Junior Network Administrator: LAN & Server Support

Digital Consultants LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Group health plans

401(k) plan with company matching

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pet insurance options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Digital Consultants seeks a Junior Network Administrator to provide on-site Local Area Network, system administration, patching, data center, and escalated help desk support to the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC).

The role focuses on configuring, installing, troubleshooting, and monitoring LAN electronics; supporting server and recovery activities; and assisting the Senior Network Administrator in maintaining reliable network operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Local Area Network electronics, monitoring, connectivity troubleshooting, and enterprise infrastructure support.
• Experience configuring, installing, troubleshooting, and monitoring network devices and related systems.
• Knowledge of system administration, software installation, patch management, security updates, and data recovery support.
• Ability to resolve escalated help desk issues and provide support to local and remote users.
• Strong analytical, documentation, customer-service, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under senior technical direction, prioritize, and coordinate with teams and Government personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Network Administrator with daily network, server, and data center operations.
• Configure, install, troubleshoot, and monitor Local Area Network electronics and connectivity.
• Support maintenance and improvement of network components to sustain high availability.
• Perform system administration activities under established procedures and direction.
• Support data recovery activities and verify restoration of systems and services.
• Install approved software, OS updates, security patches, and configuration changes.
• Monitor LAN and system performance, escalate complex issues to the Senior Network Administrator.
• Provide help desk support for incidents and support both local and remote users.
• Coordinate with Helpdesk Technicians, engineers, and Government personnel to restore service.
• Maintain accurate technical, patching, configuration, inventory, and incident documentation.

Skills

LAN electronics

Network monitoring

Cisco switching/routing

Active Directory

Windows Server

VMware

Patch management

Education

Associate degree in IT

Tools

Active Directory

Windows Server

VMware

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Job description

Digital Consultants seeks a Junior Network Administrator to provide on-site Local Area Network, system administration, patching, data center, and escalated help desk support to the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC).

The role focuses on configuring, installing, troubleshooting, and monitoring LAN electronics; supporting server and recovery activities; and assisting the Senior Network Administrator in maintaining reliable network operations.