Cleared Network Administrator I - SDA NOC

Trace Systems; Scott Air Force Base (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace Systems is seeking a Network Administrator I (SDA) to join on-site at Scott AFB, IL, supporting Space Defense Agency and DISA with a 24/7/365 NOC operation. The role focuses on monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and service restoration across transport and IP networks.

The candidate must hold a Secret clearance (Top-Secret potential), US citizenship, and a DoD-8570 IAT II certification, with at least 1 year of networking experience.

Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Minimum 1 year of networking experience.
• DoD-8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent) at start.
• Ability to work in a 24/7 operational environment, including rotating shifts.
• Demonstrated experience in network monitoring, troubleshooting, and service restoration.
• Experience in alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, or performance monitoring.
• Proficiency in routers, switches, routing protocols, Cisco, Juniper, MPLS.
• General understanding of network and transport topologies, including IP and DWDM environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of customer traffic across transport and IP infrastructures supporting SDA and DISA operations.
• Perform real-time failovers and normalization of services and circuits during outages and maintenance windows to ensure service continuity.
• Provide incident detection, correlation, escalation, and resolution support in accordance with Tier I and Tier II NOC responsibilities.
• Maintain situational awareness and proactively communicate service interruptions and status updates to leadership, customers, and partner organizations.
• Support change management and configuration tasks including software upgrades, patching, hardware replacement, and ASI implementation.
• Use incident management and configuration management systems to document all incident lifecycle phases and maintain CMDB accuracy.
• Provide mentorship and training to junior staff, contribute to documentation updates, and drive process improvements within the NOC.
• Apply expert knowledge in routers, switches, routing protocols, DWDM, VPN, network taps, firewalls, IDS/IPS, Promina, MSPP, and Cisco/Juniper platforms.

Skills

Networking

NOC operations

Troubleshooting

Cisco

Juniper

Security+ CE

Education

High school diploma

Tools

DWDM

VPN

Job description

Trace Systems is seeking a Network Administrator I (SDA) to join on-site at Scott AFB, IL, supporting Space Defense Agency and DISA with a 24/7/365 NOC operation. The role focuses on monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and service restoration across transport and IP networks.

The candidate must hold a Secret clearance (Top-Secret potential), US citizenship, and a DoD-8570 IAT II certification, with at least 1 year of networking experience.