Junior Network Administrator - On-Site DoD Network Support

Vanguard Defense Solutions, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 78.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

PTO (15 days)

Federal holidays

Healthcare (medical/dental/vision)

Retirement plan

Bereavement and jury leave

Descripción de la vacante

Vanguard Defense Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Junior Network Administrator to help design, implement, monitor, and maintain the network infrastructure behind a mission-critical program.

You will work under senior staff in an environment where uptime matters. This role is onsite at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL, supporting DoD customers with hands-on network operations and collaboration with security and systems teams.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• 0 to 3 years of professional experience in networking or related technical role.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor network performance, availability, and alerts using enterprise tools; diagnose and fix basic issues and escalate complex incidents.
• Assist to install, configure, and maintain switches, routers, access points, and firewalls; manage cabling and rack/stack work.
• Help implement VLANs, basic ACLs, IP addressing, DHCP, DNS, and other core services; support firmware updates and backups.
• Support security and compliance through basic firewall rules and incident remediation.
• Document network diagrams, IP inventories, and incident resolutions; provide Tier 1/ Tier 2 support and participate in on-call rotations.

Conocimientos

OSI model

IP addressing

VLANs

Routing basics

DHCP/DNS/NTP

Firewalls/ACLs

Troubleshooting

Windows/Linux

Cable management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Herramientas

SolarWinds

Sunbird

NDFC

ServiceNow

Jira

Remedy

Wireshark

Descripción del empleo

Vanguard Defense Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Junior Network Administrator to help design, implement, monitor, and maintain the network infrastructure behind a mission-critical program.

You will work under senior staff in an environment where uptime matters. This role is onsite at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL, supporting DoD customers with hands-on network operations and collaboration with security and systems teams.