Network Engineer

Agency

Community College System

Division

Technology Solutions, Distance Learning

Job Classification Title Network Analyst I (NS)

Position Number

Grade DT07

The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The system enrolls over 500,000 students annually. It is the 3rd largest in the nation based on the number of colleges. It also provides data to the North Carolina Learning Object Repository by collecting, contributing, and sharing digital learning resources for use in traditional or distance learning environments.

The mission of the North Carolina Community College System is to open the door to high-quality, accessible educational opportunities that minimize barriers to post-secondary education, maximize student success, develop a global, multicultural, and competent workforce, and improve the lives and wellbeing of N.C. citizens.

The mission of the North Carolina Community College System is to open the door to opportunity for individuals seeking to improve their lives and well-being by providing education, training, and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills and literacy education, occupational and pre-baccalaureate programs; support for economic development through services to business and industry; and services to communities and individuals which improve the quality of life.

RECRUITMENT SALARY RANGE: $70,528-$77,126.

We are looking for a highly motivated Office 365 Network Analyst to join our team of cloud engineers, information security officers, and user support specialists. This role is responsible for optimizing, securing, administration, and monitoring the network connectivity for Microsoft 365 services. This includes ensuring smooth performance for applications included in the Office 365 Productivity Suite. This role utilizes industry's best practices to ensure availability, accessibility, adoption, compliance, and user support.

• Experience in managing and maintaining the Microsoft 365 enterprise environment
• Configuration and administration skills for Microsoft 365 enterprise environment
• Experience monitoring health and performance of the Microsoft 365 enterprise environment
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance measures, for Microsoft 365 enterprise environment such as data loss prevention, multifactor authentication, and conditional access policies
• Training skills to optimize Microsoft 365 application adoption
• Experience providing technical support and troubleshooting assistance
• 1 year of experience in Microsoft 365 management
• Experience administering Meraki network infrastructure, including switch management, wireless access point deployment and support, firmware upgrades, and Palo Alto firewall administration.
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, and SFTP.

Our office is in downtown Raleigh, NC. Travel is typically limited to periodic professional knowledge/skill development and conference attendance.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an 'equivalent combination of education and experience.' If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an 'equivalent combination of education and experience.' If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details

Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT related field from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associate degree in computer science, or a related technical field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of networking related experience; or High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of networking related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

All System employees are valued and offered a wide variety of competitive and family-friendly benefits. The state of North Carolina provides excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees may choose to participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NC Flex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.

In addition, paid parental leave, and personal observance are available to eligible employees. Some highlights include:

• The best-funded pension plan/retirement system in the nation according to Moody's Investor's Service
• Twelve (12) holidays/year
• Fourteen (14) vacation days/year which increase