Network Administrator - Information Technology

Job Description:

Details:

DEPARTMENT:
Information Technology

SALARY: $91,306 - $117,841

LOCATION:

Trenton, NJ

SCHEDULE:

M-F 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. This position may require occasional work outside of normal business hours,including evenings or weekends, to meet operational needs.

JOB SPECIFICATION: NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1

REPORTSTO:
Deputy Director of Information Technology

VACANCIES: 2

The Network Administrator is responsible for maintaining the security, reliability,performance, and availability of Mercer County's network, server, storage, and related technology infrastructure. This hands-on technical position supports technology services across County locations, including critical environments such as public safety, courts, and corrections.

The Network Administrator works closely with Information Technology leadership to strengthen cybersecurity, reduce operational risk, maintain system availability, and support disaster recovery and continuity efforts. The position also serves as a technical escalation resource and plays an important role in maintaining a secure, resilient, and responsive County technology environment.

• Administer sand maintains physical and virtual servers, switches, routers, firewalls,wireless infrastructure, VPN services, and related network technologies.
• Maintains the availability and performance of critical technology services, including file, print, email, remote access, and web-based services.
• Monitors network and system performance, capacity, logs, and alerts to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they affect County operations.
• Performs security patching and system updates in accordance with establishedcybersecurity policies, standards, and required time frames.
• Conducts vulnerability scanning, evaluates findings, and coordinates remediation basedon risk, severity, and operational priorities.
• Implements and maintains secure configuration standards and baselines, including applicable CIS Controls and CIS Benchmarks.
• Monitor sand reviews security logs and alerts, escalates suspected cybersecurityincidents, and supports incident response and recovery activities.
• Administers user accounts, groups, access permissions, and related identity services within
  
  Active Directory and Microsoft Entra , including timely processing of employee onboarding, transfers, and separations.
• Monitor sand verifies system backups, maintains appropriate offline or immutable backup protections for critical data, and conducts scheduled restoration testing.
• Develops,tests, documents, and maintains disaster recovery procedures and plans in alignment with established recovery objectives.
• Administers enterprise storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), and virtualization platform sand monitors capacity to support current and future operational needs.
• Develop sand maintains scripts and other automation solutions to improve the efficiency,consistency, and reliability of routine system administration.
• Maintainsaccurate network diagrams, system configurations, technical procedures, and related documentation and follows established change management processes.
• Serv es asa technical escalation resource for Service Desk staff and assists with the resolution of complex network, server, infrastructure, and access-related issues.
• Coordinates with technology vendors and service providers on system support,troubleshooting, repairs, maintenance, and evaluation of new technologies.
• Supports internal and external technology audits, cybersecurity assessments, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements, including Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Applicants must meet one of the following combinations of education and experience. Thirty(30) semester-hour credits are considered equivalent to one (1) year of relevant experience.

Seven (7) years of professional experience in the development, implementation, and maintenance of multi-network, multi-user Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and/or Wide Area Network (WAN) environments, including or supplemented by a minimum of eighteen (18) semester-hour credits in mathematics, computer science, information technology, and/or computer information systems.

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by a minimum of eighteen (18) semester-hour credits in mathematics, computer…