Network Administrator

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : 11000 N. La Canada Drive, Oro Valley, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26/27 - 00012
Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 07/02/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


POSITION SUMMARY
First Review of Applications on July 17, 2026
Expected Starting Salary Hiring Range: $77,944 - $87,687

Starting Salary Depending on Experience and Qualifications
Under general supervision, implements, designs, maintains, secures, and proactively ensures server, infrastructure, virtualization, and network environment availability, while ensuring cybersecurity standards are met.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manages and maintains infrastructure including network operating systems, firewalls, all servers (web, application, file, etc.), hypervisors, VPN, local and wide area communications equipment, network devices, and physical access control.
• Provides technical support to staff, including installing, diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining computer hardware and software.
• Creates and supports comprehensive documentation on network configuration, network and systems modifications, network standards and related policies, data backup and recovery procedures, and mission critical software and systems.
• Serves as the escalation point for technical issues across hardware, software, and network systems.
• Administers servers, firewalls, networks, storage systems, and cloud environments to ensure high availability and optimal performance.
• Works in conjunction with, and adheres to, the recommendations and guidelines of the cybersecurity team.
• Assists with compliance for NIST 800-53, CJIS, and CIS Controls.
• Identifies improvement opportunities relating to tools, processes, procedures, installation, configuration and troubleshooting techniques.
• Installs, configures, and supports computer applications on servers and workstations using cybersecurity best practices, and principles of zero trust.
• Installs, configures, updates/supports, and troubleshoots local/wide area network devices, servers, communication devices, security devices, and other data or telecommunications network related equipment.
• Performs administrative duties including the creation of performance reports and development of network and security standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Performs data and telecommunications network and server device installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Maintains backup schedules, verifies data integrity, ensures successful restoration processes, and validates restoration capabilities are aligned with the recovery point objective.
• Performs software and hardware updates to network, servers, and other devices.
• Participates as a member of the incident response team, and incident response scenarios.
• Provides on-call support during non-business hours.
• Manages assigned projects, and tickets, ensuring timely updates and progress.
• Assists with planning and implementing new technologies, system migrations, and infrastructure improvements.
• Maintains timely communications via emails and tickets.
• Trains Town employees on desktop software and hardware.
• Collaborates with vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholders, to troubleshoot complex technical issues, budgetary items, coordinate enhancements and repairs, and manage support activities.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written communication.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines and follow up on work assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to conduct advanced troubleshooting across multiple operating systems, hardware, software, and networking.
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, Town and Department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of VoIP and legacy telecommunications technologies.
• Knowledge of wireless WAN/LAN networking technologies.
• Knowledge of Window's operating systems.
• Skill in deploying major network components such as backbone routers/switches.
• Skill in server and hypervisor administration, and maintenance.
• Skill in system administration, Active Directory, and maintaining cloud environments.
• Skill in layer 1 connection technologies such as MOE and PTP wireless.
• Skill in network and system administration and practices, including traffic monitoring, patch management, VPN's, virtualization technologies, server maintenance, firewall configuration, and maintenance.
• Skill in repairing, installing and troubleshooting network hardware and software.
• Skill in the use of Cisco routers and Cisco IOS.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or a closely related field.
• Three (3) years' experience working as a network administrator or system administrator in a heterogeneous environment with multiple locations and more than 200 nodes\endpoints.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) years' experience in administration of current Windows server operating systems
• Three (3) years' experience with directory services design and implementation, particularly Microsoft Active Directory, Azure, LDAP, and DNS
• Three (3) years' experience with virtual server environments
• Three (3) years' experience with SAN/NAS technologies
• Three (3) years' experience working with network technologies, and hardware including TCP/IP, SSH, SFTP, OSPF, SNMP, SMTP, and
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is performed in an indoor and outdoor environment.
• This position requires working on-site.
• Regular and reliable attendance; may work more than forty hours in a workweek without additional compensation to perform assigned job duties, including weekends, evenings, early morning hours, and holidays as required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass an Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background check and screening by the Oro Valley Police Department.

The Town of Oro Valley is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The Town does not discriminate in the provision of employment opportunities, benefits or privileges; create discriminatory work conditions; or use discriminatory evaluative standards in employment if the basis of that discriminatory treatment is, in whole or in part, the person's race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information or marital status.
Why Apply

Oro Valley is a planned community cradled in the shadows of the magnificent Santa Catalina Mountains, with hiking trails through Catalina State Park, hiking and bicycle trails throughout the Town, world-class golf courses, horseback riding and a long-valued cultural tradition, vibrant for over a thousand years. Oro Valley has received many accolades through the years and is proud to have been named: Best Places to Live in Arizona, Best Towns for Families and Best Places in America to Live and Launch a Small Business.


Oro Valley is located in northern Pima County, just three miles north of Tucson, and a quick drive to the University of Arizona and Tucson International Airport. With average high temperatures of 83.4 degrees, average lows of 53.8 degrees, the town sits at an elevation of 2,640 feet, covers more than 34 square miles and has a current population of 41,011. Oro Valley was incorporated in April, 1974. Oro Valley is also quickly developing a strong reputation as home to the emerging bioscience and biotech industries. We are a young, diverse, dynamic community with a responsive government and our schools are among the finest in Arizona.
The Town of Oro Valley has a council/manager form of government. Six council members and the mayor are elected for four-year terms. The town manager is appointed by town council. The Town of Oro Valley provides high-quality services including: police, planning, zoning, construction, inspection, transit services, traffic engineering, street maintenance, storm water management, flood control, water utility, parks, recreation, aquatics, library, cultural resources, economic development, constituent services, community and media relations, budget development, debt and investment management, attorney services, magistrate court and more.
Town of Oro Valley currently has a benefits program that is currently offered to employees of the Town who work 20 or more hours per week on a regular basis. (Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week may qualify for participation in the individual plans, dependent upon the specific terms of coverage.) Please click on the following link to get a full description of all the benefits that the Town of Oro Valley offers.
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Do you have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or a closely related field?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have three (3) years' experience working as a network administrator or system administrator in a heterogeneous environment with multiple locations and more than 200 nodes\endpoints? Please explain.
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Please list any certifications that you possess.
Required Question