Network Administrator

Title: Network Administrator

Location: Pocatello, ID

Clearance: Must have a current Top Secret Clearance with SCI / Poly eligibility

Job Description:

Black Bear Technology seeks a cleared Network Administrator in Pocatello, ID. In this position, you will support a government agency's analysts and professionals with the technology they use to fight terrorism, espionage, cyber-attacks, and major criminal threats. We seek candidates committed to high quality to provide courteous and accurate technical information and support in a timely, efficient, and professional manner.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and plans complex network systems for LANs, WANs, and WLANs
• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture
• Evaluates future needs of a statewide education network and Internet services
• Plans for upgrades or configuration changes as required
• Tracks network utilization patterns, including both bandwidth utilization as well as applications in use
• Evaluates new technologies for use in the network
• Maintains current understanding of evolving protocols, technologies, and applications
• Recommends updates or changes to the network to meet anticipated future demands
• Provides ongoing instruction in network technologies and protocols to other team members and clients
• Provides mentoring and leadership to less experienced engineers
• Must be available for after-hours maintenance and will join the engineering on-call rotation
• Assists in the implementation of enterprise networks and network components.
• Monitors network performance and executes maintenance and operations plans.
• Provides ongoing maintenance and support of hardware and software network components and applications.
• Provides user and administrator training and conduct network component testing.

Required Skills:

• 3-5 years of demonstrated performance in related network technology.
• Attention to detail and accuracy within the documentation
• Prior experience providing technical support in a business environment
• Experience with complex networks, network-centric applications, and LAN/WAN connectivity
• Knowledge of the following: Failover and disaster recovery of applications and services; Troubleshooting network and server connectivity problems; Windows Server 2012; Analytical tools
• Basic understanding of IT Service Management processes
• Ability to work in a 24/7 environment

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and/or technical certifications

Black Bear Technology Solutions, LLC (B2TS), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. B2TS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at B2TS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. B2TS will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.