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IT Network Administrator III
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Position Number: 5698508
Location: Durham, NC
Position Type: Computer and Information Technology

IT Network Administrator III

North Carolina Central University

Closing Date: at 11:55 PM

Primary Purpose of Position:
IT Network Administrator III reports to the Director of Infrastructure and serves as a key member of the Network team working closely with Information Technology Services (ITS) leadership and working closely with senior administrations, academic leaders, and the campus community as needed. The IT Network Specialist is an advocate for North Carolina Central University's overall network infrastructure inclusive of advanced networking, communications, cabling, network security, and research infrastructure. This position assists with developing network plans and budgets. The candidate must be knowledgeable of enterprise networks, cloud networking, virtualization, enterprise communications, and a variety of emerging technologies. The position also works directly with the Information Security department in providing access management and data security. The complexity of this position requires a leadership approach that is engaging, innovative, and collaborative, with a sophisticated ability to work with other leaders to set the best balance between infrastructure, security strategies, and other priorities at the campus level.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Bachelors or master's degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Ten or more years of progressive experience in IT

Three or more years of leadership responsibilities

Preferably five or more years of experience in a similar role in higher education.

Demonstrated experience in project management, infrastructure design and staff development

Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading IT transformational initiatives in complex and dynamic environments

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The candidate should possess the ability to work with other IT and non-IT leaders and to set the best balance between operational, project, and planning priorities for the network team. Growing leadership and responsibility in the network infrastructure and cloud technologies are required. Experience with network/virtualization upgrades, project management, policies, and procedures developed in a complex higher education environment is highly desirable. Experience in managing and architecting the use of Palo Alto Network and Cisco firewall. The position requires an intelligent, articulate, consensus-building, and persuasive leader who can work effectively with other IT leaders, technical teams, faculty, staff, and the campus community. The ability to communicate information-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff. The ability to exhibit maturity, reliability, composure, and stability under pressure as required for handling on-the-job challenges is essential. Must be able to give and receive constructive criticism and feedback from the team and leadership. Must have experience using enterprise networks and virtual infrastructure in both on-premises and cloud implementations. Must have a working knowledge of securing a network, incident response, and infrastructure redundancy in a higher education environment. Must have experience in multiple areas of networking technologies including but not limited to Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, VMware networking, AWS/Azure networks, Network access control solutions, and network management. Must have knowledge of VRFs and Cisco enterprise wireless networks. Must have a working knowledge of Cisco ISE, Cisco DNA center, Prime Infrastructure, and SIEM solutions Must have a working knowledge of Cisco licensing and Smartnet/Smart licensing
Must be able to interact with vendors and resellers Working knowledge and experience with assisting ITS security in the policy and regulatory environment of information security, particularly in higher education, is highly desirable.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://jobs.nccu.edu/

North Carolina Central University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.