Senior Network Specialist

SR. NETWORK SPECIALIST

ABOUT SUNY ORANGE:

SUNY Orange was founded in 1950 as the first county-sponsored community college in the State University of New York system.

The college has earned its reputation as a pioneer and innovator in meeting the needs of its students and the area it primarily serves. SUNY Orange was the first two-year college in the nation to offer the associate degree nursing program and studies in electron microscopy; and in 1982, the college was the first community college to plan and co-sponsor with local chambers of commerce a business institute.

SUNY Orange has touched the lives of countless numbers of the county's 350,000 residents through its credit programs, non-credit programming and cultural events. As the needs of the community grow, the college will continue to play a significant role in the county's endeavor to face the challenges and to profit from the opportunities that await it.

Job Description:

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

The Senior Network Specialist reports to the Director of Information Services and Network Infrastructure of the SUNY Orange ITS Department, is the leader of the Network Infrastructure (NI) group and is responsible for managing various technology projects.

The NI group is responsible for the administration, maintenance and security of the College's over 7000 network ports supported by a variety of hardware including Brocade Router/edge Switches; CISCO ASA Firewalls; Packeteer packet shapers; Servers running on Linux and Windows. The network services group uses a variety of commercial and open source software to support its activities.

Requirements:

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or comparable field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Minimum 5 years related Network Management experience.

Experience in the systems administration of Novell, MS Windows and Linux Servers in a production environment. Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:

Bachelor's degree; Experience with brocade/Cisco network equipment; Brocade load balancer; Novell SSO; Experience with CISCO ASA Firewall; Hands-on experience in Novell, Linux and Windows administration. Experience in Windows Shell Scripting for automation, Packeteer bandwidth shaping appliance, network wiring (CAT5x/CAT6) and network telecommunications (wiring closets, LAN, WAN and wireless), and wireless AP. Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationship with supervising personnel, co-workers, all college employees and the public. Project management experience and the ability to manage multiple projects. Must be able to travel between the college's two campuses and other sites.

Additional Information: Position is a 12 month position located on our Middletown Campus
Position begins: ASAP
Deadline to Apply: December 18, 2014
Salary for this position is a minimum of $39,000 per annum

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action College

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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Upload the following documents, which are required for consideration:
Cover Letter
Resume OR employment application (located on our website )
Name, Address and telephone number of three (3) business references