Network Administrator

For over 30 years, the Kentucky Lottery has earned more than $7.2 billion for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Our mission is fueling imagination and funding education for all Kentuckians. For nearly two decades, the largest chunk of proceeds – over $5 billion, has gone to funding programs to help Kentucky students stay home and attend college. We have continued to break records – earning over $1 billion in sales every fiscal year since ‘17 to continue to support these important programs.

As a company that was voted
Best Places to Work for 6 consecutive years )
, our team and company values are what makes the difference to college students all across Kentucky.

The
Kentucky Lottery’s Core Values
:

• Integrity – We do the right thing.
• Accountability – We are accountable to the Governor, the General Assembly, the people of the Commonwealth and to each other.
• Social Responsibility – We are a good corporate citizen, giving back to the community.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We value and respect our colleagues, our customers, and the communities we serve.
• Teamwork – We believe in collaboration and the strength of people coming together to achieve something great.
• Innovation – We embrace innovation, working to proactively see opportunities.
• Fun – We have fun at work and enjoy a positive work environment.

We want to make winners out of our players, retailers, college students and our employees. We are looking for the best talent to join our winning team.

The Network Administrator I administers the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) network environment to support the overall vision of the organization. Maintains the reliability of the network infrastructure and operating systems on multiple platforms. Installs, configures, deploys, and supports servers, routers, switches, wireless access points, firewalls, and cloud networking appliances. Provides systems services such as disk management, problem determination and resolution, disaster recovery and directory structure management.

Performs research and documentation of the network hardware and software components. Conducts research and evaluates new technologies and tools. Provides technical expertise and guidance in the areas of workstation, server, and general device communications. Provides backup support for workstation analysis, network/LAN administration and network security. Provides support for all components of the corporation’s network infrastructure. Assists in defining LAN, WAN, and desktop environment policies, procedures, and standards.

Delivers high quality, reliable work. Works under general supervision and guidance to perform tasks as outlined by Sr. Network Administrator(s), Network Architect, and Network Services Manager.

• Provides 2nd tier support for service desk of the KLC’s computing environment.

• Provides technical expertise and guidance to the corporation in the areas of network, hardware and software capabilities.

• Works with Network Administrator(s) and Network Architect to research, evaluate and make recommendations to management as to the hardware and/or software solution that best meets the corporation’s strategic initiatives.

• Implements and maintains LAN/WAN and desktop policies, procedures, and standards and ensures their conformance with IT and KLC objectives.

• Works jointly with the Information Security Department to ensure that security is implemented and enforced consistent with ISO standards.

• Handles the initial configuration, testing, and installation of new network hardware and software.

• Follows accepted project methodology concepts as it applies to the KLC.

• Identifies situations where additional resources or expertise are required to complete tasks and notifies management.

• Responsible for the efficient operation of the corporation's network environment including connectivity of printers and personal computers.
• Regularly monitors for conditions that may require corrective action and advises management of recommended resolution.

• Provides guidance to Network Support Technician on service requests related to network/communications issues.

• Performs various duties as assigned by manager including…