Comptroller - Network Specialist VI; Reopen

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Are you ready to grow, make a positive impact? If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal‑oriented professionals, this is the place for you! Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence best describes the culture here at the Comptroller’s Office.

The Comptroller’s office serves virtually every citizen in the state. As Texas’ chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator, treasurer, and purchasing manager, the agency is responsible for writing checks and keeping the books for the multi‑billion‑dollar business of state government.

Information Technology division – Network Specialist.

Work involves the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of the agency’s network, a local area network or wide area network, Internet and intranet systems, and other data networks. Monitors and troubleshoots existing infrastructure. The candidate must have the ability to learn new concepts quickly and apply knowledge appropriately in a highly active environment with ever‑changing circumstances.

Must be able to work an eight‑hour schedule between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm, 40‑hour week, Monday – Friday with occasional work schedule variance when necessary. Perform on‑call duty on a rotational basis and occasionally work additional hours based on business peaks. Hours may change based on business need.

Teleworking may be considered if certain working conditions are met. The candidate must have permanent residency within the state of Texas and must be able to meet in‑office requirements, which can vary among different sections (i.e., report to office 1 day/month, 3 days/week, etc.). Travel reimbursements are not provided for teleworking.

• Graduation from high school or GED.
• Eight (8) years of experience in supporting network infrastructures.
• Five (5) years of experience in supporting advanced network infrastructures.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate or higher degree in information technology, engineering degree or related.
• Data Center network infrastructure.
• Cloud infrastructure.
• Cloud network infrastructure.
• Cisco voice and network infrastructure systems.
• Configuration and administration of routers, switches and firewalls.
• Virtual Private Network (IPSEC and SSL).
• Maintaining and supporting Cisco managed wireless networks.
• Network access control – network firewalling and advanced firewall capabilities.
• Network security tools – network IPS.
• Web proxy implementation, administration and monitoring.
• Network performance monitoring and capacity management.
• Administration of Windows servers.
• Administration of Linux servers.
• Engaging vendor support.

Applicable and current technical certificates may substitute for years of experience.

• CCNA – 2 years experience.
• CCNP – 4 years experience.
• CCIE – 6 years experience.

• Cisco CCNA, CCNP and/or CCIE.
• AWS Network, Cloud Security.

• Architect modifications and enhancements to existing enterprise network to support business needs of the agency.
• Install, configure, test, upgrade, and maintain network equipment and software.
• Analyze existing network and system procedures for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Receive high level instructions for tasks and activities.
• Organize instructions into detailed tasks.
• Support and maintain monitoring solutions.
• Troubleshoot existing…