Network Administrator Principal

Salary: $76,593.71 – $ annually.

Location:

Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX. Job Type: Unclassified. Job Number: U. Department:
Infrastructure Management. Opening Date: 11/06/2025. Closing Date:
Continuous. FLSA:
Exempt.

• Education and Experience:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field and five (5) years of IT networking experience; or Associate’s Degree and ten (10) years of network administration experience.
• Licenses and Certificates:
  Valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent;
  Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification required within six (6) months of appointment.
• Special Requirements:
  Applicants for positions assigned to the Department of Information Technology Services must pass a CJIS fingerprint‑based background check within the first six months and maintain CJIS eligibility. CJIS disqualifications include felony convictions, felony deferred adjudication, class A or B misdemeanor deferred adjudication, class A or B misdemeanor convictions, open arrest warrants, and family violence convictions.

Under general direction, lead, plan, develop, supervise and control computer networks and other data communication devices of a large and complex municipal department and provide the administration and technical support of the application and network software.

Lead the operations team in the design and review of new network systems and hardware. Oversee installation, configuration, operation and maintenance of network systems, hardware, software and related infrastructure. Assist in capacity planning of existing and new network systems. Direct deployment of large‑scale network infrastructure and systems. Configure hardware, peripherals and services enforcing security access to data, identifying device access paths and availability in accordance with standards, project and operational requirements.

Maintain installation and configuration procedures and support system standards. Evaluate new network systems, applications and hardware. Assist team with daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, network resources, systems and key processes. Analyze security monitoring to identify possible intrusions. Examine network systems and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Ensure that data center environmental and monitoring equipment is maintained.

Lead the Network team and confer with various departments. Mentor and cross‑train team members on existing and new technologies. Ensure procedures adhere to organizational goals and objectives.

Serve as project manager in network administration for complex operating systems. Develop, document, communicate and enforce a network technology policy. Coordinate projects by collaborating with network administrators on business applications to ensure availability, reliability and scalability of the network systems to meet day‑to‑day operations. Evaluate and prioritize the maintenance and development of all infrastructure systems, including LANs, WANs, Internet, Intranet, security, telephony and wireless.

Review data center/server room security features, including HVAC control, environmental alarms and access restrictions.

Administer, monitor and analyze network performance. Measure computer, server and network resource performance and availability; use system software analysis programs and prepare reports; analyze traffic flow and volume on the networks; adjust network parameters to improve performance, minimise transmission errors, data collisions and optimise user response times. Schedule and execute equipment repairs, preventative maintenance and network changes with minimal end‑user disruption per guidelines of the Environmental Change Control Process.

Create and support Quality of Service (QoS) on the network.

Oversee the maintenance of network systems functionality. Identify and develop network systems documentation and training materials. Assist in implementing network upgrades, maintenance fixes and vendor supplied patches. Administer ongoing…