NETWORK SYSTEMS ENGINEER III (Senior)

NETWORK SYSTEMS ENGINEER III (Senior)

Rochester, NY

6 Months Contract to hire

W2 only, no C2C

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Contractors in this position have a track record of designing architecture,

installing, configuring, and maintaining Network (data, video, voice, wireless) environments, and

leading assigned staff. They are able to participate in senior management strategic planning and

problem solving. As an architect, they are able to design optimum economy, flexibility and performance

of the network environment. They are capable of developing procedures and Service Level Agreements

required to maintain and support City computing needs and ensure this documentation is accurately

maintained. Performs related duties as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Develops strategic plans and ensures communication and understanding by the organization;

Leads, plans, coordinates, and implements all aspects of Network environments within the business plan;

Functions as project leader/manager on large projects to ensure all required capabilities are provided for,

which may involve coordination and training either inside IT or outside the IT Department, such as a

new roll-out of desktop software;

Collaborates with organizational project managers in strategic planning, to define requirements and

provide technical direction;

Leads and coaches Technical Infrastructure (TI) employees on assigned team activities, assigning and

monitoring work, motivating, and providing feedback;

Interfaces with vendors for contract negotiations and ongoing life cycle maintenance and support activities;

Evaluates day-to-day operations for process or technology improvements;

Configures/manages software release and patch testing, Network upgrades, plus monitoring and

resolution of all related problems;

Provisions Physical or Virtual network switches, and routers in the network environment;

Develops and implements Team/Technology SLAs based on organizational/business requirements and

data driven analysis;

Designs and/or implements monitoring tools and ensures performance parameters stay within acceptable

user requirements or promised SLAs;

Designs architecture of capacity planning processes and tools and ensures adequate capacity for day to day

operations and new initiatives;

Conducts cost benefit analyses and provides budgetary resource and cost estimates to TI Leadership and

Project Managers as required;

Evaluates and advises IT management on computer hardware and software, resource allocation, and

development;

Develops strategies and provides recommendations associated with security technologies and standards

relative Network environments and develops implementation approaches and strategies;

Diagrams flow charts, including the use of spreadsheet and graphics software;

Analyzes Help Desk tickets in the relevant technology and implements improvements for organizational

productivity and effectiveness;

Provides training and strategic transfer of responsibilities to 1 st Level Support, self-service environments, or

elsewhere within IT as appropriate;

Assesses technical competence of staff and develops training plans to improve staff and organizational

competence.