Network Administrator

CEI; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CEI is seeking a Network Administrator in Columbia, SC. This hybrid 6-month contract role focuses on monitoring, incident response, and infrastructure maintenance to ensure availability and performance of critical network services.

Responsibilities include daily health checks, incident resolution, and collaborative work with engineering, security, and application teams to uphold security and reliability across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 2 years of relevant experience plus an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in network operations, network administration, infrastructure support, or related environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise network technologies in a 24x7 operational environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues.
• Experience performing network monitoring, operational maintenance, and infrastructure support activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily operational health checks and environment validation activities.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity across enterprise infrastructure.
• Respond to and resolve network incidents, outages, and service disruptions.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Manage break-fix activities and service requests.
• Implement operational changes following established change management processes.
• Support compliance and remediation initiatives.
• Manage network backup and recovery procedures.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, processes, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application support teams to ensure operational excellence and service availability.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

4 years of relevant work experience

2 years of relevant experience plus an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Palo Alto Firewalls

F5 Load Balancers

Cisco ACI

SolarWinds

Cisco Catalyst Center

Nexus Insights

Ansible

GitHub

ThousandEyes

Job description

Back Network Administrator
Data & Analytics Columbia, SC Contract Hybrid Oct 1, 2026

Network Administrator

Location: Columbia, SC (hybrid)

Contract Length: 6 Months

Pay Rate: $35/hr - $40/hr

Overview

Join a highly visible Network Operations Center (NOC) team responsible for supporting a large-scale enterprise network environment. This role focuses on network monitoring, incident response, operational support, infrastructure maintenance, and ensuring the availability, security, and performance of critical network services.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily operational health checks and environment validation activities.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity across enterprise infrastructure.
• Respond to and resolve network incidents, outages, and service disruptions.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Manage break-fix activities and service requests.
• Implement operational changes following established change management processes.
• Support compliance and remediation initiatives.
• Manage network backup and recovery procedures.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, processes, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application support teams to ensure operational excellence and service availability.

Technologies

• Palo Alto Firewalls
• F5 Load Balancers
• Cisco ACI
• SolarWinds
• Cisco Catalyst Center
• Nexus Insights
• Ansible
• GitHub
• ThousandEyes

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; OR
• 4 years of relevant work experience; OR
• 2 years of relevant experience plus an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in network operations, network administration, infrastructure support, or related environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise network technologies in a 24x7 operational environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues.
• Experience performing network monitoring, operational maintenance, and infrastructure support activities.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure and network environments.
• Experience supporting highly available, large-scale network environments.
• Experience leading major incident responses and operational improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation and operational procedures.

Certifications

• CCNA
• CCNP
• CCVP

Why Should I Apply?

This role offers an opportunity to work within a critical enterprise network environment supporting business continuity. You will be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the security, reliability, and performance of essential network services.

About CEI:

As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.