Senior Network Administrator
$90,000–$100,000 year
On-siteOrlando, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Lead design, deployment, and troubleshooting of Layer 2 and Layer 3 network equipment, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center environments. Serve as the top-tier escalation point for complex network incidents while ensuring high availability, security compliance, and uptime. Develop and maintain network architecture standards, documentation, and diagrams; evaluate new technologies and vendors to support strategic initiatives. Collaborate with IT security to enforce policies, execute STIG remediation, and implement IAVM patches. Maintain active Secret clearance and IAT Level III certification to execute these duties within a government contract environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on network engineer experience in implementation, troubleshooting, and design
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent
- Secret clearance
- Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, etc.)
- Deep familiarity with Cisco and Palo Alto enterprise network equipment
- Strong knowledge of NGFWs, IDS/IPS, and network access controls
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Proven experience with high-availability designs and disaster recovery solutions
- Strong working knowledge of DoD network compliance frameworks, with proven experience applying and verifying STIGs across enterprise network devices
- Familiarity with identifying, tracking, and remediating network vulnerabilities in accordance with IAVM notices and security directives
- Clearable US Citizen that is able to pass a background investigation in order to obtain a federal security clearance, Interim Active Secret Clearance or higher
- An IAT Level III Certification such as CCNA, CCNP or equivalent
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with F5 BIG-IP technology is a plus
- Deep familiarity with Cisco, Juniper, or similar enterprise network equipment
- Strong knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, and network access controls, with specific hands-on experience managing and configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
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