Village of Gurnee

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The Village of Gurnee Information Systems Division seeks candidates for the position of Network Administrator.  Anticipated hiring salary range  $101,125 – $111,490  annually DOQ/E; top salary potential of $122,919.  Comprehensive benefits package.

This is a mid-level, professional position. This position is actively involved with design, implementation, administration, security, and support for Village enterprise networking systems.  Position works cooperatively with all Village operations (Police, Fire, 9-1-1 PSAP, Public Works, Finance, Administration, and Engineering/Community Development), approximately 250 end users.

Position tasks will include, but are not limited to:

  • Apply best practice concepts in TCP/IP, VLANs and trunking, routing protocols, and access-lists in administration and maintenance of LAN, WAN, firewalls, internet services, and VPN infrastructure
  • Configures and installs switches, routers, WiFi Access points, firewalls; configures and installs VPN hardware and software solutions; replaces and configures hardware components; configures and maintains network servers
  • Configure, maintain and troubleshoot various infrastructure and end user equipment
  • Assist in the maintenance and connectivity needs for Village business applications. Including but not limited to ERP, CAD, CRM, GIS and RMS systems
  • Performs a wide variety of administrative, skilled and technical work in procurement, installation, and use of networking, video, and telecommunications systems, including training and information on various software applications
  • Perform maintenance, updating, backup and trouble-shooting of network infrastructure and end user devices, including related connectivity and network access issues
  • Configures and maintains various infrastructure and end user equipment, insuring that all devices are tested and interface with the Village network
  • Current environment: The network encompasses 6 main facilities + 8 other points of presence, 3 private fiber connections, 15 point to point wireless connections, and 6 peer network connections, robust existing Cisco switching and routing infrastructure, long term Cisco Unified Call Manager VoIP telephony implementation, standardized computing hardware (HP/HPE), established SAN (HPE/Nimble), well established virtualized environment (VMware/Veeam), monitoring (WhatsUp/Cisco PI); mobile routing & VPN (Cisco AnyConnect / Netmotion / Sierra Wireless modems); mobile devices (iOS).

Qualifications and Skills:

  • 3+ years’ experience as a Network Administrator with comparable responsibilities
  • 3+ years’ implementing/maintaining enterprise network environments with Cisco products
  • Demonstrated experience in application administration and system support.
  • Strong understanding of LAN, WAN, VoIP and routing technologies such as 802.1q, VLAN, EIGRP, BGP, VPN (L2L, SSL, GRE), HSRP/GLBP, multicast and QoS
  • Familiarity with wireless networking technologies, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax and non-802.11 point-to-point connectivity
  • Ability to use CLI (command line interface) and/or scripting to automate and create repeatable processes
  • Understanding of RADIUS and Network Admission Control (NAC) concepts
  • Working knowledge of physical cabling standards ANSI, EIA/TIA, IEEE
  • Experience with system monitoring platforms and proactive network monitoring
  • Proficiency in network communication and management protocols, as well as scripting is desirable
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology or closely related curriculum
  • Experience in a Municipal environment desirable
  • A valid Driver’s License is required
  • Other combinations of education / experience that demonstrate the ability to perform the job functions may be considered

Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, and vision benefits, employer-paid life insurance and other ancillary benefit options. Paid time off – vacation, sick time, paid holidays, personal time.  Retirement benefits through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), along with the option to participate in a 457(b) deferred compensation plan. The Network Administrator position is an exempt, non-union position.

Work Schedule:  Full time, on site position, 40 hours per week.  General business hours between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday with some flexibility in work hours.

Complete the online application and submit with a cover letter and resume.  Offer of employment contingent on background and post offer medical / drug screen.  EOE

To apply for this job please visit eservice.gurnee.il.us.