Network Administrator-11414 at OST, Inc. in Albany, New York

The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Engagement Length in Months:

30 Months

What are the daily work hours?

07:00am -03:30pm

Where is the physical work office located?

50 Wolf Road, 2nd floor, Albany, NY 12232

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

Duties include but not limited to the following:

* Architect technology solutions/systems that meet or exceed Agency business requirements aligning with NYS ITS Technical and Security Service standards and strategies.

* Troubleshoot and resolve Network gear deployed in support of DOT Traffic Signals and Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) including performance tuning, log analysis and security.

* Work with COTS Vendors and Agency business areas for gear installation, configuration, and testing. This includes pre-configuring field devices for installation by Agency business users.

* Review the network architecture and gear currently in place and provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements working with ITS and Agency business teams to recommend solutions to improve it.

* Provide L3 Technical support for an enterprise-level DOT Traffic Safety Management Organization and Intelligent Transportation System.

* Use Agency business applications to update inventory details on field network equipment

* Train field technicians on aspects of remote connectivity at a level necessary to assist field technicians effectively and remotely in installation and maintenance field systems

* Adherence to ITS security and technology policies

* Some off-hours work will be required

* Remotely guide field technicians (business users) through installation and maintenance of field equipment

Position Requirements:

* 7 years of configuring and troubleshooting LAN Networking equipment in a complex networking environment of at least 1,000 remote endpoints that includes switches, routers/firewalls and VPN devices. This includes troubleshooting issues using protocol analysis tools (i.e. Wireshark) and conducting in-depth analysis on network data captures.

* 7 years of Analytical and Technical knowledge of DMVPN, IPSec, OSPF/BGP is required.

* 7 years of configuring and troubleshooting WAN Network equipment in a complex Networking environment of at least 200 endpoints that includes switches, firewalls and VPN devices. Multi-vendor experience is preferred.

* 7 years of experience with Cisco hardware and Cisco IOS software in a complex TCP/IP environment including routing, port forwarding/NAT, VPN management.

* 5 years of experience supporting and configuring wireless network equipment from vendors such as Cisco, Ubiquiti, Aruba.

* 5 years of experience working with business users to:

o Understand their business requirements and implement technical solutions to meet those requirements

o Work as a member of a team that includes both technical and business users

o Manage changing priorities

* Communicate between business users and technical resources

* 4 years of experience configuring and managing network equipment using centralized management consoles (i.e. Cisco IoT Dashboard, Cisco Meraki, etc.). This includes keeping firmware up to date and standardizing device configuration.

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.