IT Assistant Manager

A Japanese food trading company located in El Monte, California is looking for an IT Assistant Manager.

<Job Description>

• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS) in conjunction with 3rd party IT vendors.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team
• Plan, engineer, and monitor the security arrangements for the protection of the network systems
• Maintain firewalls, virtual private networks, web protocols, and email security.
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
• Support Windows servers. (VMWare, AD, WSUS, FS, Exchange 365, SharePoint)
• Support Internet and WAN network infrastructure. (Meraki)
• Create and maintains documentation of diagrams, and other technical documentation.
• IT asset management.
• Other duties as required or assigned by management.

<Requirements>

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (computer science or information technology) or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Occasional in-state or out-of-state travel is required.
• English/Japanese bilingual preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience of computer networking
• 2-3 years of managerial experience preferred
• Ability to work weekends and evenings on occasion.