Network Administrator II

Court Name/Organization Kentucky Western District Court

Overview of the Position The U.S. District Court, Western District of KY is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Network Administrator II. The pay range for this position is CL 28 ($71,583 - $116,394) - CL 29 ($85,141 - $138,380) depending on qualifications and experience. If hired at CL 28, potential for promotion to CL 29 in one year without further competition.

The Network Administrator II configures and manages the court unit’s information technology network, servers, and related systems, overseeing routine administration of the network and implementing complex updates, including the development of documentation and network security. The incumbent performs network troubleshooting and triage during service failure scenarios and conducts intense investigations to determine the root cause and develop corrective actions. The incumbent ensures effective and efficient network and server maintenance and operations workflow and practices to help improve availability and performance of systems and dependent environments.

Duties also include collaborating with supervisors, managers, executives, and judges, as well as the management, design, development, oversight, coordination, and problem solving with all aspects of assigned court IT projects. This senior level position also includes oversight of network and server work performed by other IT professionals. The incumbent also provides technical recommendations to management. This position reports to the Director of Information Technology.

Representative Duties

• Manage and oversee the court's network infrastructure – includes planning, installation, management and support of routers, switches, firewalls, controllers, APs, cabling and DCN equipment. Assist with planning of the court’s network infrastructure and obtain purchase information of network infrastructure equipment and cabling.
• Provide technical expertise as a team member in the development and operational support of the court’s systems and services. Develop specific systems features to satisfy local court unit needs. Make adaptations to national systems or planning for, developing or acquiring specific systems for the U.S. District Court, when needed. Monitor versions of systems to ensure continuity throughout the court.
• Ensure network equipment is configured in a secure manner and maintained under a warranty contract and standby equipment is available for use in the event of a failure. Work with procurement on maintenance contracts for any network devices or software. Resolve any maintenance issues with these devices.
• Design, test, and deploy new or enhanced servers, including resident software services. Perform server troubleshooting and triage during service failure scenarios and participate in detailed investigations to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Ensure effective and efficient server maintenance and operations workflow and practices to help improve availability and performance of systems and dependent environments. Analyze and research procurement needs relating to the purchase of new server hardware and dependent accessories, including software utilities and backup tapes.
• Support the court’s current LAN/WAN network environment and integration into future unified communications networking systems.
• Provide hardware and software support for Windows Server 2016 and above and Red Hat Linux operating system environments. Manage inventory of computer hardware and software licensing information.
• Provide primary or secondary troubleshooting support for the court’s case management system, locally developed ECF and e-Filing systems, Active Directory, Informix, MySQL, Exchange and SQL Servers, and other court-developed software applications and services.
• Review and enhance data backup and recovery procedures and practices. Ensure adequate emergency preparedness measures are in place to maintain the integrity of the court's data.
• Conduct comprehensive data security assessments and provide for network security through hardware and/or software solutions.
• Establish and maintain system operating procedures, protocols, data…