Network Administrator

Peraton; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a Tier 2 Network Administrator in Colorado Springs. This position involves troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues and coordinating with the Network Operations Center. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and experience with various routing protocols.

The role offers a competitive salary range of $104,000 - $166,000, dependent on experience and qualifications. Additional benefits such as overtime and potential bonuses may apply.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Experience with various routing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ticket acceptance and resolutions for network issues.
• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for network operations.
• Perform root cause analyses for network incidents.

Skills

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, 802.1x)

Cisco-ISE

KG-175 Series TACLANES configuration

Cisco and Juniper network devices

IAT Level II Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years experience

Master's degree plus 3+ years experience

PhD plus 1+ year experience

Job description

Responsibilities

As a Tier 2 Network Administrator, you'll be challenged with enterprise support problems where you will coordinate with the Network Operations Center and other Operational staff to address break fix, configuration update, schedule add moves and changes and technology upgrades and installs for Network routers and switches. You are expected as one of experienced Network team members to coordinate ticket acceptance and resolutions. You will support the development of technical resolution reports for critical outages in the Network. In this role the Network Administrator will be responsible for:

• Conduct approvednetwork changesto include but not limited toVLan, ACL and port assignment.
• Perform IOSupgrades to routers and switches.
• Performrouting and switching equipment technology upgradesto ensurecontinuedoperations of the enterprise.
• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) fornetworkoperations.
• Resolvesystems failures and accessibility problemswithin the network to our services.
• Support site survey andengineering designsdata calls.
• Support new/enhanced networkimplementation, installation, and technical refresh projects within a site or locale.
• Works independently withsomesupervision.
• In remote locations must function as independent engineering, maintenance, and network problem solving with minimal or intermittent input from other Tiers/locations.
• Problems faced are difficult, willrequire detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation to understand problems.You willemploy creativity and ingenuity for new technical solutions applicable across the enterprise, drawing heavily on prior experience.
• Perform Network ticket resolution.
• Support Network ticket closureacrossNetworkOperationsstaff toinclude:
• Use administrative access to the network to provision new switches, routers, and Cryptographicdevices.
• Uses administrative access to network components to research errors, incidents, problems and to perform incident analysis andidentifypotential problems.
• Routing Service Requests to theappropriate organizationrequiredfor incident resolution.
• Performs root cause analyses.
• Completes problem resolutions associated with incident ticket(s)
• Review and implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
• A Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience OR a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience OR a PhD with 1+ years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement
• Experience with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, or 802.1x)
• Experience with Cisco-ISE
• Knowledge of KG-175 Series TACLANES configuration process, fault isolation, and firmware upgrade procedures
• Familiarity Cisco and Juniper network devices
• Active IAT Level II Certification

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.