Network Administrator - South Pasadena, United States - Sloan Professional Services, LLC

Description

Full time | Sloan Professional Services, LLC | USA
Posted On 03/16/2015
Job Information

Work Experience

5 years
City

South Pasadena
State/Province

CA
Job Description

• Perform server and network administration on Windows , Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS SQL, Back Office application servers, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) and its components.
• Maintain Network Operating System (NOS) in all networking equipment with the latest patches, service packs, and updates as recommended by manufacturers.
• Perform production operation support including log review, backup/recovery procedures and periodic maintenance.

Diagnose and quickly resolve any networking problems to help minimize downtime.

• Deploy various in-house built web applications to both staging and production environments.
• Configuration management of various processes running Windows platform so as to enable controlled rollout of software versions with well planned back-out procedures.
• Implementation and management of storage area network (SAN), Direct Attached Storage (DAS); this includes disk array configuration and volume management.
• Oversee all network-related projects - office and hosting environments. This will include installation, maintenance, and trouble-shooting of routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN appliances and local/remote data center environments.
• Conduct network system audits to determine the efficiency of hardware and communication components and make recommendations to upgrade them as required to meet business needs.
• Ensure stability, availability and performance of the entire IT infrastructure.
• Participate in the development, implementation and testing of disaster recovery procedures.
• Design network infrastructure & system requirements and make appropriate adjustments to insure business objectives are met.
• Work rotating off-hour schedule with weekend support to maintain consistent system availability.

Skills Required

• Bachelors of Science in a computer related field.
• 5-7+ years of hands-on network administration and support experience in a Windows Server and
• Desktop Operating System environments – Windows 2000/2003 Servers and Windows Desktop Operating Systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Windows Active Directory & LDAP. This includes proven experience configuring and maintaining site & domain level GPO's.
• Experience in administering Symantec Netbackup, VMware ESX 3.5 and higher, Quest Email Archive Manager, ESET Antivirus, & Altiris client desktop management.
• Solid understanding of Infrastructure services such as Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, IIS and SMTP.
• Proficiency in the following networking infrastructure: TCP/IP, OSI, SSL, VPN routing and switching protocols.
• Hands on experience in Cisco Systems, Bluecoat and Fortinet products.
• Microsoft Certified System Engineer 2003 or higher preferred.
• Networking related CCNA and/or CCNP certification is a plus.

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