Senior Networking Engineer (Infrastructure Specialist 4) at STATE OF OHIO in Columbus, Ohio

Job Description:

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Values:

• Contribute and Collaborate


• Serve Compassionately


• Deliver Quality


• Be Accountable

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Evaluates current IT Networking policies, procedures and practices; recommends changes to adapt agency network(s) as needed to maintain and enhance network security, efficiency and performance within agency budget and cost targets.


• Leads IT change efforts related to network design, development, testing, implementation and continuing operation.


• Participates in and/or leads activities to achieve project tasks and meet deadlines for WAN/LAN networking efforts.


• Provides technical IT leadership for integration of various related systems.


• Works with others (internally and externally) to design networking solutions that meet the agency’s requirements.


• Assists with analyzing solution design alternatives and business case impacts.


• Works with vendors, other specialist and/or agencies to solve integration problems.


• Installs, maintains, configures, upgrades and/or administers hardware and/or software in assigned multiple technology domains as needed including but not limited to: Juniper, Aruba, F5, Cisco, Wireless Load Balancing, Network Firewalls, and DMZ’s.

Primary Technology: Wireless

Secondary Technology: Router/Switch

Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current it policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

-Or completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; 42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current IT policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

-Or 60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: evaluating current IT policies, procedures and practices, recommending and/or leading IT driven change efforts, participating and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

-Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.

Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position. only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology listed in the position description & job posting are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The job posting must list the required technology commensurate with the position in question.