Job summary:
Title:
Network Technician - Onsite
Location:
Columbia, SC, United States
Length and terms:
Long term - W2 Only
Position created on 10/09/2025 08:29 pm
Job description:
*** no c2c ***Full time with benefits or long term hourly contract *** W2 only; Webcam Interview***Onsite***
Description:
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The Division of Technology Services is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting multiple mission-critical applications for the Department of Social Services. This position will alsassist in enhancing the agency’s facilities and network documentation efforts and contribute ta dashboard-driven view of agency assets. This position reports directly tthe Senior Network Architect.
BACKGROUND CHECKS AFTER SELECTED:
- 10-Year Motor Vehicle Record
- Credit Check
- Criminal Record Check
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Install and implement LAN and wireless infrastructure including switches, cabling, APs, and other components.
- Troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex network issues and implement root cause prevention.
- Monitor and optimize network performance, document incident resolution paths.
- Maintain and update SOPs, diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Assist in hardware/network design, configuration, and infrastructure planning.
- Maintain a complete and updated network equipment inventory and assist in lifecycle planning.
- Evaluate new networking technologies and provide integration recommendations.
Facilities and Dashboard Support Tasks:
- Collaborate with Facilities and Finance tupdate the master inventory of DSS locations, including
- Property ownership (county/private/DSS lease)
- Address, county, square footage, network bandwidth.
- Parking details, access control systems
- Price/cost, DSS positions assigned tfacility.
- Work directly with James on floor plan/system inventory updates.
- Add details toffice floor plans including workstations and equipment placements.
- Produce and maintain a centralized dashboard (working jointly with relevant DTS staff) that:
- Displays all facility data.
- Provides links tfloorplans (PDF/CAD)
- Pulls in DSS personnel count, facility components, and system data.
- Ensure facility data is well-documented and available in reportable format.
Additional Project-Based Tasks:
- Perform physical audits and cleanup of network closets, labeling and organizing tindustry standards.
- Update and maintain CAD/PDF “as-built” network diagrams, including cable pathways, patch panels, and rack layouts for all 68 DSS office locations.
- Conduct on-site cellular signal strength assessments using SIM-based tools to support SD-WAN carrier selection.
Deliverables:
- Network closet audit reports (with before/after photos and patch documentation).
- Up-to-date floorplans with workstations and network layouts for 68 offices.
- Monthly summary of activities, hours worked, and progress.
- SOPs and documentation for patching and network closet standards.
- Dashboard implementation and associated facility data.
Required Skills:
- A bachelors degree in information technology systems, computer science, or a related field and experience in information technology systems or a related area. Relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelors degree on a year-for-year basis.
- 5+ years experience of knowledge of data network services and data communications (Installing and implementing LAN and wireless infrastructure including switches, cabling, APs, and other components.)
- 5+ years experience of complex knowledge of data network design and equipment configurations.
- 5+ years experience of complex knowledge of office automation systems, fiber optics, and microcomputer hardware/software
Preferred Skills:
- 5+ years experience of understanding of advanced Network configuration & protocol.
- 5+ years experience relating to cable management, patch panels, troubleshooting telecom/network closets
- 5+ years experience with wireless infrastructure, cloud-networking (SD-WAN, Azure) and VoIP technologies.
Contact the recruiter working on this position:
The recruiter working on this position is Sowmya Pasarla
His/her contact number is
His/her contact email is sowmya.p@msysinc.com
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