Network Systems Analyst - Senior

Network Systems Analyst – Senior

Analyze, design, test, and evaluate network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), Internet, intranet, satellite, and other data communications systems. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning. Research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. Includes telecommunications specialists who deal with the interfacing of computer and communications equipment. May supervise computer programmers.

Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities

• Adapt and modify existing software to meet specific needs.
• Assist users to diagnose and solve data communication problems.
• Design and implement systems, network configurations, and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, and integration of technologies.
• Develop and write procedures for installation, use, and troubleshooting of communications hardware and software.
• Identify areas of operation that need upgraded equipment such as modems, fiber optic cables, and telephone wires.
• Maintain needed files by adding and deleting files on the network server and backing up files to guarantee their safety in the event of problems with the network.
• Maintain the peripherals, such as printers, that are connected to the network.
• Monitor system performance and provide security measures, troubleshooting and maintenance as needed.
• Set up user accounts, regulating and monitoring file access to ensure confidentiality and proper use. Train users in use of equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Administration and Management
• Category Flexibility
• Complex Problem Solving
• Computers and Electronics
• Critical Thinking
• Customer and Personal Service
• Deductive Reasoning
• Education and Training
• Engineering and Technology
• English Language
• Equipment Selection
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Installation
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Mathematics
• Near Vision
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Originality
• Problem Sensitivity
• Reading Comprehension
• Technology Design
• Telecommunications
• Troubleshooting
• Written Comprehension

Minimum Education

• General equivalency guidelines for education, certifications, and experience are provided below; however, these guidelines do not immediately qualify someone at a particular level. Skill levels for an individual are based upon a combination of education, training, and experience, e.g. someone may have 20 years of professional experience; however they may only be qualified as Full Performance based upon the expertise needed to perform the work within that category.
• General professional years of experience may be substituted for specialized years of experience at a ratio of three (3) years of general experience within an occupation for one (1) year of specialized experience.
• Relevant certifications will be considered equivalent to three (3) months of specialized experience.
• An Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline related to the specific skill will be considered equivalent to eighteen (18) months specialized experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline related to the specific skill will be considered equivalent to three (3) years specialized experience (total equivalency is not cumulative when combined with an Associate's degree).
• A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline related to the specific skill will be considered equivalent to two (2) years specialized experience (up to a total of five (5) years when combined with a Bachelor's). A Doctorate in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline related to the specific skill will be considered equivalent to two (2) years specialized experience (up to a total of seven (7) years when combined with a Master's and a Bachelor's).

Minimum Experience

Senior:

• A senior level practitioner.
• Someone that has extensive experience or training related to a particular skill, language, system, or technology and is capable of not only delivering a capability tied to that skill, but passing their knowledge on to others.
• Requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience specific to the skill.
• Ability, training and actual work experience with the specific computer language, systems, and/or technology is significantly more important than the number of years of experience. This is especially true with emerging technologies.