Education Technology Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Education Technology Specialist DEPARTMENT: Information Technology

CLASSIFICATION:Non-Exempt

Summary: Responsible with planning, implementing, maintaining, management, troubleshooting and repair of all School technology within the Meskwaki Settlement Schools through active collaboration with all Tribal wide stakeholders.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

In the realm of Maintenance and Management Activities:

• School Wide Systems including Content Management, Telecommunication including the 3CX phone system, Physical Access and Safety, Virtual Machinery, Active Directory, JAMF, CIPA Filters, Interactive Whiteboards, Google Suite, Student Information systems, Weather, Clocks and Time Clocks
• All datacenter equipment (virtual and physical)
• All Network routers and switches (managed and unmanaged)
• All Hardware devices used at the school
• Support software packages used by students, teachers and support staff
• Ensure licensing complies per purchase agreements with Vendor
• Respond to system outages and contact appropriate support
• Respond to environmental changes and contact appropriate support
• Direct vendors in the installation of technology systems and tools

In the realm of Planning and Implementation Activities:

• Work collaboratively with school administration, staff, students, and other stakeholders to address specific technical needs, coordinate training and assist with issues as they arise
• Plan, coordinate, and implement capital project activities
• Work with vendors to coordinate capital projects, preparedness services as needed
• Respond to tech requests in a timely and expeditious manner
• Collaborate, coordinate, and plan for required upgrades of hardware and software
• Replace all equipment as required by plan and order equipment as needed for repair
• Administration of trainings and documentation (ex. security awareness) as required
• Maintain all appropriate e-rate materials for the school internet
• Maintain all documentation related to Physical and Logical systems
• Test technology applications, tools and programs and make recommendations to Leadership
• Plan, teach, and support staff in technology related programs and new technology implementation

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's in computer science, software engineering or information technology, technical experience in a school environment is preferred.
• Expert in Apple products and Chromebooks.
• Proficiency with Windows systems.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft products especially (Active Directory, Exchange, Terminal Services)
• Experience in management of Virtual Machine Systems (VMware); Firewall and network switches (SonicWALL and Cisco)
• Experience with backup and restore procedures
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of student data systems (i.e. Infinite Campus), a strong plus.

SUPERVISION:

• Supervised by the Information Technology Director.

SALARY LEVEL:

Annual Salary Range: $59,384-$82,326