Senior Network AdministratorRadford, VAPosition Summary: You will be a senior network administrator in a mixed, growing enterprise environment that supports several teams and customers. You will help lead strategy for managing, maintaining, deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting complex networks at multiple locations, and you will lead the planning and rollout of new network implementations.
Key Responsibilities:- Help lead network management and deployment strategy for several customer environments
- Write and maintain technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies
- Monitor and tune system and network performance, harden the network, and report on security and operational status
- Recommend enterprise improvements, manage integrations, and write utilization reports
- Support the lifecycle of datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance
Required Qualifications:- Computing environment certification (e.g., CCNA, Palo Alto, MCSE, Server+, Red Hat), or the ability to get one within 30 days of starting
- Active Security Clearance Required
- Experience in computer science or IT
- 3+ years designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions
- 3+ years configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls
- 3+ years with network management and troubleshooting tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, Men and Mice)
- 5+ years configuring and administering Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR and ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower
- 3 years of experience with, or working knowledge of, software-defined networking
- 3+ years creating and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and problem resolution
- Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player attitude
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of automation and scripting with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible
- 3+ years supporting cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Certifications: CompTIA Security+. Computing environment certification.
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