Network Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

About Chicago Public Media

Home to WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Public Media is the largest local non-profit news organization in the country. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times serve more than 2 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to become the essential and most trusted news source that Chicago turns to each day for understanding the people, events, and ideas that shape our community.

WBEZ is home to local and national news programming as well as a growing portfolio of popular podcasts. WBEZ serves the community with fact-based, objective news and information, and its award-winning journalists ask tough questions, dig deep for answers and expose truths that spark change and foster understanding. WBEZ is supported by 77,000 members , hundreds of corporate sponsors and major donors. In 2024, Chicago Public Media won 33 national and local awards including from the National Headliner Awards, National Association for Black Journalists, Public Media Journalists Association, Radio Television Digital News Association, Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Journalists Association, Media for a Just Society, and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times is Chicago's oldest continuously published daily newspaper serving Chicago and is known for its hard-hitting investigative reporting, in-depth political coverage, timely behind-the-scenes sports analysis, and insightful entertainment and cultural coverage. Chicago Sun-Times is the winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes and countless other awards. In recent years, the Sun-Times has focused on a digital transformation to deliver its news and content to a growing digital audience. Most recently, the Sun-Times dropped the paywall on suntimes.com to expand access to its journalism, and shifted to a community-funded digital membership program supported by voluntary member donations.

Chicago Public Media believes independent journalism is essential to a well-functioning democracy and access to fact-based, objective news and information is a right of every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, and enriches. We connect diverse audiences and help them make a difference in the community, the region and the world. And, we employ 300+ staff who want to belong to an organization that inspires, supports, and challenges them to do their best work.

For more information, please see the Chicago Public Media Annual Report.

The Opportunity

The Network Administrator is responsible for the administration and support of the company's infrastructure, operations, and network security. The Admin will acquire, maintain and troubleshoot network and end user equipment, both hardware and software, as well as provide after hours and remote support when necessary. The Admin must be skilled in maintaining vendor relationships and creative problem solving.

General Responsibilities

• Provides support for all aspects of IT, including system architecture, security, network support and information management
• Provides technical assistance and customer support for incoming queries and issues related to computer systems, software, and hardware
• Maintains and enforces CPM's written policies and procedures regarding IT operations
• Maintain a secure system architecture

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in a Microsoft Active Directory environment.
• Minimum 4 years working in a Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 environment, with experience in both preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server preferred.
• Experience with Linux OS and distributions is preferred.
• Experience with Cisco, Cisco Meraki and UniFi security appliances and switches preferred.
• In depth knowledge and understanding of networking technologies, design principles, and the practical application of routers, switches, virtualization, storage, storage networking virtualization/zoning, load balancers and network security.
• Ability to manage MacOS and Windows workstations .
• Experience with identity and authentication systems, such as Entra ID , ADFS, or SAML.
• Experience with MDM / RMM solutions
• Knowledge of network security solutions such as firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion detection/prevention, and web application firewalls and endpoint security tools.
• Strong documentation skills and experience generating technical documents, diagrams, solutions specifications, guidelines, processes, and procedures.
• Experience with cloud and virtualized technologies, such as GCP, AWS, Azure, and VMware and with cloud SSO Identity provider (Okta, Onelogin).
• Excellent people and customer service skills

Education

Associates degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent training and experience

Compensation

The expected pay range for this position is $76,500 to $90,000 per ANNUM.

Chicago Public Media provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographical location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Working at Chicago Public Media

At Chicago Public Media, we care deeply about our employees as we know attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact.

Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged. We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, divergent experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace.

At Chicago Public Media we believe dedication to a great workplace includes supporting our employees and their families. As a result, we provide a broad and generous benefits package for employees at hire and in the years to come.

Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.

Chicago Public Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we actively seek and welcome people from all backgrounds, orientations, and life experiences to join our team.

The essential functions described above are not all-inclusive and are not intended to create any contractual or other legal commitment. Chicago Public Media may change the content or format of this job at any time in its sole and exclusive discretion without notice.