About Fairfax Water

Fairfax Water is a respected leader in the drinking water industry, supplying drinking water to nearly two million people in the communities of Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Herndon, Vienna, Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax City.  We are Virginia’s largest water utility and one of the 25 largest water utilities in the country, serving one of every five Virginians who obtain their water from public utilities. We aim to uphold customer trust by providing water of exceptional quality and reliability at a reasonable price, supporting the high quality of life and economic vitality of Northern Virginia.

Description – Network Analyst II/III

Fairfax Water has an immediate opening for a Network Analyst II/III.  This position will be hired at either the level II or III depending on the education and experience.  This position applies specialized technical knowledge to develop and optimize Fairfax Water’s information technology portfolio to be continually responsive to business needs.  Ensures alignment of Microsoft Technologies inclusive of SharePoint, Office 365, Windows, as well as related and dependent systems such as Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange, SQL Server, System Center (Configuration Manager), Azure, and their integration with other technologies.

Essential functions include:

• Monitor network performance and integrity.
• Maintain complete technical documentation.
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scaleability.
• Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
• Recommends changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
• Provide day-to-day IT operational and break-fix support for networks including Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, APs, VoIP, MPLS and broadband circuits, VPN tunnels.
• Uphold best practices and policies for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network hardware, software, and peripheral devices in accordance with IT policies and procedures.
• Assist with evaluation, standardization, deployment, maintenance and documentation of new solutions.
• Regular review and scheduling of firmware updates, preventative maintenance, cyclical replacements and upgrades, and security of all network devices.
• Create, update, and maintain network diagrams for all sites.
• Provide remote and on-site support, including weekends and after regular business hours, as needed.
• Adhere to Change Management policies and procedures.
• Maintain procedural and organizational documentation, including IT asset management and tracking.

Requirements:

• Possession of an associate’s degree in computer science, or related field; and 4 years’ experience in direct user, network, enterprise application system administration, and/or telecommunications support or possession of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field, and 2 years’ experience in direct user, network, enterprise application system administration, and/or telecommunications support.
• Must have basic to intermediate knowledge of networking features and protocols such as spanning tree, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VTP/VPC, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, ACI, MPLS, DMVPN, SIP, HSRP, GLBP, VSS/VSL, QoS, Multicast, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, current cloud and WAN technologies and Web filtering services.
• Experience supporting enterprise network solutions including routing, switching, security, and enterprise wireless (including ACI, NX-OS, iOS, iOS-XE, iOS-XR)
• Experience using and maintaining network management tools such as Sniffers (Wireshark), SolarWinds Orion, and PRTG
• Knowledge of Infrastructure Services and experience with IPAM products

To review the full requirements for the position please go to our website at www.fairfaxwater.org and apply online.  Fairfax Water offers competitive salaries as well as a comprehensive benefits package, including excellent health insurance, tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, and a defined benefit retirement plan. The salary range for this position is 71,411.18 to 128,686.69 per annum.  Applications must be received by November 21, 2019 no later than 4:30PM.