Network Systems Administrator
City of Quincy
IT
Quincy, MA, USA
Posted on Oct 21, 2025
Information Technology
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Skills and Qualifications:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Troubleshoots and solves the most complex network connectivity problems, including monitoring the network and servers for problems, diagnosing problems, and taking the appropriate corrective measures to ensure an expedient resolution.
- Defines and implements network disaster recovery and hardware, software and information protection and file integrity.
- Ensures network security by ensuring proper user accessibility, and being able to reasonably guard against the most complex threats to security that will face the network.
- Installing and configuring network equipment to update or fix hardware or software issues
- Interface with vendors to resolve hardware and software issues and to ensure proper escalation during outages.
- Analyze network traffic and data to plan for future growth and optimize network resources.
- Implement and enforce security measures to protect networks from unauthorized access and cyber threats.
- Perform routine maintenance on servers, routers, firewalls, and other network devices to ensure
- optimal performance and security.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Knowledge of networking services and common networking protocols
- Computer proficiency and understanding of various types of hardware
- Ability to problem solve and think critically
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Project management skills
- Strong understanding of network hardware, software, protocols, and operating systems
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems engineering or network administration or equivalent.
- 5+ years in Cisco switch, router modifications and configurations.
- 5+ years’ experience in SonicWall Firewalls including all NSA and Supermassive products.
- 5+ years’ experience in Microsoft Active Directory Configurations and Modifications.
- 5+ years in Installation and Configuration of Wireless Networks both WAN and LAN
- Expert level understanding of cabling standards, frame switching, sub netting, DNS, DHCP, IP, ACL, NAT, TCP/UDP, VLAN, Firewalls and VPN
- Experience in network support service
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