The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The IT Division is in need of a Director of Network Infrastructure and Security who will be responsible for the design, planning, implementation, and management of the organization’s network infrastructure with a primary focus on Cisco. Overseeing a team of 4 Technical staff responsible for all our Local and Wide area networks, Routers, Switches, Carrier agreements, IP schemes, Wireless networks and Firewall security. Responsible for 24x7 support and coverage across all DOC operations and facilities in the City of NY.
Preferred Skills:
- 5 plus years of experience overseeing staff supporting, maintaining, configuring and installing Cisco
network routers and switches in a very large, distributed environment.
- 3 plus years of individual experience supporting, maintaining, configuring and installing Cisco
network equipment.
- Knowledge and experience with multicasting and IP video transmission.
- Knowledge and experience supporting, maintaining and configuring Checkpoint Firewalls.
- Knowledge and experience with Virtual networks, NSX.
- Strong leadership, communication and project management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities and projects.
- Cisco and Checkpoint Certifications Required.
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