Network Engineer III-Court Administration

Salary: $67,708.00 - $80,000.00 Annually
Location : DeLand, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 25-00270
Department: Court Administration
Opening Date: 02/18/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Major Functions

Highly responsible position performing advanced technical work analyzing, developing, implementing, maintaining, and securing enterprise voice and data networks. Manages projects. Ensures compliance with standards and regulations. Researches, recommends, and determines adherence to adopted security frameworks. Mentors other Network Engineers.
Illustrative Duties

(NOTE: These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.)

• Serve as the primary Information Security point of contact between the Circuit's partners, vendors, and the FDLE.

• Review and make recommendations to improve data integrity and cyber-security.

• Subject matter expert in selecting, deploying, and configuring cyber-security tools.

• Maintain comprehensive network documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Implement and manage robust security measures, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and network segmentation to prevent unauthorized access and mitigate cyber threats.

• Develop and enforce network security policies, ensuring they are integrated into network design and operations.

• Develop the curriculum for a circuit-wide cyber-security awareness training program.

• Research and recommend network best practices.

• Ensure that critical systems and applications are always available through redundancy, load balancing, and failover solutions.

• Create and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans, including backup strategies, geographically distributed failover, and rapid recovery techniques.
The position will initially be headquartered in DeLand. Headquarters are subject to change based upon the needs of the court. Work hours may include periodic weekends and holidays. Day travel to offices throughout the circuit will be required as needed.
Minimum Requirements

Eight (8) years of experience of responsible experience performing the duties of a Network Engineer, or in a related field.

or

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field; and four (4) years of responsible experience performing the duties of a Network Engineer, or in a related field.

Must possess a valid driver's license.

Must obtain a valid Florida driver's license within 30 days of appointment and maintain thereafter.

A comparable amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• All knowledge, skills, and abilities for a Network Engineer I or II, plus the following:
• Skilled in developing enterprise cyber-security strategic plans, including: Security Resiliency Backup Disaster recovery Routine maintenance.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex system and network threats and security issues.
• Ability to engineer configuration templates for routers and switches.
• Ability to design and implement remote site LAN and WAN circuits, routing, and switching.
• Ability to troubleshoot core firewalls.
• Ability to design and implement campus-wide Ethernet switching.
• Ability to organize work on multiple tasks, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think logically and show attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.

ADA REQUIREMENTS:
Physical Demands: Ability to see, hear, talk, reach. Ability to grasp, push, pull, lift, and carry up to 40 pounds. Finger dexterity. Visual acuity (depth perception, peripheral vision) necessary to operate a motorized vehicle.
Environmental Demands :Inside and occasional outside work.

Mental Demands: Ability to read and comprehend technical and professional writing; including journals, instructions, layouts, schematics, memos, letters, procedures, and safety instructions. Ability to write reports, critiques, memos, letters, instructions and procedures. Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely. Ability to perform general mathematical functions. Ability to analyze data and develop conclusions. Ability to identify and resolve problems. Ability to think logically and show attention to detail.
We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that includes:
HEALTH INSURANCE

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account

RETIREMENT

• Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
• Deferred Compensation (475 Plan)

SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE

• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance

PAID TIME OFF

• Personal Leave
• Holidays
• Bereavement
• Military

HOLIDAYS
The County of Volusia observes the following holidays annually:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving (and day after)
• Christmas

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Onsite Wellness/Fitness Center
• Computer Purchase Program
• Direct Deposit Payroll

Temporary and intermittent employees are not paid for holidays and are not eligible for benefits.
01

NOTE: Your response to the following supplemental questions must match the information in the work experience section on your application. If your responses do not match, your application will be deemed incomplete and will disqualify you from further consideration.

• I have read and understand the above statement.

02

Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have at least eight (8) years of experience of responsible experience performing the duties of a Network Engineer, or in a related field?

• Yes
• No

04

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate the following:
(1) the number of years,
(2) position title
(3) brief description of your experience and
(4) the name of the agency/organization(s).

If you answered "No", please indicate N/A.
05

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field; and four (4) years of responsible experience performing the duties of a Network Engineer, or in a related field?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

07

Do you have a comparable amount of education, training or experience may substitute for the minimum experience?

• Yes
• No

08

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate the following:
(1) the number of years,
(2) position title
(3) brief description of your experience and
(4) the name of the agency/organization(s).

If you answered "No", please indicate N/A.
Required Question