Senior Systems Technician

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date: Position Summary and Duties This Senior Systems Technician supports the stable operation of Loyola’s wired and wireless networks.
They will install, configure, and maintain network related physical infrastructure and provide first-level customer support.
The position reports directly to the Associate Director of Infrastructure.
Job duties include: Ensure LAN and wireless LAN (WLAN) connectivity throughout the campus.
Rapidly diagnose and resolve connectivity and performance problems related to physical cabling or RF environment issues.
Assist in wiring installation for network connectivity (data and analog voice).
Install and troubleshoot various hardware, including network switches, Wi-Fi access points, UPS equipment, analog telephony devices, and data, telephone and fiber cable plant.
Maintain inventories and documentation of structured plant cabling and equipment, including inside plant fiber, outside plant fiber, and data office cabling.
Ensure the ongoing quality of the campus structured cable technologies.
Plan and design expansion and upgrade projects with Network Engineers.
Plan and oversee structured cabling projects (inside and outside plant).
The Senior Technician is responsible for all “front line” interactions with Faculty, Staff, and students.
In many ways this position is the public face of the network infrastructure organization.
Required Qualifications Working knowledge of design, implementation and maintenance of wired and wireless local area networks.
Excellent knowledge of twisted pair and fiber optic structured cabling and diagnostic techniques.
Excellent knowledge of video distribution and linear television technologies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent documentation and organizational skills.
3 to 5 years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree.
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be able to work occasional on call and after hours work as required.
Must be able to support the University’s goals for institutional diversity, as well as the goals and values of a Catholic, Jesuit education.
Preferred Qualifications BICSI Juniper JNCIA Job Posting Date 09/29/2023 Priority Application Deadline Date Job Close Date Anticipated Start Date University Description Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person.
Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.
Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia.
Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences.
Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.
Diversity Statement Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace.
In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person.
Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification.
The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.
Special Instructions to Applicants Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.