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INTERVIEWS ARE BEING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

Nevada County is seeking to hire an experienced Senior Network Systems Analyst to work on our Network Team! Nevada County is nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, about an hour outside Sacramento and two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area.

County employees enjoy a variety of activities from mountain biking and backpacking to painting, swimming, music, and working with animals. Full-time employees are provided with a competitive benefits package!

The Nevada County Information Systems (IS) Team values collaboration and innovation in support of our mission to provide excellent technology to all County departments. We strive to align with our agency core values of Integrity, Service, and Commitment. For more information, visit this link.

Members of the IS team are encouraged to maintain a strong work-life balance and generally have the opportunity to participate in flexible scheduling and part-time telework options.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the award-winning Nevada County Information Systems Team as a Senior Network Systems Analyst (NSA). This position supports the enterprise vision of excellent community services by implementing and maintaining dependable, stable, and secure network systems.

In this hands-on supervisory role, the Senior NSA will lead a small team in administering and architecting the technology network and core infrastructure for all county departments and programs. Responsibilities include:

• Implementing and maintaining dependable, stable, and secure network systems across multiple locations
• Supporting primary and backup data centers
• Ensuring connectivity to cloud hosting environments

The Senior Network Systems Analyst collaborates and partners with members of other technical areas such as Applications, Desktop, Server, and Security teams to plan and implement projects and maintenance. The Senior NSA is a key partner in diagnostics, problem-solving, maintenance, and design. This position is also responsible for continuous improvement in the area of responsibility and provides recommendations for future upgrades and replacements to maintain a supportable and secure infrastructure.

The ideal team member possesses:

• Strong customer service skills
• Technical capability
• A willingness to grow and learn

Continuous training will be provided. Strong candidates demonstrate strength in:

• Customer service
• Documentation and presentation for non-technical audiences
• Mentoring abilities with a desire to teach and learn from team members
• Management and prioritization of team and individual projects
• Troubleshooting and network administration skills
• Breadth of knowledge across technology areas

Qualified candidates should possess current knowledge in many of the following areas:

• Cybersecurity practices, CVE monitoring, mitigation, and/or patching
• Next Generation Firewall configuration and administration, including but not limited to:
• Site-to-Site and/or Client-based VPN
• Authentication and Encryption standard methodologies
• Network segmentation (E-W and N-S traffic controls)
• Understanding of OSI model and advanced troubleshooting experience
• Layer 1 principles: Fiber, copper, and wireless Point-to-Point connections
• Layer 2 and 3 switching concepts: VLANs, VXLAN, IP Routing, BGP, OSPF, QoS, VoIP
• Layers 4 through 7 principles
• Solid grasp of TCP/UDP, broadcast/multicast
• VPN, IPSec, GRE, SSL
• Network Monitoring
• Enterprise Wireless
• VoIP and Telephony
• SSL Certificates for network devices
• IOT device management (e.g., cameras, door controls, industrial controls, video conference rooms)

Nevada County Information Systems is an award-winning department known for innovation and collaboration, including placing in the top 4 of National Digital Counties for the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. Candidates who may have a disability will be treated fairly throughout the interview and hiring process. The position is fully benefited, and the County of Nevada offers a competitive benefits package including:

• CalPERS retirement plan (defined benefit plan)
• Medical plans (several choices of HMO and PPO plans)
• Dental (a “best in the business” dental plan)
• Vision (includes annual eye exams and annual frame allowance)
• Life Insurance (equal to $50,000 with options to purchase additional)
• Flexible Spending Account (pre-tax contributions for eligible health-related expenses)

Why choose Nevada County?

Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, strives to be a hard-working organization, and recognizes personal contributions and growth.

The position is fully benefited. The County of Nevada’s extensive benefit package is valued at approximately 50% of your pay, effectively making your total compensation package significantly more valuable.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process. Please contact us to request accommodations.

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