Are you a tech-savvy individual with a passion for public service and a knack for problem-solving?

The City of Menlo Park is seeking a talented Junior Network and Systems Administrator to join our dynamic IT team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a vibrant community by managing and maintaining our critical network infrastructure.

This is a single-position class responsible for support and maintenance of network and data infrastructure, including hardware, operating systems, and voice and desktop/network applications. Responsibilities include support of network firewalls, routers, switches, cybersecurity, administering the e-mail system, and providing technical support to City staff. This includes interacting with users to deploy and troubleshoot complex technical problems; testing and rolling-out enterprise solutions. The Junior Network and Systems Administrator is expected to provide general desktop support to ensure customer satisfaction.

This classification is distinguished from the Systems Administrator in that the latter primarily manages and exercises responsibilities for enterprise software application infrastructure management across departments. This classification is also distinguished from the Network Administrator in that the latter primarily designs, manages and exercises responsibilities for network infrastructure management across departments.

Job Description URL

https://menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/administrative-services/documents/human-resources/job-classifications/seiu/junior-network-and-systems-administrator-classification.pdf

Ideal Candidate

Ideal candidates should possess a strong foundation in networking, systems administration, and troubleshooting. Experience with network devices (routers, switches, firewalls), operating systems (Windows, Linux), and virtualization technologies is preferred. A keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving are essential qualities for this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in computer science, information technology, business administration or a related field

Experience

Two (2) years as of experience in a role responsible for supporting a broad range of network and datacenter infrastructure, departmental applications systems, including business process improvement, application administration, implementation, cybersecurity, and upgrades.

Certifications: Possession of industry certification is highly desirable (Cisco, VMWare, Microsoft, Nutanix, Security, Virtualization, or a closely related certification*).

Benefits

The City offers an excellent benefit package consisting of:

Health Insurance: City contribution up to $2,655 per month towards a Cafeteria Plan which can be used to purchase medical insurance and participate in a flexible spending account for health care and/or child care reimbursement
Dental: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
Vision: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
Vacation: 88 - 176 hours of vacation leave accrual each year, depending on length of service
Sick Leave: 96 hours of sick leave accrued each year
Holidays: 11 official holidays; 34 hours of floating holiday time per year; 8 “Day of Reflection” hours per year in recognition of holidays of individual and community importance
Retirement: CalPERS: For classic members 2.0% @ 60 formula. For all others, 2.0% @ 62 formula
Deferred Compensation: Voluntary participation in City Plans.
Life Insurance: City-paid policy equal to 1.5 times regular annual wage
Long Term Disability: City-paid coverage
Educational leave and tuition reimbursement
A City-paid Caltrain GoPass. The Menlo Park campus is centrally located within walking distance from Caltrain and downtown Menlo Park.
A City-paid BayPass. This pilot program offers employees unlimited travel in 2024 for both work and personal trips on 25 Bay Area transit agencies that use the Clipper card.
A transportation allowance program provides employees with $1.50 per day when they walk, bicycle or carpool to work at least once per week.
Employees are provided with access to an on-site gym at no cost

For additional benefit information, visit

www.menlopark.gov

and review the City of Menlo Park and SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.

Special Instructions

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.

Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in this announcement. If 25 or fewer qualified applications are received, the eligibility list will be established based on application review. If 26 or more qualified applications are received, candidates will be invited to participate in a Oral Board Panel Examination tentatively scheduled for the week of December 2, 2024. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.

An Eligible List will be established as a result of this examination process and will be valid for a period of six (6) months. The list may be extended up to a maximum of two (2) years. The hiring department will review the Eligible List to determine which candidates will be invited to the department selection process.

The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or

jobs@menlopark.gov

prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.

Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal conviction history questionnaire, DOJ fingerprinting, and an Occuscreen background check.

Applicants must be successful in all phases of the selection process to be considered for this position.

In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States.

Closing Date/Time: 11/17/2024 at 11:59pm

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