Certified IT Administrator (LANWAN) Lv. IV

**IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE CIVIL SERVICE LIST ONLY THOSE WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE OF CERTIFIED IT ADMINISTRATIVE (LAN/WAN) WILL BE CONSIDERED**

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law preserve peace protect the people reduce fear and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The New York City Police Departments Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) is actively seeking a highly qualified and motivated Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN) this role the candidate will play a crucial part in supporting the Department by collaborating across various ITSD Sections ensuring seamless integration between different environments and applications. Responsibilities include leading Systems Administration Section (SAS) with planning and coordinating the implementation of cutting-edge technology.

ITSD oversees critical projects and technological initiatives within the NYPD. They maintain and enhance the departments IT infrastructure including networks servers and workstations. The Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN) IV role is pivotal in maintaining the NYPDs technological edge and promoting safety and effectiveness in law enforcement operations.

The Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN) IVs duties will include but are not limited to:
- Serve as technical lead for the Systems Administration Section and the primary escalation point for complex incidents outages and root-cause analyses (RCAs). Lead post-incident reviews and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Oversee day-to-day operations of Windows Server environments on-premises and in Azure IaaS including monitoring backups and incident response; support Linux servers as needed
- Build configure and maintain servers to established standards across VMware (vSphere vCenter vSAN) and Azure
- Administer core Windows services including Active Directory Group Policy DNS/DHCP and Entra ID integration
- Automate server provisioning configuration and routine operational tasks using VMware VCF Automation (formerly vRA/Aria Automation) PowerShell PowerCLI and Ansible replacing manual work with repeatable self-service workflows
- Monitor infrastructure health performance and capacity using VMware VCF Operations (formerly vROps/Aria Operations) and act on alerts and trends before they affect service.
- Support patching and vulnerability remediation efforts in coordination with the patch management team
- Apply and enforce security baselines and hardening standards (CIS Benchmarks CJIS Security Policy) across all managed servers
- Enforce ITIL practices (Incident Problem Change and Configuration Management) and use ServiceNow for change approvals operational workflows and service tracking
- Execute disaster recovery procedures maintain high-availability configurations and conduct regular DR testing
- Carry out infrastructure projects including server migrations OS and platform upgrades and lifecycle management
- Mentor engineers peer-review changes and scripts and coordinate onboarding and training to close skill gaps across the team
- Partner with engineering network security and application teams to keep operations aligned with organizational goals
- Maintain accurate documentation SOPs and runbooks

TO APPLY:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In compliance with federal Law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26 union benefits such as dental and vision coverage paid annual leave and sick leave paid holidays a pension and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation IRA and a flexible spending account.

HOUR/SHIFTS:
Varies

CERTIFIED IT ADMINISTRATOR (LA - 13652

Qualifications :

Professional/vendor certification(s) in local area network administration that is required for the position to be addition all candidates must have the following:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) experience in local area network and/or wide area network planning design configuration installation implementation troubleshooting integration performance monitoring maintenance enhancement and security management; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) information technology experience of which at least 2 years must have been as described in 1 or

3. A satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. Education may be substituted for experience on the basis that 30 undergraduate semester credits from an accredited college is equivalent to 6 months of experience. A masters degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college may be substitute for one year of experience. However all candidates must have at least one year of satisfactory (not classroom based) full-time information technology experience as described in 1 above.




Note: In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements: Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) for current and future technical environments(s) in which they may be assigned to work as determined by the employing agency.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time