Sr.Network Administrator

Affinity Health Plan, an independent, growing, not-for-profit managed care company designed specifically to serve the needs of low-income New Yorkers, needs a Sr. Network Administrator to manage and maintain corporate network data center components, provide capacity planning, and ensure a safe and secure computing environment for the organization by managing and maintaining all security components.

As part of your responsibilities, you will:

·         Proactively monitor, manage and maintain all servers in the corporate data center, including file servers, email servers, database servers and application servers. Perform regular capacity planning of all servers and provide summary reports to management.

·         Manage and maintain network communications infrastructure including Ethernet switches, routers, firewalls, virtual private network (VPN) systems and data communication carrier services.

·         Provide support of development and test environments. Assist Systems Integration (SI) team during application development, integration and end user testing to ensure smooth transition of new systems / services into the production environment.

·         Respond to system-wide outages of any components that comprise the Affinity network computing environment (i.e. servers, network infrastructure) and restore services to operational level (Note: may require support outside of normal business hours via on-call availability). Provide timely incident reports to management.

·         Manage and maintain all system-wide security components to ensure a safe and secure network computing environment that meets all required government regulatory specifications (i.e. HIPAA). This includes, but is not limited to, firewalls, remote access services (i.e. VPN), network intrusion detection systems (NIDS), anti-virus (AV) services and server NOS patch management. Provide regular audit reports of said systems to management.

·         Participate in corporate disaster recovery plan (DRP) initiatives. Participate in DR testing at recovery site and provide summary reports on success of such tests. Identify any deficiencies in DR recovery procedures and incorporate appropriate changes into documentation.

·         Provide second level support for all Help Desk tickets that are generated.

·         Performs other duties as necessary or required.

Requirements for this position include:

·         B.S./B.A. degree in computer science, or equivalent experience.

·         Expert level proficiency with Windows XP, Networking Resources, XP Server and MS-SQL Server System Administration.

·         Proficient with Novell networks and administration.

·         Familiar with fundamental networking concepts.

·         Minimum 3 years experience providing end-user training and software support.

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to convey technical information clearly and accurately, verbally and in writing.

·         Strong communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment are required.

·         Must have the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

·         MCSE certification or commensurate related experience is preferred.

If you meet or exceed these qualifications and are interested in this position, please respond by sending an email with your resume to jkjobs@affinityplan.org with the position title in the subject line. You can also fax your resume to 718-794-7846, stating that you are applying for this position on the fax cover sheet. We are an Equal Opportunity/AA Employer. Only qualified applicants will receive a response.

No agency responses, please.