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Salary : $69,552.00 - $139,021.00 Annually Location : Richmond, VA Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 20M00000030 Department: Information Technology Opening Date: 03/10/2025 Closing Date: 3/24/2025 11:59 PM Eastern Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y? Respect. Equity. Accountability. Diversity...YOU!!! This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements: • Virginia Retirement System (VRS) • Language Incentive • Referral Bonus • Tuition Assistance Program Description The City of Richmond Department of Information Technology is seeking to fill a Technology Engineer/Administrator Network position. The selected candidate will focus on enterprise network solutions focusing on Cisco based hardware. Duties include but are not limited to • Administration for all enterprise network needs. • Enterprise network security for internal and external network. • Administration of all IPS/IDS network devices. • Administration of all internal and external firewalls. • Administration of DR and failover network locations Incumbent serves as an essential employee, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather. • *The incumbent in this position is required to serve on-call 24 hours/7 days a week to provide leadership for the support and resolution of problems for critical systems and applications within the assigned City of Richmond portfolio.** Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Knowledge on Cisco routers and switches • Knowledge of wireless configuration and security • Knowledge on firewall configuration and security • Considerable fundamental knowledge of network topology and operations • Basic understanding of network security as it relates to IPS/IDS • Project Management, including task completion, documentation, and collaboration • Team work MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields • Five years' experience in network solutions and or architecture • An equivalent combination of training and experience may be used to meet the minimum training and experience LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: • None required, but desired • Cisco Network Certifications • CompTIA Network Certifications PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: • Designing, configuring, deploying, troubleshooting, administering, and maintaining system and devices (specific to enterprise level network) • Change management • Diagnosing, researching, and resolving issues in area of focus. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company. The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program. With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice". The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details. 01 10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply? • Yes • No 02 5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply? • Yes • No 03 Employees in this job classification are designated as Essential Personnel and must be available to report to work during inclement weather, disasters and other emergencies. Are you willing and available to report to work during these conditions? • Yes • No 04 Are you available to work nights, weekends, holidays and on-call as needed? • Yes • No 05 Which best describes your highest level of education? • High School Diploma/GED • Some college • Associate's Degree • Bachelor's Degree • Master's/Advanced Degree • None of the above 06 Which best describes your years of experience working in Information Technology? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 07 How many years of experience do you have administering Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, or Azure Entra Services? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 08 How many years of experience do you have configuring Office365? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 09 How many years of experience do you have configuring VMware virtual environments? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 10 Which best describes your years of experience in designing disaster recovery plans? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 11 Which best describes your years of experience with the Dell Data Domain platform? • Less than two years of experience • Two to five years of experience • More than five years of experience 12 How has your education, training and experience prepared you for this opportunity? 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