IT Network and Telecommunications

To be considered for this role, please put your application in at the link below:

About the Agency & Division:

The Washington State Patrol is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, communicate openly, and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.

The Electronic Services Division (ESD) supports all goals, most directly sustaining and enhancing agency infrastructure and business processes, by improving collaboration outcomes between WSP business and technology divisions, using consistent planning processes, increasing business continuity capabilities, and providing quality communication services.

Duties

This position maintains and operates the network related security systems enveloping the WSP WAN/LAN network, WSP wireless network, and IP VoIP System. These systems are used for network device authentication, user authentication and authorization to ESD systems and network and/or radio equipment, IP network security systems, etc. This position also maintains and operates WSP CISCO-based Remote Access and VPN solutions/systems, Routers, Switches, Wireless Access Points, and is an IT Incident team member (meaning responds to IT incidents).

Travel:
May be required to travel statewide for agency and division functions, training, and project support. May travel on unimproved roads. May require overnight stays.

Our new teammate will be able to:

• Configuring all local wireless equipment inside WSP facilities so the wireless network infrastructure seamlessly interfaces with the WSP wired network.
• Create, update, and maintain network documentation to include physical network infrastructure layout(s}, network diagrams, and configurations.
• Designing, installing, or supervising vendor work related to the physical wireless infrastructure within a building such as cabling, patch panels, network switches, wireless APs placement, wireless controls, and electrical power connections for above equipment.
• Perform maintenance, add, moves, and changes of the network and VoIP telecommunications systems.
• Travel to WSP offices and locations around the state as necessary to assess, specify, estimate, install, configure, or troubleshoot any network related items.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Four (4) years of experience
• configuring network routers, switches, primarily CISCO.
• configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting VoIP systems primarily CISCO.
• configuring and managing wireless access points, primarily CISCO.
• College education may be substituted for one (1) year of experience per year of college.

Network certifications may be substituted for one (1) year of experience per certification, such as;

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $81, $109,848.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• College education may be substituted for one (1) year of experience per year of college.
• Do you have Four (4) years of experience

configuring network routers, switches, primarily CISCO.
configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting VoIP systems primarily CISCO.
configuring and managing wireless access points, primarily CISCO.

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person