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BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

About the job:

Job Summary:

The network administrator will be responsible with installing, supporting, and maintaining servers or other computer and telephony systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problem with effective resolutions and in a timely manner. The network administrator will work closely with the other Network Administrators, Help Desk Group, IT Development Group, VP Network, IT Manager, Main Office Support Groups, 3rd Party Vendors and end-user to provide support for the Bank and Securities entities, which includes a Trading Floor. Will maintain configuration management and change control of network infrastructure. Other duties include scripting or light programming, project management for systems-related projects, supervising or training computer operators, and being the consultant for computer problems beyond the knowledge of Help Desk Group staff. The Network Administrator must demonstrate a blend of technical skills and responsibility

Scope of Responsibility

Fiscal Responsibility

Makes recommendations concerning specification, purchasing, training and deployment of network, telecommunications and business hardware, software and services.

Employee Interaction

Interacts with other Network Administrators, Help Desk Group, IT Development Group, VP Network, IT Manager, Main Office Support Groups, 3rd Party Vendors and end-user to meet the network WAN /LAN and applications and communication requirements for BBVA NY.

Policy and Procedure Interpretation

Maintains confidentiality of workplace information according to the policies and procedures of BBVA NY. Operates within the guidelines established by BBVA NY policies and procedures. Participates in the development of IT policies and procedures manual, Disaster Recovery manual as well as all other necessary departmental required documentation.

Internal Clients/ Contacts

Interacts with employees, programmers and consultants as needed to respond to the requirements for access to network resources. Requires the ability to work independently and with team members to coordinate tasks and resolve anomalies.

External Clients/ Contacts

Interacts with other IT professionals in related organizations dealing with hardware, software, networking, and telecommunications technologies as needed to facilitate network communications between BBVA NY and those organizations. Interacts with vendor technical support personnel to resolve technical issues related to vendor hardware and software.

Physical Demands

This position is fast paced and requires the ability to deal with stress. Requires lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals up to approximately 50 lbs, general mobility around an office and clinical environment required, also requires varied amounts of time standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing and extensive sitting; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and to handle other computer components for extended periods of time. Ability to occasional inspect cables in floors and ceilings.

Work Environment

·General office environment,

·Computer servers and electrical equipment facilities

Responsibilities & Duties

Insuring that the network infrastructure is up and running.

• Responsibility for maintaining Protection and Security:
• Permissions (Share, Folder, File, etc)
• Open Ports
• Accounts (Domain, Local, Appliances, Services and Applications)
• Antivirus
• Antispam
• Anti-Adware
• Anti-Malware
• Backups of Data and Voice (System State, Docs, SQL, Shadow Copy, Replication, etc)
• Applying operating system updates, patches, service packs, and configuration changes.
• Setting Audit logs
• Producing reports for Department, Data Security & Audit review
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems.
• Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data center environments.
• Performing routine audits of systems and software.
• Installing and configuring new hardw…