Careers
Systems
Administrator - Senior
Under broad direction, leads and coordinates the operational support
and implementation activities for local area network (LAN), campus
area network (CAN), and wide area network (WAN) service offerings
encompassing heterogeneous platforms. Assists leadership in determining
tactical and strategic direction of the organization as it relates
to emerging operational support technologies. Researches, analyzes,
and recommends new operational support technologies, tools, and
techniques. Coaches others on the application of new operational
support technologies. Reviews distributed computing and network
designs to select appropriate operational support strategies and
ensure efficient use of resources. Conducts system support design
and performance evaluation reviews. Identifies, develops, and updates
operational support standards and procedures. Participates with
corporate strategic planning teams. Keeps abreast of emerging operational
support technologies and industry trends. Recommends price/performance
improvement opportunities.
Systems
Administrator
Under minimal direction, coordinates operational designs, develops
support plans, coordinates implementations, and provides second
level support for local area network (LAN), campus area network
(CAN), and wide area network (WAN) solutions encompassing heterogeneous
platforms. Develops system support requirements by reviewing and
analyzing customer business processes and evaluating available EDS
and/or supplier capabilities. Leads project teams in implementing
new or upgraded designs and coordinates project efforts with support
groups. Provides technical support for marketing initiatives through
participation in proposals and marketing studies. Creates plans
that support implementation of changes. Participates in system support
design and performance evaluation reviews. Advises on distributed
network computing issues. Establishes and maintains security and
integrity standards and controls. Ensures support plans and services
meet customer needs and expectations. Assists in the evaluation,
testing and recommendation of hardware, software, and network configurations
based on customer need. Coaches others in the application of new
operational support technologies. Analyzes user requirements and
statistics to identify trends and resolve performance issues. Keeps
abreast of emerging operational support technologies and industry
trends. Recommends appropriate price/performance improvement opportunities.
Systems
Administrator-Junior
Under general direction, implements and supports local area network
(LAN) and campus area network (CAN) hardware and software. Analyzes
customer workflow and procedures to recommend operational support
tools and technologies to satisfy customer needs. Acts as a liaison
between the customer, suppliers, and other technical groups to resolve
network and hardware problems. Analyzes performance problems and
recommends solutions to enhance functionality, reliability and/or
usability. Implements operational support standards and procedures
relating to change management, performance management, and security.
Recommends changes and improvements to existing standards. Develops
site administration manual (SAM) documentation. Provides user orientation
on hardware, software and network operations. Keeps abreast of emerging
operational support technologies and industry trends.