IT Analyst 2 or 3 - Network Administrator - 2 positions

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At the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the causes of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia, Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a campus of Louisiana State University and conducts basic, clinical and population research. The Center includes Basic Science, Clinical Research, and Population and Public Health, enabling both focused research and translational science. Research at Pennington Biomedical is supported broadly by multiple NIH Research Centers, and includes approximately 65 faculty and 20 postdoctoral fellows who comprise a network of 44 laboratories and 13 highly specialized core service facilities. Pennington Biomedical is located within state-of-the-art research facilities on a 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Job Posting Title:

IT Analyst 2 or 3 - Network Administrator - 2 positions

   

Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified

   

Department:

LSUPBRC Admin - Computing Services (David Eugene Alexander (00005088))

   

Work Location:

LSU - Pennington Biomedical

   

Pay Grade:

Professional

   

Job Description:

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, is seeking an IT Analyst 2 or 3 in Computing Services.

Major Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain server operating systems (primarily MS Windows Server) and related applications and services.

• Configure, install, and maintain server and network hardware, included related power and cabling infrastructure.

• Monitor device and network service availability and performance, analyze logs, diagnose and resolve outages and impairments.

• Configure and manage virtualization environment and enterprise network storage.

• Administrative responsibility for enterprise tape backup environment. 

• Perform backups, regularly test restore operations, rotate tapes, and maintain backup targets. Assist in backup-related hardware and software installation and upgrades.

• Assist with hardware and software procurement. Recommend, evaluate, and help to develop specifications and solutions.

• Function as tier 2 support escalation path for cases referred and managed by Help Desk.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.

• IT Analyst 2 requires 3 - 5 years of experience in an IT related position.

• IT Analyst 3 requires 5 or more years of experience in an IT related position.

• Extensive experience in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, including many of the following: Windows Server, Windows 7/10, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, NPS, IIS, SCCM, WSUS, RDS, CIFS.

• Significant experience working with Server and Network hardware in a data center environment and related power/copper/fiber infrastructure management.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

   

Additional Job Description:

Two (2) positions will be filled from this applicant pool.

Competencies:

None

Special Instructions:

Interested candidates should inc