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Job Description
Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1142.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 84,500.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 40.00
- Currently, there are 376,820 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Network and Computer Systems Administrators”.
Also Known As…
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Systems Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- Network Specialist
- Network Manager
- Network Engineer
- Network Administrator
- Local Area Network Administrator (LAN Administrator)
- Information Technology Specialist (IT Specialist)
- Information Technology Manager (IT Manager)
- Information Technology Director (IT Director)
- Windows Administrator
- Window Systems Administrator
- Wide Area Network Administrator (WAN Administrator)
- WAN Systems Administrator
- Unix Administrator
- Telecommunications Manager
- Telecommunications Analyst
- Technology Coordinator
- Technical Support Specialist
- Technical Support Engineer
- Technical Specialist
- Technical Solutions Engineer
- Technical Component Administrator
- Technical Analyst
- Systems Operator
- Systems Network Analyst
- Systems Integrator
- Systems Analyst
- System Administrator
- Software Engineer
- SharePoint Administrator
- Server Administrator
- Programmer Analyst
- Networking Administrator
- Network Technician
- Network Systems Coordinator
- Network Systems Analyst
- Network Systems Administrator
- Network Support Specialist
- Network Support Manager
- Network Support Coordinator
- Network Support Administrator
- Network Services Supervisor
- Network Security Administrator
- Network Coordinator
- Network Analyst
- MIS Manager (Management Information Systems Manager)
- Management Information Systems Administrator (MIS Administrator)
- Mainframe Systems Administrator
- Linux Systems Administrator
- Linux Administrator
- LAN Systems Administrator
- LAN Specialist (Local Area Network Specialist)
- LAN Analyst (Local Area Network Analyst)
- IT Systems Administrator (Information Technology Systems Administrator)
- Internet Systems Administrator
- Information Technology Technical Support Specialist (IT Technical Support Specialist)
- Information Technology Systems Analyst (IT Systems Analyst)
- Information Technology Support Specialist (IT Support Specialist)
- Information Technology Administrator (IT Administrator)
- Information Systems Specialist
- Information Systems Manager (IS Manager)
- Information Systems Coordinator (IS Coordinator)
- Information Systems Administrator
- Information Analyst
- Head of Computer Operations/Technical Services
- Hardware Installation Coordinator
- Enterprise Systems Administrator
- e-mail System Administrator
- Director of Technology
- Director of Information Services
- Desktop Support Technician
- Database Administrator (DBA)
- Computer Systems Security Administrator
- Computer Systems Administrator
- Computer Support Specialist
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
- Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)
- Application Systems Administrator
Tasks for “Unix Systems Administrator”
- Train people in computer system use.
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
- Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
- Load computer tapes and disks, and install software and printer paper or forms.
- Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
- Maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.
- Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs.
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
- Implement and provide technical support for voice services and equipment, such as private branch exchange, voice mail system, and telecom system.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
- Coordinate with vendors and with company personnel to facilitate purchases.
- Confer with network users about how to solve existing system problems.
- Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
- Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.
- Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.
- Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.
- Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
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