Network Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Network Administrator to support the NIH network infrastructure for LAN/WAN services. You’ll help ensure the network remains resilient, secure and operational, enabling scientists and researchers to progress in their work.

You will work with the CIT team to coordinate actions, perform root-cause analysis, and provide solutions in a fast-paced federal environment, while maintaining compliance and uptime for the NIH community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with relevant experience and professional certification.
• Minimum three (3) years of network administrator experience.
• Solid understanding of network protocols and switching, TCP/IP, FTP/HTTP(S), UDP, STP, VPN; able to provide root-cause analysis.
• Solid working knowledge for advanced troubleshooting of CISCO routers, switches, wireless APs, UPS, firewalls, etc.
• Activate and configure CISCO switches/routers/NICs/LAN ports and diagnose config issues via CLI.
• Create network/closet diagrams and decipher network topologies.
• Read logs and traffic using network tools to diagnose issues.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and respond to on-call emergencies in DC-MD-VA area.
• Must be able to obtain NIH public trust.

Responsibilities

• Support the NIH network infrastructure for LAN/WAN services.
• Ensure network availability, security, and operational uptime for NIH community.
• Collaborate with the CIT team and other service areas to serve NIH.
• Respond quickly to incidents, requests, and outages with thorough root-cause analysis.
• Develop solutions in a fast-paced federal environment balancing security and scientific progress.

Skills

Networking Hardware

Network Systems

Network Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

High School Diploma + Certification

Tools

Cisco Routers

Cisco Switches

Wireless APs

Firewalls

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Networking Hardware,Network Systems,Network Troubleshooting

Experience:

1 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Administrator supporting the network infrastructure for LAN/WAN services at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on behalf of the Center for Information Technology (CIT). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Network Administrators joining our team to ensure that the NIH network infrastructure remains resilient, secure and operational for the NIH community to progress their science and research and continue their mission critical work.

How a Network Administrator will Make an Impact:

• Leverage in-person and virtual connections to coordinate work actions to take the burden of IT off our customers so they can focus on the science

• Contribute your knowledge and experience to the collective pool at NIH and helping other IT pros at the institute level work better for their community

• Working together with the CIT federal team and other service areas as ONE CIT to serve NIH

• Helping ensure the network infrastructure and the associated internet and intranet services are available to scientists, researchers, patients, etc… with maximum uptime by responding quickly and thoroughly to incidents, requests, and sudden outages

• Utilizing your experience of networking and evolving technologies to develop solutions in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and ever-changing enterprise federal environment that needs to remain compliant and secure but also not holding back scientific discovery and progress

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or high school diploma accompanied with relevant experience and professional certification)

• Minimum three (3) years of network administrator experience

• Have solid understanding and comprehension of network protocols and switching, TCP/IP, FTP/HTTP(S), UDP, STP, VPN, etc… and able to provide technical root cause analysis or requirements summaries to the team and management using fundamental network terminologies

• Have a solid working knowledge for advanced troubleshooting of network device gear such as CISCO routers, switches, wireless access points, uninterruptible power supplies, firewalls, etc…

• Activate and configure CISCO switches, routers, NICs, LAN ports, etc… and diagnose configuration issues using command line and prompts on the switch and or endpoint device

• Create network and closet diagrams and able to decipher network topologies

• Use network tools to diagnose, trace and or validate activity on LAN ports, network gear and or endpoints and be able to read and decipher logs and traffic

• Able to lift up to 50lbs to rack and stack network gear

• Have reliable means of transportation to respond to on-call emergencies within the DC-MD-VA area within defined response times

• Must be able to obtain an NIH public trust

Desired Skills:

• Be meticulous in documentation showing work performed so that it may be reviewed, recreated or presented to management

• Be organized with their workspace

• Be able to work in a team setting or with other IT pros effectively in-person or virtually for root cause analysis

• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership of tasks

• Experience with Wireless Infrastructure / 802.1x and performing site surveys

• Experience with Monitoring Tools (i.e Sitescope/Solarwinds/Sciencelogic)

• Experience with ServiceNow or Remedy

• Experience with Infoblox

• CCNA or CCNP professional certification

The likely salary range for this position is $76,500 - $103,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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