Mission-Critical Network Systems Admin (Tier 2)

Apex Systems; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Health, dental, vision insurance

Education and certification support

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Tier 2 Systems Administrator to support a critical US Navy transport network in Suffolk, VA. The role ensures 24/7/365 availability, incident response, and routine maintenance on enterprise systems and security controls.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in CS or related field and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with on-site work and a rotating shift. Strong OS, AD, Linux, and network fundamentals are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline; additional experience may substitute for degree.
• 2+ years of relevant experience supporting large network infrastructure.
• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, RHEL, VMware vSphere, DNS, network devices, and TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 engineering operations support to identify and resolve outages, escalate to Tier 3 when needed.
• Use advanced monitoring tools to ensure network and service availability.
• Perform daily maintenance, updates, and deployments.
• Maintain privileged access solutions, asset management, and configuration management.
• Verify and test failover and DR procedures; support change control processes.
• Keep firmware and patches current across equipment.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

RHEL / Red Hat Linux

VMware vSphere

DNS

Routers/Firewalls

TCP/IP

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Ansible Tower

Terraform

Jenkins

Nautobot

RHEL Satellite

InfoBlox DDI

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Tier 2 Systems Administrator to support a critical US Navy transport network in Suffolk, VA. The role ensures 24/7/365 availability, incident response, and routine maintenance on enterprise systems and security controls.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in CS or related field and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with on-site work and a rotating shift. Strong OS, AD, Linux, and network fundamentals are essential.