Mission-Critical Network Admin – Secret Clearance, 24/7 NOC

Trace Systems

Scott Air Force Base (IL)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Trace Systems is seeking a Network Administrator I (MDA) to join our on-site team at Scott AFB, IL. The role supports the Missile Defense Agency and DISA in a 24/7 NOC environment, ensuring network availability and performance.

The position requires a Secret clearance, US citizenship, and a DoD 8570 IAT II certification, with a minimum of 1 year of networking experience. Responsibilities include monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, change management, CMDB upkeep, and mentoring junior

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) at the time of 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.

Responsibilities

Execute network operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of customer traffic across transport and IP infrastructures supporting MDA 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 one or more of the following: routers, switches, routing protocols, DWDM, video services, cryptographic devices, VPN, network taps, firewalls, IDS/IPS, Promina, MSPP, and Cisco/Juniper platforms.