Network Analyst

General Characteristics

Responsible for designing, installing and troubleshooting network systems (including wireless) to meet the functional objectives of the business. Involved with the configuration and maintenance of physical and logical network components. Assists in the design of the network architecture, designs the network infrastructure, and plans and designs LAN/WAN/wireless solutions. Performs capacity and resource planning, assessing network risks and contingency planning. Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of network management software;

researching, analyzing and implementing software patches or hardware changes to fix any network deficiencies. Provides Tier 2 support. Involved in the evaluation of new products and services, may manage vendor service level agreements.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

A minimum of 3 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/network environments in network design, implementation, administration and support.

Intermediate professional level role. Works on projects/systems/issues of medium to high complexity. Provides support in designing, implementing, supporting and maintaining network systems. Works on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader. May coach more junior technical staff.