Senior Network Administrator (Local to Austin, TX Only with 15+ yrs of exp)

Role: Senior Network Administrator
Location: Austin, Texas
Duration: 6+ Months

This position is primarily working in the office with some hybrid potential. Only candidates currently residing in the greater Austin area will be considered.

General Description:
Serves as a senior-level Network Administrator in the Information Systems Division, performing advanced work including design, implementation, administration and security of network, unified communications and other systems, ensuring alignment with ERS strategic goals, business needs and management priorities. Work involves highly complex operational tasks and projects.

Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions:
Enterprise Network Infrastructure:
Conduct design, implementation, administration and support of enterprise network infrastructure systems and technologies, including data center, backbone, edge, cloud, wireless LAN, and wiring closet systems. Ensure capacity, performance, usability, security, reliability, modularity and sustainability.

Network Security Technologies and Solutions:
Conduct design, implementation, administration and support of enterprise network security systems and technologies including web and email filtering, network access systems, Virtual Private Networks, and firewalls. Ensure capacity, performance, usability, security, reliability, modularity and sustainability.

Communications Systems:
Conduct design, implementation, administration and support of enterprise communications systems including telephony, videoconferencing, and mobile/cellular devices, systems and technologies.
Ensure capacity, performance, usability, security, reliability, modularity and sustainability.

Innovation:
Research, assess, evaluate and implement new, upgraded and developing technologies including determining suitability for current and future agency enterprise computing needs. Provide recommendations including new features, licensing requirements, high-availability, identity integration and security/risk assessment as appropriate.

Backups and Disaster Recovery:
Participate in disaster recovery including planning, documentation, backup management and exercises to ensure preparedness to respond to disasters and other unplanned situations and events, which could affect network and system availability for business operations.

Documentation and Training:
Develop and document all aspects of the environment within the scope of this position including best practices and operating procedures. Actively collaborate with and train others to ensure proper troubleshooting and other methods, and
to ensure customer needs are met. Perform analysis, validation and revision of existing documents for currency, accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness.
Follow and adhere to ITSM standards and methodologies including Change Management.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Attend work regularly in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
Comply with all applicable agency policies and procedures, including safety and standards of conduct.
Perform on-call or scheduled after hours work as required.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Experience:
Required 6 years of experience in an enterprise technology environment in a progressively more difficult role performing network engineering, administration and support.
Required 4 years of experience supporting Cisco wired networking equipment.
Required 4 years of experience supporting network security systems, such as firewalls, web/email filter systems, and network access control systems.
Required 2 years of experience supporting wireless networking equipment.
Prefer experience administering and supporting telecommunications systems and solutions, such as UC, fax, and voicemail systems.
Prefer experience with IaaS/PaaS cloud networking, technologies and services.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience cohesively and successfully collaborating with other administrators, support teams, vendors and customers.
Preferred Certifications: CCNP, CCIE and equivalent.