Network Engineer

Network Engineer

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

The Network Engineer is involved in the design and maintenance of both the hardware and software necessary for a computer network. The Network Engineer 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:

• Education equivalent to a bachelor's degree in an Information Technology-related discipline or equivalent experience; additional education or certificates equivalent to that of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or higher is preferred.
• 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.