About the Role Reporting to the Director of Information Technology (IT), the Network Analyst is responsible for day-to-day operation and maintenance of School District 72’s network infrastructure. The Network Analyst will collaborate and participate in projects to engineer, design, build, automate, administer, and maintain, systems, servers, network, storage, data center, applications, and infrastructure to ensure SD72 has a robust, scalable, reliable, and efficient Infrastructure on prem and in cloud that supports its business. Specific Responsibilities: •Maintains the integrity of the network by installing, upgrading, and maintaining network routers, switches, wireless, VPN, firewalls, and other devices at current operating system levels as provided by the manufacturer, working with vendors to diagnose and resolve network problems, operating and configuring protocol analyzers to diagnose problems, analyzing captured data using network protocols to determine problems, and using network monitoring software to detect network conditions requiring corrective action or performance tuning. •IP Management System (IPAM) ensuring IP address management server is up to date and functional. •Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of SD72’s security programs. •Monitors the district’s intrusion detection systems and creates technically detailed reports based on findings of intrusions and events. •Assists in conducting computer incident investigations. •Collects and analyzes computer forensics data to enable the creation of evidence in the event of a security breach. •Performs assessment and analysis on anomalous network and system activity. •Responsible for troubleshooting and problem-solving security related client issues. •Makes recommendations for security modifications to prevent and mitigate intrusions. •Sets up LAN and WAN networks, as well as Voice Over IP including Routers, Firewalls, and Switch Configurations. •Designs, implements, and maintains network technology services to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the district’s information assets. •Configures and maintains essential network services. •Responsible for design, installation, and troubleshooting of servers and software systems on both physical and virtualized server environments, including Windows Server and Linux servers and desktop/laptop systems. •Responsible for the deployment and administration of firewall rule sets, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) etc. •Data security design principles, and practices. •Administers and maintains department’s real-time alerting, monitoring, and digital forensics. •Collaborates with the IT department to ensure timely implementation of controls, including patching, with minimal impact on the business operations. •Provides security awareness training to colleagues, as well as business units across the organization. •Provides or develops specific daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual security reports as required or requested to management on the overall health of the security landscape. •Liaises and collaborates with Ministry partners and vendors for WAN security and infrastructure. •Mentors and trains IT staff, clients, partners/contributors, as required. •May be required to assist with Systems Analyst and other IT tasks. •Other duties as assigned. Experience the Benefits of SD72 • Professional development and growth opportunities. • The opportunity to grow your career in a small district. • Progressive leadership team. • Positive collegial culture with a great sense of community