comprehensive knowledge of Windows operating systems for servers and workstations, including Windows Server 2008
- VB and batch scripting experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Networking, Microsoft, and VMWare certifications
What We Do
Meriplex is a managed cybersecurity, IT, and SD-WAN solutions provider that enables transformation by combining secure, innovative technology with advanced expertise. As a trusted partner, we deliver business-driven solutions that provide the scalability and support needed to power enterprise growth. Meriplex provides managed solutions for Intelligent WAN, Cybersecurity, Physical Security, and Cloud and Voice.
