Director of Network Infrastructure and Security

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The Information Technology Division is in need of a Director of Network Infrastructure and Security who will be responsible for the design, planning, implementation, and management of the organization’s network infrastructure with a primary focus on Cisco. Overseeing a team of 5 Technical staff responsible for all our Local and Wide area networks, Routers, Switches, Carrier agreements, IP schemes, Wireless networks and Firewall security. Responsible for 24x7 support and coverage across all DOC operations and facilities in the City of NY.

Note: Candidates must be permanent in the title of Computer Systems Manager in order to apply.

Preferred Skills

- 5 plus years experience overseeing staff supporting, maintaining, configuring and
installing Cisco network routers and switches in a very large, distributed environment.
- 3 plus years of individual experience supporting, maintaining, configuring and installing
Cisco network equipment.
- Knowledge and experience installing, supporting and maintaining a large complex
Wi-Fi environment.
- Knowledge and experience with multicasting and IP video transmission.
- Knowledge and experience supporting, maintaining and configuring Checkpoint Firewalls.
- Knowledge and experience with Virtual networks, NSX.
- Strong leadership, communication and project management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple
priorities and projects.
- Cisco and Checkpoint Certifications Required.

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER - 1005D

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.