Network Technician

Description

Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa (CCCM) is a Jesus Formed Community on Mission. Community, Formation and Mission are the three main ways that we believe we are to live out our discipleship to Jesus. Through Gospel teaching, training, and resources, Gods people are enabled to take their discipleship into their own hands by living out the listening, serving and helping posture of Jesus in our church community.

CCCM will be engaging in the mission of God to reach those who are far from God and his kingdom by engaging in spiritual formation, practicing the way of Jesus through the spiritual disciplines in community and putting the life of Jesus and the community of the spirit on display through non-threatening exposures to the Jesus community. Formation Community = Mission.

The ministry began with the church located in Costa Mesa, CA and has flourished and expanded into a multifaceted ministry, which includes Christian Schools, a Bible College, a School of Worship, Christian Radio Stations, Christian radio programs, Christian book distribution, and Christian bookstores. We are committed to Gods continued work through the ministry at CCCM.

Calvary Technical Services (CTS) mission is to provide our ministries the information technology needed to fulfill the mission of CCCM in an efficient and effective manner. The IT department assists in the technical analysis, design, procurement, implementation, operation and support of computing infrastructure and services.

Position Purpose / Summary

The Network Technician at CCCM will be an integral part of the Information Technology team (CTS) and will include infrastructure planning across the organization. They will support internal as well as external data networks, maintain systems, applications, security and network configurations. They will be responsible for troubleshooting network performance issues and maintaining a disaster recovery plan, as well as recommending upgrades and patches for applications and equipment. They will provide technical guidance to users as well as troubleshooting assistance to the Help Desk staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong relationship with Jesus Christ. They will be a minister of the Gospel in this position by praying with and for the staff, serving the staff within the practical aspect of this position, and occasionally leading staff devotions.

RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES / FUNCTIONS / TASKS

• Agree with and live out the vision and values of CCCM as outlined in the Statement of Faith (www.cccm.com).
• Be an example to those who you come in contact and serve with by exuding the love of Christ.
• Understand that it is a privilege to serve the Lord in vocational ministry and that those who serve God on staff at CCCM are expected to embrace a high biblical, Christ-like standard of conduct and lifestyle, both public and personal
• Ensure network security and connectivity
• Monitor network performance (availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency) and test for weaknesses
• Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords
• Resolve problems reported by end user
• Install and integrate new server hardware and applications
• Define network policies and procedures
• Specify system requirements and design solutions
• Research and make recommendations on server system administration
• Install and integrate new server hardware and applications
• Support and administer third-party applications
• Day-to-day administration of Active Directory, including but not limited to add/move/change requests, DHCP, DNS, GPO

Requirements / Qualifications / Education

• Fundamental knowledge of networking concepts
• Proven experience in a network administrator role
• Hands on experience in networking, routing and switching
• Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure
• Experience with firewalls, Internet VPNs remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution is desired
• Ability to set up and configure server hardware
• Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies
• Great at organizing, prioritizing and multitasking
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision
• Participate in on-call rotation. Must be willing to work during emergency situations after hours, weekends and even holidays if summoned to do so.
• Must be willing to travel to our other facilities in our immediate region when asked to do so if the team needs your help.

Desired Qualifications / Skills / Education

• HP Switches and Routers: 1 year (Preferred)
• Network Administration: 2 years (Preferred)
• VMware/HyperV: 1yr (Preferred)
• Experience with Powershell (Preferred)
• Experience with Linux command line (Preferred)
• Ubiquity AP experience is a plus

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms as well as Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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