Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education is seeking a Network Administrator to support the IT Operations department. The Network Administrator provide server infrastructure and endpoint operations teams with network support for day to day operations and special projects.

Responsibilities:

• Aid in new deployment projects.
• Provide day to day maintenance and administration activities for network devices.
• Provide server infrastructure and endpoint operations teams with network support for day to day operations and special projects.
• Support two or more datacenter locations’ ongoing operations.
• Documentation of cabling, monitoring and various applications and support policies.
• Expected to interact with and become familiar with various network monitoring applications/appliances such as Spectrum, ActiveXperts, Cacti, and Sensatronics environmental monitors.
• Works with the manager to maintain a high level of customer service and continual improvement.
• Will often be required to work off hours to mitigate impact to end users and be “on call”, available for emergency situations.
• Provide end user support for network related issues.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems in a timely manner and responds accordingly.
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Integrity and Ethics - Consistently demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior congruent with Christian values in all transactions and relationships; Adheres to the regulatory and legal environment of higher education; Is openly accountable for actions, decisions and outcomes; Contributes to sustained profitability by establishing realistic goals and effectively managing resources; A commitment to Christian ideals, philosophy, and direction of the University as stated through its mission and vision, integrating faith into his or her discipline.
• Student-oriented - Interacts cooperatively and constructively with all constituents; Exhibits the highest standards of dedication and commitment to quality service to meet or exceed student requirements; Consistently conveys a positive attitude toward constituents; Demonstrates continual focus on student-centered learning and retention and learner needs.
• Communication - Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication; Communicates vertically and horizontally throughout the organization; Listens to others to ensure understanding; Contributes meaningful information during meetings.
• Action-Oriented - Relates expectations to overall mission and vision of GCU; Displays and encourages a sense of commitment to meeting deadlines and achieving results; Devotes resources to "what is important now"; Consistently drives for results and meets deadlines.
• Self-Leadership - Assumes responsibility for understanding the business and the individual and departmental roles in supporting the business; takes responsibility for actions of self and others, including direct report employees; Gains respect of others while respecting others and treating everyone fairly; Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement of quality, processes, self and others; Effectively copes with change and is comfortable working with uncertainty.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Qualifications:

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret incoming alert notifications.
• Mathematical Skills.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or at least 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Industry certifications from Microsoft and Cisco are recommended.
• Familiarity with routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Must have experience with a Cisco network environment.
• Must have experience in a Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience in Linux environments a plus.