Senior Network Systems Engineer - OPD Job Ocala area,Florida USA,IT/Tech

These duties encompass advanced technical expertise across networked computers, servers, firewalls, and industrial control systems equipment. Proficiency in configuration, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and maintenance is essential. Responsibilities include providing technical support, delivering customer service, managing computer equipment inventory, overseeing network connectivity, server infrastructure, storage, firewalls, and supporting PC applications.

Residency Requirement:
Must be able to respond to the Ocala Police Department located at 402 S. Pine Avenue within forty‑five (45) minutes from the time called by authorized personnel.

Serves as the System Administrator for networks, responsible for analysis, design, configuration, implementation, diagnostics, performance tuning, installation, configuration, repair, maintenance, and upgrade of network including all hardware, application software, operating systems, and peripheral devices.

Manages the Intrusion Prevention System and SIEM, including analyzing and configuring reports, alarms, and providing remediation guidance.

Performs comprehensive vulnerability assessments and analyzes networked devices to identify and address potential security risks.

Responsible for installation, configuration, diagnosis, repair, maintenance, and upgrade of on‑premise application software (varying vendors).

Responsible for installation, configuration, data analysis, repair, maintenance, and upgrade of physical access security systems and servers, including hardware, application software, operating systems, and peripheral devices.

Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for ensuring compliance with CJIS Security standards, actively developing and maintaining documentation and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

Assists in developing and maintaining an effective Disaster Recovery plan encompassing all systems for the department, including thorough Disaster Recovery documentation and maintaining backups of mission‑critical systems and recovery strategy procedures.

Establishes and configures real‑time monitoring for all mission‑critical devices within the network, ensuring proactive oversight and swift response to potential issues.

Ensures proper change‑management procedures are followed and backups are made before implementing any changes.

Assesses emerging technologies and products, providing insightful recommendations for proactive network security enhancements and strategic expansion.

Develops and maintains comprehensive documentation for the network, including detailed network diagrams that articulate the functionality of all components and their interrelationships.

Maintains an accurate inventory of all network server equipment and software, ensuring adequate coverage and compliance with software licensing.

Delivers timely and consistent updates on project progress and status, ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned with the latest developments.

May have to work alternate hours as necessary for the efficient operation of the department.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Specific to Ocala Police Department

Design, configure, and sustain secure, high‑performance network environments that enable large‑scale data transport, LAN/WAN connectivity, application hosting, and hybrid cloud/on‑premises connectivity.

Monitor network performance, identify anomalies, and resolve complex Layer 2/Layer 3 routing and switching issues.

Coordinate network capacity planning, upgrades, and migrations to meet evolving performance and scalability needs.

Maintain network topology diagrams, IP addressing schemes, VLAN assignments, and configuration documentation.

Responsible for on‑premise storage for tier 1, 2, and 3 systems across a variety of vendors.

Application support for on‑premise and cloud systems to ensure end‑to‑end system performance and security.

Responsible for management of hypervisors and associated machines.

Develop data backup strategies across several platforms supporting a 3‑2‑1 strategy.

Interact with user groups and management to define and document requirements for business application software.

Assist in the evaluation and…