Network Administrator

Job Title: Network Administrator

Location: Culver City, 90230 

Salary: $90,000-$100,000 annually

Work Hours:     Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM

Worksite: Flexible position offering a hybrid work schedule that allows for up to 2 days per week remote after 90 days, depending on operational needs

About Us:

Century Housing is a mission-driven Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that engages in the financing, development, and operations of affordable housing. Our mission is to finance, build, and operate exceptional affordable housing so that the people we serve may have a dignified home, a healthy and hopeful future, and attain economic independence.  

From its beginnings as a state agency and through the past 26 years of service as a private nonprofit, Century's work has resulted in more than $2 billion in financing for over 46,500 new affordable and workforce homes, more than $400 million in capital under management, and thousands of construction jobs created every year.

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Position Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Information Technology and Security, the Network Administrator will be responsible for the design, deployment, operation, and support of the core network infrastructure of Century's corporate, cloud, and residential property networks. The position will act as a systems and networking subject matter expert. The responsibilities of this position below are representative of this position, and the list is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Job Duties:

• Be responsible for and take ownership of the network infrastructure including internet circuits, firewalls, routers, switches, and cloud environment.
• Assist in the oversight and monitoring of the health and operations of the Century network and infrastructure.
• Provide design guidance, implementation, and support for project-specific infrastructure, as appropriate.
• Deploy modern core services, including migration to cloud-based offerings where appropriate.
• Participate in IT projects as directed.
• Assist in the identification and remediation of department or network inefficiencies, or security gaps. 
• Assist in the management of various third-party providers of managed services. 
• Evaluate and recommend solutions that maximize effectiveness and minimize costs.
• Stay abreast of the latest developments, advances, and IT trends.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of critical systems with best use of proven technologies.
• Serve as a backup or escalation resource to help desk operations when necessary.
• Assist in the development of IT policies including network security policies and procedures to ensure best practice and appropriate levels of internal controls.
• Assist in the mentoring and training of other team members.
• Provide support for all telecommunication for the corporation and its affiliates. 
• Other related duties that may assigned from time to time. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be able to conduct research and complete tasks independently, while communicating efficiently with the team and asking for assistance when necessary
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and build business relationships
• Ability to source vendors, manage contracts and projects
• Ability to adapt to the changing business needs with innovative solutions and recommendations suitable for a small company environment
• Flexibility in thinking to provide custom solutions as needed for department-specific challenges
• Enforce all Century employee policies, department policies and procedures.    
• Ability to keep established services hours, normally between 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  Maintain flexible scheduling for ad hoc projects and upgrades.
• Current drivers' license and insurance some local Los Angeles driving may be required.

Education and Experience: 

• Associate's degree in IT field or equivalent IT certifications required
• Preferred certifications include CompTIA Network+ and Cisco CCNA/CCNE
• At least 4 years work experience in a networking-focused IT role required
• A combination of education and experience may be considered

 Benefits: Attractive compensation with fully- paid family medical, dental, vision and life/AD&D, FSA/Dependent Care, 403(b) retirement plan with company match, generous paid time off, paid holidays and more. Paid college tuition assistance, professional development opportunities and college loan repayment assistance available.

 Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or Veteran status.