Network Administrator

Company Description

vTech can help you avoid the daunting task of writing and posting job offers, shifting through resumes and laboring through the lengthy interview process. Our Staffing solutions will allow you to elude those tasks and place topnotch, high-caliber professionals in the position you need to fill.

We use our expertise, knowledge, and global resources to deliver top-quality candidates and tailor our IT and Non-IT recruitment services to your needs. This allows us to deliver the required results in a timely manner that meets your schedule at a substantially reduced cost.

We pride ourselves for having one of the fastest growth rate and also the lowest turnover rates in the industry just 2.5 percent annually. We focus on the training and retaining qualified professionals with high personal and work ethics. With the help of our extensive database of internal candidates and CATS applicants tracking system, we can provide quality resources within the limited time frame.

We have also successfully placed hundreds of candidates in the areas related to Information Technology, Engineering, professional, Scientific & Clinical, etc. for both our commercial and government clients.

1. Source: A recruiter sources candidates from various sources; the search starts from our proprietary database. Using advanced sourcing methods like social media, professional networking media, internal, and 3rd party job boards, we identify qualified candidates.
2. Validate: A recruiter validates the candidates’ experience and skill sets against our client’s position.
3. Initial Screening: Based on the position and the client’s work culture, the recruiter uses initial screening questions to determine the most suitable candidates.
4. Submit: the recruiter will submit to the technical team qualified candidates who have passed the initial screening.
5. Technical Screening: The technical team then prepares a matrix of the particular requirements and required experience for the position and using a list of questions and the results, re-validates the candidates’ technical skills.
6. Background Check: Administrative personnel will provide a detailed background check, as required, per client agreement.
7. On board: On successfully completing the above steps, the candidates are welcomed on board and assisted to ensure a smooth integration at the client’s location.

Job Description

Client is seeking an experienced Network Administrator for our Agency. The candidate will be responsible for support of our LAN/WAN environment.

The Network Administrator is involved in the design and maintenance of both the hardware and software necessary for a computer network. The Network Administrator is a high-level technical analyst, specializing in Local Area Networks (LANs)/Wide Area Networks (WANs), TCP/IP, and server/network infrastructure. This position will act as an escalation point for anything related to LAN/WAN Support. The candidate will administer all network equipment under the guidance of the IT Director.

Responsibilities:

• Participation with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and communication links.

• Conducting research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.

• Collaboration with executive management and department leaders to assess short-term and long-term network capacity needs.

• Developing comprehensive implementation and test plans following change management guidelines.

• Aiding in the development of the network services disaster recovery plan and maintaining current knowledge of plan execution.

• Responding to emergency network outages in accordance with business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

• Designs and deploys LANs, WANs and wireless networks, including switches, routers, access points, and other network infrastructure components.

• Prepares design presentations and proposals for it management and business partners.

• Provides guidance to junior members of the team.

• Various duties related to implementation, testing, support, and troubleshooting.

• Qualifications, knowledge and direct experience in the following areas.

• Minimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience; 3-5 years of experience in similar networking roles is preferred.

• Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment

Qualifications

· Network Engineering WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, Infrastructure

· Performance tuning, capacity planning, database admin, fault management

· Managing Server Security

· Disaster recovery/back up procedures and archiving procedures

· Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment.

· Experience installing, configuring, and managing a network management solution.

· Network routing and high availability protocols

· Converged networks (voice, video and data)

· Excellent problem solving skills, self-management skills, and written and oral communication skills.

· Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems or produce complex solutions, and ability to communicate and influence management and technical staff

· Strong project management skills preferred.

· Experience with Wide Area Network topologies preferred.

· Routing, switching and wireless technologies, and network security techniques

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.