26-030.P - Network Admin

Harvest Midstream Company; Georgia; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Midstream Company seeks a Network Administrator II to build on foundational networking, administer LAN/WAN, enforce security, and ensure field site connectivity with increasing independence.

Responsibilities include configuring firewalls and switches, troubleshooting issues, supporting VPNs and SD-WAN, performing updates, and documenting changes. Travel up to 25% to field sites and participate in on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field with experience in network administration.
• Experience with configuring and maintaining LAN/WAN, firewall rules, VPNs, and VLANs.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy firewalls, switches, and wireless access points under guidance.
• Troubleshoot network issues like slowness, IP conflicts, and routing issues.
• Support DNS/DHCP, VPN tunnels, VLAN design, and SDWAN/WAN routing.
• Conduct regular firmware updates and switch maintenance.
• Maintain firewall rule sets, monitor IDS/IPS events.
• Participate in quarterly vulnerability scans and remediation plans.
• Update SOPs and document change logs for routine tasks.
• Travel up to 25% to support field sites and major projects.
• Recommend enhancements for documentation or tools based on firsthand usage

Skills

TCP/IP expertise

VLAN design

Router/Switch configuration

Fortinet/Cisco networks

Network troubleshooting

Documentation writing

Customer service orientation

Self-management

On-call readiness

Field site travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Two years of related experience

Associate Degree in Information Technology

Five years of related experience

Tools

Fortinet devices

Cisco devices

SD-WAN

WAN routing

Job description

Job Objective:
The Network Administrator II builds upon foundational networking knowledge and contributes to the administration of LAN/WAN systems, security enforcement, and field site connectivity. This role performs with increasing independence, resolving moderate network issues, implementing upgrades, and collaborating with vendors, IT teams, and SCADA partners to ensure system reliability and compliance with operational requirements.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Configure and deploy firewalls, switches, and wireless access points under guidance.
• Troubleshoot network issues like network slowness, IP conflicts, and routing issues.
• Support DNS/DHCP, VPN tunnels, VLAN design, and SDWAN/WAN routing.
• Conduct regular firmware updates and switch maintenance.
• Maintain firewall rule sets, conduct access reviews, and monitor IDS/IPS events.
• Participate in quarterly vulnerability scans and remediation plans.
• Update SOPs and document change logs for routine tasks.
• Travel up to 25% to support field sites, infrastructure hubs, or during major projects.
• Recommend enhancements for documentation or tools based on firsthand usage

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Follow standard operating procedures as developed by senior staff.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call for critical systems.
• Travel up to 25% to support field sites, infrastructure hubs, or during major projects.
• Maintain confidentiality of network credentials and user access.
• Participate in technical training, shadowing senior staff as part of onboarding.

Qualifications:

• Proficient understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, IP addressing, switch and firewall configuration.
• Demonstrated ability to support, configure and deploy Fortinet and Cisco networks.
• Willingness to learn in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service orientation and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain a positive, professional and solutions-oriented approach with employees, supervisors and other departments
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Familiar with switch stacking, firewall rules, VPN tunnels and SDWAN
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and work with minimal supervision.
• Exposure to SCADA or OT network environments is a plus.

Education Requirements, Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology related field plus two (2) years of experience as a Network Administrator or in an IT role with the same or similar job responsibilities.

OR

• Associate Degree in Information Technology related field plus four (4) years of experience as a Network Administrator or in an IT role with the same or similar job responsibilities.

OR

• Five (5) years of experience as a Network Administrator or in an IT role with the same or similar job responsibilities.