Position: Network Administrator
Department: Information Technology

Role Overview: 

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: it is the world’s leading presenter of superb artistic programming, is a national leader in arts education and community relations, and functions as the manager of the Lincoln Center campus, which is home to 11 separate resident organizations. LCPA presents over 350 performances annually throughout our different performance series including American Songbook, Great Performers, Live From Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival, Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and White Light Festival. 

In addition, LCPA supports an array of programs for Lincoln Center Education including its community and family programming. Further, LCPA supports initiatives related to events at the David Rubenstein Atrium, LC Kids, as well as numerous key institutional initiatives and projects. 

The Information Technology team provides essential technology support to staff members across LCPA. Reporting to the Senior Director, Technology Operations, the Network Administrator is responsible for day-to-day network and server operations and as an escalation path for IT help desk issues that are network related.

What you’ll get to do here:

• Manage and support day-to-day systems updates and maintenance across the infrastructure network and server systems along with the team, including critical patching
• Maintain and support the LCPA campus wireless network
• Work with our partner vendors during maintenance, support, or project-related tasks.
• Help manage the configuration and status of our monitoring systems
• Help enforce cyber security policies
• Monitoring on-prem and cloud server status
• Keep our MDF and IDF environments clean and compliant
• Maintain documentation including diagrams for servers and network hardware

You’ll be a fit if you bring:

• 10 plus years managing a large Cisco enterprise environment
• 5 plus years working as a certified CCNP
• Experience with Palo Alto firewall, ideally with training and/or certification in PAN-OS
• Familiarity with Palo Alto XDR 
• Experience with Aruba wireless 
• Experience using and configuring monitoring systems such as PRTG
• Familiar with routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF
• Experience with Cloud-based backup environments required
• Experience with latest VMware ESXi Server in a fiber-channel environment
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office365 backend administration
• Knowledge with Azure-Active Directory, PowerShell, and cloud API integration
• Excellent project and time management skills 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong customer service orientation
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work well under pressure with strong problem-solving abilities
• BS in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent combination of education, in-service training, and experience

Please Note:

All newly hired employees of Lincoln Center must have their booster dose of an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed COVID-19 vaccine, and provide proof of such in order to begin employment at any time after March 1, 2022, unless a reasonable accommodation on the following limited bases is granted. LCPA will consider accommodation requests from individuals who are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccination due to either an underlying medical condition or sincerely held religious beliefs on a case-by-case basis in accordance with LCPA’s policies as well as federal, state, and local laws. Supporting documentation may be requested.

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is the world’s leading performing arts center in the heart of New York City. In these times of heightened anxiety and vigilance, we are holding on to the important role the arts play in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.

We are:

The manager of the Lincoln Center Campus.

-We are part of 16 acres of activity and one of eleven amazing resident organizations

A leading Arts Presenter.

-We curate a number of series showcasing music, dance, and theater

An Education Hub.

-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members

Who are our people?

Lincoln Center is a diverse team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."

Lincoln Center welcomes applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.

What’s the news?

Highlights from the Fall/Winter Season

• The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall
• BANDALOOP performs at David Geffen Hall Open House Weekend
• Music, Science and Healing Intersect in an A.I. Opera
• Lincoln Center Makes Art Accessible For All
• How a global music festival helps international musicians reach larger audiences

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Is Going All In on Terence Blanchard
• Coming soon: Gustavo Dudamel is joining the NYPhil!
• AFROPUNK LINCOLN CENTER

Legacies of San Juan Hill

• Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
• Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
• Lincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro

Who is our President and CEO?

Henry Timms is the co-founder of #GivingTuesday and the co-author of New Power.

Join us!

It is the policy of Lincoln Center to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.