DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- WORKS UNDER LIMITED SUPERVISION IN THE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY MONITORING AND SUPPORT OF AGENCY'S FIREWALL SYSTEM AND NETWORK SWITCHES.
- NETWORK ANALYSIS OF AGENCY SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS NEEDS, AS REQUIRED, AND LEADS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS;
- CONFIGURE WEB FILTERING APPLICATIONS AND NETWORK DEVICES TO MEET USER REQUIREMENTS;
- MONITOR NETWORK PERFORMANCE FOR INFORMATION EVENT LOGS, ANALYZE, AND PERFORM ROUTINE SECURITY PRACTICES AS NEEDED
- MONITORS AND UPDATES NETWORK SYSTEMS WITH SECURITY CONTROLS
- PARTICIPATES IN THE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY MONITORING AND SUPPORT OF THE AGENCY'S PERSONAL COMPUTERS, NETWORK SERVERS AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES.
- MAXIMIZE SECURITY CONTROLS USING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE;
- SUPPORTS AND ADHERES TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- AWARENESS OF SECURITY-BASED CHANGES PROCESSES; I.E. PORT CHANGES, USER AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND TRAFFIC LOGGING
- IDENTIFIES RISKS AND COMMUNICATES RISKS TO THE CIO AND IT TEAM;
- DEVELOPS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOLLOWING AGENCY POLICIES; CJIS SECURITY GUIDANCE; STATE SECURITY STANDARDS;
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- EXPERIENCED IN ENTERPRISE NETWORK ADMINISTRATION (LAN, WAN, WIRELESS)
- SKILLED IN CISCO MERAKI ROUTING & SWITCHING
- EXPERIENCED WITH PALO-ALTO FIREWALLS
- SKILLED IN VLAN AND VPN NETWORKING CONFIGURATIONS
- EXPERIENCED WITH WEB CONTENT FILTERING
- EXPERIENCED WITH NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND MAP DESIGNS
- SKILLED WITH WIRELESS NETWORKS
- CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WORKING KNOWLEDGE
- ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE IT TEAM, BUSINESS EMPLOYEES, AND VENDOR PARTNERS.
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK PROTOCOLS INCLUDING TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS
- EXPERT WITH NETWORK ROUTING, LOGGING, AND EVENT HANDLING
- UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK SWITCHING
- EXPERT WITH FIREWALL BASED RULE CONTROLS
- EXPERT WITH NETWORK AND SECURITY CONTROLS
- GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF IPSEC TUNNELING
- ADVANCED WITH VLAN CONFIGURATIONS
- GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT
- EXPERT USING VARIOUS TRAFFIC TOOLS SUCH AS WIRESHARK
- GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- PROACTIVE AND SELF-MOTIVATED
- SELF-MANAGE ABILITIES
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR MASTER'S DEGREE IN NETWORK SECURITY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR INFORMATION SYSTEMS/TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTE DEGREE/CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT WORK EXPERIENCE.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
Network+
JNCIP-ENT or higher
JNCIP-SP or higher
- These are preferred, not required
