Network Infrastructure Administrator- I.T. Department

This position has been budgeted for fiscal year 26/27 and will be filled on or after 10/1/2026. The hourly rate of pay is also indicative of the position start rate for the new fiscal year. The starting hourly rate for this position is $36.30 - $41.74 depending on qualifications. The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer. This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening.

This position is considered an "Essential Position" for the purpose of Emergency Management. Emergency duties will be assigned as needed. This position requires 24 hours a day, 7 days per week availability during City of Port St Lucie emergencies, as determined by City Administrators, Emergency Manager or City Officials.

The following duties are illustrative for this position. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Keeps the mission, vision and values of the City of Port St. Lucie and the Information Technology Department at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintaining high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.
• Researches and evaluates network hardware and software such as routers, bridges and firewalls.
• Participates in the installation, configuration, and integration of network hardware, software, communication and connectivity devices in accordance with established procedures and security needs.
• Uses specialized diagnostic tools to maintain, and repair computers, workstations, peripheral equipment and devices including computers operating software.
• Repairs or replaces defective equipment and installs new equipment in network systems; cleans and adjusts equipment and coordinates the maintenance and modification of systems by initiating service calls to vendors and monitoring their work.
• Assists in the research for City acquisition of network technologies.
• Assists in evaluating maintenance agreements and services appropriate to maintain availability and function of City systems and networks according to established service-level agreements.
• Assists in the creation and modification of computer system and/or network configurations to accommodate local and remote attached peripheral devices.
• Documents and maintains procedures, including instruction and operational interfaces, to backup data resident on multi-user computer systems and servers.
• Provides on-call support for wireless infrastructure and technical needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma required. Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or closely related field required. Three (3) years of experience in network administration which included the maintenance of LANs, WANS, VLANs, QOS, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, core switching and routing, Cisco IOS, Cisco catalyst OS, RAS, VOIP;

or an equivalent combination of closely related training and work experience required.

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