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Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.SUMMARY DESCRIPTION\nUnder direction from an appropriate level manager or administrator, serves as a subject matter expert for all aspects of the District IT data network and primary point of contact for the Campus Network Systems Administrators for data network related collaboration; assures the effective planning, design, evaluation, modification and maintenance of data networks; and performs a variety of high-level and hands-on technical work on wide area data networks, including the design, engineering and operations of Internet and intranet servers.\nDISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS\nIncumbents assigned to this class serve as the primary administrator and technical resource of the computer network systems in District IT and work collaboratively with Campus Network Administrators on District-wide network issues.\nREPRESENTATIVE DUTIES\nThe following duties are typical for this classification. 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A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:\nEducation/Training:\nEquivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a technical field such as computer science or current certification in data communications or network technology.\nExperience:\nFour years of increasingly responsible technical work experience in network service operations as a network technician and/or data communications analyst.\nWORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS\nThe conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.\nWork Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting. 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