Network Specialist( Substitute Pool)

Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College’s campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California’s high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.

Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.

Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.

This is a continuous recruitment for an applicant pool to fill part-time, substitute, temporary, or hourly assignments on an as needed basis.
Substitute compensation will be calculated using step 1 of the level the classification is placed on the Classified Salary Schedule.

SUMMARY
Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Network Specialist plans, administers, and maintains all components of the local area and wide area networks governing the data communications among personal computers. This includes computer networks, mail and note systems, and telecommunications for computers and servers. Plans and designs the implementation of the network infrastructure including hardware/software recommendations. Oversees technical support and help functions that relate to networks, security, redundancy, and connectivity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The following duties are typical for this classification. 
• Designs computer networks that integrate data communications to, from, and within the College. Develops specifications and functional requirements for networks including those for administrative and institutional use. 
• Administers, implements, and maintains the network including operations planning and design, work order generation, moves, adds, changes, fault prediction, trouble detection/correction, traffic measurement, circuit analysis, path testing, and general maintenance. 
• Directs and configures, installs, and maintains directory structures, security, and applications software. Survey users to determine the common applications and variety of software. 
• Perform a variety of functions related to the development, implementation and maintenance of district non- instructional web sites. 
• Coordinates, installs, and configures all network users, e.g., computers, printers, modems, cabling, peripheral communications equipment, servers, routers, and hubs. 
• Coordinates, allocates, and monitors memory usage of the network, network printing, and network technical resources. 
• Researches, determines, defines, and proposes changes and upgrades to network infrastructure, operating systems, and applications. 
• Diagnose and resolve complex network hardware and operations problems, including connectivity, internet access, email, and file servers. Works with staff, vendors, and independent contractors to identify and resolve problems.
• Ensures proper installation and configures the full range of network, Ethernet, Fiber- optic and mainframe devices. Installs and configures computers. 
• Oversees the planning and design of networks. Monitor new network installations.
• Facilitates processes that lead to recommendations on hardware and software products to be used on networked servers. 
• Establishes protocols and procedural controls for operation of the network systems. 
• Performs daily backup to the network servers. 
• Participate with applications developers and programmers as necessary to design custom programs and access. 
• Responds to help desk tickets, incoming calls, walk-ins, and emails regarding network systems related hardware and software problems and provides follow-up support. 
• Monitors security tools to reduce the risk of a security breach and improve efficiency of the network security infrastructure. Troubleshoots malware, ransomware, phishing, and other viruses. Conducts IT security training to employees and students. 
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

VISA
 Barstow Community College does not sponsor Visas such as H1B Visas.

Hours
 This position primarily location at Main Campus 2700 Barstow Road, Barstow Ca 92311. 
 Normal Hours: M-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. Barstow Community College District is committed to hiring a staff that is sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, political affiliation, age, or veteran status.