Network specialist Jobs in Austin, TX

FLSA Status

Exempt

Earliest Start Date

Immediately

Salary

Salary commensurate with experience

Hours per Week

40 hours weekly

Hiring Department

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Required Application Materials

A resume is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

About Us

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, five health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 116,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s fourteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on and employment preferences.

Purpose of Position

Responsible for the support and maintenance of complex IT platforms, networks, application systems and related services. Provides input to management and team members for recommendations for services across the IT platform and related operations.

Essential Functions

• Proactively monitor and manage various IT platforms including wired and wireless networks, application / telephony systems and related services. Provide expertise in troubleshooting, modifying, and optimizing platforms, networks and application systems, including coordination among internal and external stakeholders and vendors as needed.
• Support the discovery, evaluation, planning and design of IT solutions to business needs as they arise, providing detailed documentation as needed.
• Maintain infrastructure including patches and upgrades for enhancement or security. Infrastructure includes : logical and physical devices plus servers, storage, firewalls and networking equipment. Partner with information security team to help ensure a strong security posture for server patching and end user endpoints.
• Evaluate and test new technology for feasibility and implementation at System Administration.
• Support infrastructure projects, which include installation and documentation of new hardware or software, configuration and design by collaborating with other technical team members.
• Troubleshoots infrastructure problems. Analyze the problem, identify the cause of problem and implement a timely solution. Consult with vendor technicians. Performs administrative duties such as creating reports and maintaining schedules.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and one or more years of broad infrastructure experience OR high school diploma / GED and five years of broad infrastructure experience in designing, installing, and maintaining IT platforms, networks, application systems and related services.

Preferred Qualifications

Working Conditions