Network administrator

Job Overview

Location: Westwood Mall, 7215 Goreway Drive, Unit#1A13, Mississauga, ON L4T 0B4
Salary: $36.00 hourly / 35 hours per week
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full-time
Start Date: As soon as possible
Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Languages: English

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 to 2 years
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Responsibilities:

1. Maintain, troubleshoot and administer the use of local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), mainframe networks and computer workstations and peripheral equipment.
2. Evaluate and install computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
3. Provide problem-solving services to network users.
4. Implement data, software and hardware security procedures.
5. Perform routine network start up and close down and maintain control records.
6. Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
7. Set up local area networks and connections to the Internet.
8. Implement network traffic and security monitoring software, and optimize server performance.
9. Modify web pages, applets and scripts.
10. Research and apply meta-data to websites and register websites with search engines.
11. Respond to requests for help and information from website visitors and website designers.
12. Perform web-server backup and recovery operations.
13. Supervise technical staff (5-10 people).

Experience and Specialization:

1. Computer and technology knowledge
2. Unix
3. Device drivers
4. Networking software
5. Networking hardware
6. Networking security
7. Internet
8. Servers
9. Desktop applications
10. File management software
11. Mail server software
12. Communication software
13. Programming software
14. Web service design
15. MS Office
16. MS Windows

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

1. Fast-paced environment
2. Work under pressure
3. Tight deadlines
4. Repetitive tasks
5. Handling heavy loads
6. Physically demanding
7. Manual dexterity
8. Attention to detail
9. Ability to distinguish between colours
10. Sound discrimination
11. Sitting
12. Combination of sitting, standing, walking
13. Standing for extended periods
14. Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability:

1. Accurate
2. Client focus
3. Efficient interpersonal skills
4. Excellent oral communication
5. Excellent written communication
6. Initiative
7. Judgement
8. Organized
9. Team player