Information Systems Network Administrator
(12 month CONTINUING position)
Subject to internal staffing process
The Greater Victoria School District provides public educational services to over 20,000 students in the Greater Victoria Area, encompassing six municipalities. To provide this service, the District has a current operating budget of $260 million and employs approximately 3,500 staff which includes teachers, principals and vice-principals, support staff, psychologists, speech and language pathologists and exempt managerial staff.
The Greater Victoria School District (SD61) is seeking an Information Systems Network Administrator. Reporting to the Manager of Information Technology, the Information Systems Network Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining network infrastructure to support the educational and administrative needs of the district. This role contributes to the effective and efficient operation of our information technology resources by analyzing existing systems, defining requirements, proposing technology change, and offering technical expertise to staff.
The Information Systems Network Administrator undertakes projects alone or acts as project manager involving significant business analysis, technical analysis, scripting/ software development and technical support including implementation, system configuration, security management, and performance optimization to enhance and evolve network infrastructure. The position operates in an environment of constantly changing priorities and short timelines with mission critical systems.
Education:
- A post-secondary degree in Information Technology, Computer Networking, or related field and a minimum of 4 years specific experience or six years or more of related experience is required.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate or Professional (CCNA or CCNP)
Experience & Knowledge:
- Proven experience supporting and maintaining a distributed, multi-vendor enterprise network environment (Cisco and Palo Alto Networks).
- Deep understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing technologies using Cisco Catalyst platforms.
- Hands on experience managing and troubleshooting Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) at scale, including security policy design and VPN configuration.
- Familiarity with systems like Palo Alto, Aruba, ClearPass, Fortinet, Firewalls, VPN, VoIP.
- Thorough knowledge of business, educational and networking computer Systems.
- Working knowledge of current network systems and network configuration best practice, including configuration and management of network devices, firewalls, WAN and LAN setups.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles.
- Ability to support Internet of Things (IoT) devices and networks.
- Knowledge of programming and/ or scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash & Ansible)
- Experience with network automation and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Ansible) to streamline network operations.
- Knowledge of modern protocols like SD-WAN and IPv6 is an asset.
- Proxy management and familiarity with NAC Solutions is an asset.
This position falls within the CUPE collective agreement and has a pay rate of $43.13 per hour, plus a comprehensive benefits package after successful completion of probation, 35 hrs/ week, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Please find a detailed job description here.
Please send your résumé, cover letter, as well as contact information for three references to:
Human Resource Services by Email: supportjobs@sd61.bc.ca
Closing Date: Wednesday May 28th, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
The District thanks all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.