System Administrator (Network/Wireless)
College of Southern Maryland (CSMD)
La Plata, MD
Full-time
Information Services / Technology (IT)
Posted on October 7, 2022
Located 45 minutes from the Nation's Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America's top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.
The individual in this position is one of the department's senior technical experts for Networking and Data-communications Systems. Manages, maintains, and administers the college's Network Servers. Maintains the operational aspects of all network systems to ensure that college's network assets are ready for use. Provides network administration services (server installation, troubleshooting and maintenance). Maintains the college's telecommunication cable plant, both fiber and copper based, with proper documentation. Provides first and second level user technical support.
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Essential Functions:
Performs other related work as required.
The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.
The individual in this position is one of the department's senior technical experts for Networking and Data-communications Systems. Manages, maintains, and administers the college's Network Servers. Maintains the operational aspects of all network systems to ensure that college's network assets are ready for use. Provides network administration services (server installation, troubleshooting and maintenance). Maintains the college's telecommunication cable plant, both fiber and copper based, with proper documentation. Provides first and second level user technical support.
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Essential Functions:
- Develops, implements and maintains with proper authorization a plan for proactive maintenance, upgrade and replacement of network hardware and software components that is integrated into the college's ITC Technology Infrastructure Plan.
- Provides ERP (Colleague and ancillary systems) server and client software deployment, configuration, management, and maintenance.
- Works with the department's other staff to develop and implement disaster recovery plans and procedures. Assists in the coordination of ITS disaster recovery plans. Executes network and telecommunications disaster recovery plans and procedures as required.
- Closely coordinates activities with other ITS technical personnel, the Information Systems Management and technology end-users to ensure the delivery of reliable telecommunications and data communications services.
- Contributes to the college strategic planning efforts and helps develop and implement college technology plans.
- Provides documentation for departmental monthly and annual reports.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging network and microcomputer technologies. Evaluates and makes appropriate recommendations for both evolutionary and revolutionary changes and improvements to the college's network infrastructure.
- Recommends, configures and maintains network tools to measure the status of core systems.
Performs other related work as required.
- Associate's Degree or equivalent training in a computer/technology related field
- Minimum of three years' experience in a computer support environment.
- Minimum of one Industry certification in (Net+, Security+, Novell CNA/CNE, Microsoft MSP/MCSE or equivalent).
- Ability to support network servers and network/client applications in a Novell and/or Windows NT environment.
- Training and/or experience with Novell Netware, Novell's Directory Services and the ability to function as a network administrator is desired.
- Working knowledge of data, and video communications systems and the ability to develop, manage, maintain and administer data communications hardware and software (hubs, routers, switches, etc.) are desired.
- Excellent communications (written and oral), customer service and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to support network servers and network/client applications in a Novell and/or Windows NT environment.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing technology.
- Ability to translate technical terms for non-technical persons.
- Experience in a technical team environment.
The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.