RCIT Data Network Engineer III

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside County Information Technology Department (RCIT) has an opportunity for an RCIT Data Network Engineer III (Network Architect) who will be assigned to the Converged Communications Bureau (CCB) located in Riverside.

The selected candidate will be tasked with researching, analyzing, designing and implementing new network technologies, present suggestions for improving on existing communications networks, and resolve escalated network support issues.

RCIT seeks applicants who hold Network Engineering level certifications and are experienced in architecting and documenting large enterprise networks.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing robust, secure and scalable network infrastructures that meet the counties needs.

This role requires a deep knowledge and hands on experience with Palo Alto Firewalls, Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Aruba wireless networks, InfoBlox, SolarWinds, and a deep knowledge of network protocols and standards such as BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, 802.1Q, DNS and MPLS.

Additionally, incumbents must possess the ability to communicate and articulate ideas clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form.

Contending candidates will possess a Bachelor's Degree in the related field.

Meet the Team!

Riverside County Information Technology is a full-service provider of IT services.

RCIT is an Internal Service Fund (ISF) department with 100% reliance on revenues received from services.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Mentor, advise, and train subordinate engineering staff; may participate in the employee selection process; monitor and review the work of engineering staff.

• Oversee the design, analyze, and define enterprise WAN, ISP, and data center network infrastructure based on customer requirements, available and emerging technologies, and cost analysis.

• Provide lead engineering support and troubleshooting of networks and networked environments for Data Operations.

• Lead the enhancement of enterprise data network operations and performance through proactive monitoring, analysis, and configuration of the network for all County departments.

• Implement various networks for multi-faceted applications ranging from financials, network security, data center connectivity, network monitoring, wireless, LAN/WAN, voice, video conferencing, virtual desktop environment, and clinical applications.

• Monitor the measurement of network resource availability, performance, and capacity on a scheduled basis.

• Create schedules for network testing and maintenance; track changes to the network environment.

• Act as third level escalation point for the timely resolution of network-related problems and performance deficiencies.

• Create and maintain detailed physical and logical network designs or drawings.

• Oversee the development of disaster recovery plans; maintain and update documentation as required.

• Act as a project engineer an...