Network Engineer

Job Summary

Position is responsible to the Supervisor of Network Engineering for the district-wide implementation, maintenance, and administration of the school division's state-of-the-art, high-speed computer network. The position is also responsible for documenting, managing, and maintaining assigned systems implementation projects and network systems.

• Researches and analyzes current and evolving communications capabilities and network architectures to provide information for long and short-term planning.
• Manages and administers assigned network infrastructure including capacity/feasibility planning, new installations, upgrades, configuration, feature functionality testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, back-up systems, security procedures/protocols, operating procedures and guidelines, and user connectivity.
• Coordinates and performs project planning and project management responsibilities, which may include establishing priorities, specifications and approaches, organizing, staffing and scheduling, working with others to complete the project, and monitoring progress.
• Regularly confers with database programmers, analysts, systems administrators, and users regarding current and prospective systems changes and future needs.
• Trains and provides support to site-managed technical staff regarding network administration and usage.
• Directs efforts of technicians who are involved in diagnosing and correcting network failures and performing network management activities; determines logical solutions to complex system administration and application problems.
• Prepares documents and does research to justify language used in department documents and budget recommendations.
• Defines network bid and RFP technical requirements to ensure appropriate service provisions.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Position is responsible to the Supervisor of Network Engineering for the district-wide implementation, maintenance, and administration of the school division's state-of-the-art, high-speed computer network. The position is also responsible for documenting, managing, and maintaining assigned systems implementation projects and network systems.

• Researches and analyzes current and evolving communications capabilities and network architectures to provide information for long and short-term planning.
• Manages and administers assigned network infrastructure including capacity/feasibility planning, new installations, upgrades, configuration, feature functionality testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, back-up systems, security procedures/protocols, operating procedures and guidelines, and user connectivity.
• Coordinates and performs project planning and project management responsibilities, which may include establishing priorities, specifications and approaches, organizing, staffing and scheduling, working with others to complete the project, and monitoring progress.
• Regularly confers with database programmers, analysts, systems administrators, and users regarding current and prospective systems changes and future needs.
• Trains and provides support to site-managed technical staff regarding network administration and usage.
• Directs efforts of technicians who are involved in diagnosing and correcting network failures and performing network management activities; determines logical solutions to complex system administration and application problems.
• Prepares documents and does research to justify language used in department documents and budget recommendations.
• Defines network bid and RFP technical requirements to ensure appropriate service provisions.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Researches and analyzes current and evolving communications capabilities and network architectures to provide information for long and short-term planning.
• Manages and administers assigned network infrastructure including capacity/feasibility planning, new installations, upgrades, configuration, feature functionality testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, back-up systems, security procedures/protocols, operating procedures and guidelines, and user connectivity.
• Coordinates and performs project planning and project management responsibilities, which may include establishing priorities, specifications and…