Why Work for Menards? Profit Sharing & 401K, Paid Vacation & Holidays Team Member Discount Highly collaborative work environment On campus coffee shop/cafeteria with live music! Pay based on experience   POSITION SUMMARY: The Network System Administrator position on the Network Core & Security team will participate in the day-to-day administration, support, and ongoing enhancement of Menard, Inc.’s enterprise network infrastructure.  Applicants should have experience or training supporting mission-critical network environments, maximizing system uptime, and maintaining performance.  Candidates must be able to work in a secure, mission-critical production-computing environment.  The position will be responsible for installing and maintaining networks in corporate, distribution, manufacturing, and retail locations.   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Network Maintenance & Support: Participate in the day-to-day maintenance of Menard’s Data Center systems. Network Segmentation solutions (Firewalls) Core Routing/Switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, Application Centric Networking) Storage Networking Solutions User Authentication and Certificate Management Application Layer Load Balancing (L4-L7) Provide technical support to Menard’s corporate staff’s network communication and security needs Provide remote access support for Menards staff and vendors. Identify, investigate, resolve and document problems Monitor network uptime, capacity, performance, and security threats. Configure and maintain network management and IPAM systems * New Systems: Work with Management and Senior Level Team Members to design complex data center communication, security, and authentication solutions Implement network equipment and management tools Support all physical cabling, hardware, and network management tools within the data center environments. * Development: Analyze all aspects of the systems and develop/implement plans to improve items such as utilization, capacity and performance Keep informed and educated on emerging technologies Research, evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, protocols and applications in order to meet Menard, Inc.’s business requirements Develop policy and procedure documentation for new and existing systems Design, deploy, and maintain a high level of network segmentation companywide.