Senior Network Administrator - Colorado Springs, United States - State of Colorado

Description

Salary: $ $108,000.00 Annually

Location : Colorado Springs, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: EGB03418

Department: Governor's Office of Information Technology

Opening Date: 05/15/2024

Closing Date: 5/28/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address: (Remote from anywhere in CO)

FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information:

Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Department Information

Serving People. Serving Colorado.

The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

We believe equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. We know it's important to support each other, and that means having a healthy balance of work and personal time, and that allow us all to have fulfilling lives.

Watch this two-minute video to learn about how OIT's mission, vision, and values inspire us to provide solutions that power the services Coloradans rely on every day.
Description of Job

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT's hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT's hiring team.

Are you a versatile team player and cross-functional contributor who's skilled in network communications technologies (LAN/WAN/Network)? As our new Senior Network Administrator, you will support our Department of Corrections (DOC) in the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing networking equipment. You will provide your expertise on all service and product related matters, working across the department to set and communicate network standards. You will also formulate processes and guidelines that are mission-critical and in support of OIT's strategic plan, and implement the long-term goals and objectives to achieve product success.

Some of the important duties that you will perform include:

Performing capacity planning for local and wide area networks to ensure smooth growth and operation.

Monitoring system usage/growth over periods of time in order to implement additional resources to handle projected system requirements.

Performing network monitoring and maintenance to provide a reliable and stable network environment for department staff and hosted applications.

Overseeing the design, installation and configuration of network communications infrastructure including, but not limited to routers, switches, wireless access points, and wireless LAN controllers.

Providing technical support to end-users; includes troubleshooting, resolution and diagnosis of network, VoIP, video, and wireless communication issues within the network infrastructure.

Configuring, administering and deploying mission critical network, VoIP, video, and wireless technologies utilized in the network infrastructure.

Hybrid Workplace: An employee has a set schedule where they work a combination of days at a remote location and days in the State Workplace. The employee may have an assigned workspace or use options such as hoteling to reserve their in-office days.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or
education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum of four (4) years of professional work experience in information technology network operations and support in a managed service or medium to large size professional environment. Experience must include the following:

Technical knowledge of Layer 3 network switching and routing concepts and devices, IP addressing and subnetting, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VoIP understanding, and use of diagnostic tools such as Wireshark deciphering packets and ability to filter on captures.

Knowledge of:

Network protocols: TCP/IP, QoS/CoS, IPSec, SSL, SNMP, multicast, Netflow/NBAR, OSPF, BGP routing protocols.

VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol, Spanning Tree Protocol, and link aggregation and segmentation concepts and technologies.

Ability to create network diagrams, understand architectural drawings, develop project plans, and lead network installations or upgrade projects.

Experience with structured cable management, knowledge of Layer 1 concepts, technologies, media types and interfaces, and ability to use cable and wireless network testing tools.

Ability to create architectural design and technical road mapping for the data and voice network infrastructure and associated services.

Ability to design, implement, and manage ACLs, route maps, policy maps, and routing protocols on Cisco networking equipment.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

CCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional)

Project Management experience

Experience with Cisco Meraki network equipment configuring, installing, troubleshooting, and supporting switches, and MX appliances.

Python Scripting

Experience with Cisco Viptela SD-WAN

Conditions of Employment:
OIT candidates and employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.

Supplemental Information

If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. There is no form of relocation assistance, financial or otherwise, available for any position.A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

Our application process and what to expect after you apply are described in the videos found here.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at or call

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

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Positions supporting the Department of Corrections require the successful completion of an additional background check, including a physical exam (by position), suitability screening, and urinalysis. Successful candidates may also be subject to random drug screening throughout the course of employment. Successful completion of the background investigation is required before employment may commence.

Do you understand the background check requirements of this position and wish to proceed with the application process?

• Yes
• No

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What is it about this job that led you to apply?

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Please describe how you learned of this job opening.

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The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) complies with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. While a wide salary range is posted, specific criteria (experience, education, state seniority, etc.) will be used to determine any salary offer. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis. It is this salary analysis, rather than any negotiation process, that determines any salary offer. Please acknowledge your understanding of this process and the posted salary range for this position.

• Yes, I understand the above statement.

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All remote work must be performed from within the State of Colorado. If you live out of state and are selected for this position you must relocate to Colorado before commencing employment. There is no form of relocation assistance, financial or otherwise, available for any position. Do you wish to proceed with your submission?

• Yes, I understand the above statement.

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If any of the State of Colorado positions listed in your employment history were performed as a contract employee, you MUST list the position/s, State Agency, and the name of the contracting company by whom you were paid during the contract position. If this does not apply, please type "N/A".

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Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status, including but not limited to H-1B or F-1 student visa status.

• Yes, I will require sponsorship for employment visa status, including but not limited to H-1B or F-1 student visa status?
• No, I will not require any type of Visa sponsorship.

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Do you currently reside in the state of Colorado?

• Yes
• No

Required Question