Network Administrator – 3rd Shift

Novul Solutions; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 10 days

Floating 5 days

11 paid holidays

401(k) 3% match

Job summary

Novul Solutions seeks an experienced Network Administrator for the 3rd shift to support CESO in a secure DoD environment. You will oversee overnight network operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response for migration to secure cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities include preserving availability, performance, and security of mission-critical networks, configuring routers/switches, and handling BGP/OSPF, 802.1X, and IPSec VPN tunnels during off-hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical discipline; 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience monitoring enterprise network performance, security, availability, and connectivity.
• Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting routers and switches.
• Experience with BGP and OSPF dynamic routing protocols.
• Experience configuring and supporting 802.1X.
• Experience troubleshooting site-to-site/IPSec VPN tunnels.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network connectivity, performance, security, and availability to ensure continuous access to mission-critical services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues, escalating as needed.
• Configure, install, and troubleshoot enterprise routers, switches, and network devices.
• Configure BGP/OSPF, 802.1X, VPN tunnels, and related infrastructure.
• Plan and perform network maintenance, upgrades, and security improvements.
• Support 24x7 operations during the 3rd shift as required.

Skills

Network monitoring

Troubleshooting

Router configuration

Switch configuration

BGP

OSPF

802.1X

VPN/IPSec

DoD environment

Shift flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Cisco IOS

Network management tools

Job description

Alexandria, United States | Posted on 09/01/2026

Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Network Administrator – 3rd Shift to support the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. CESO is establishing a modern Secure Web Services (SWS) operation as part of a highly automated platform supporting a rapidly expanding mission-partner environment.

The Network Administrator will provide overnight network operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and incident-response support within a high-security DoD environment. This role supports CESO's migration to secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring the availability, performance, and security of mission-critical network services.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor network connectivity, performance, security, and availability to ensure continuous access to mission-critical services and proactively identify and mitigate risks, outages, and performance issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network connectivity, service, and access issues, escalating complex incidents to senior engineers or vendors as needed.
• Configure, install, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise routers, switches, network devices, and supporting software.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, 802.1X, site-to-site (S2S), and IPSec VPN tunnels.
• Plan and implement network maintenance, installations, upgrades, configuration changes, and security improvements to strengthen reliability and protection.
• Review and resolve user requests related to network access, connectivity, and enterprise services.
• Support 24×7 network operations and incident response during the 3rd shift, including nights, weekends, and holidays as operationally required.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience; additional applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience monitoring enterprise network performance, security, availability, and connectivity.
• Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting routers and switches.
• Experience with BGP and OSPF dynamic routing protocols.
• Experience configuring and supporting 802.1X.
• Experience troubleshooting site-to-site/IPSec VPN tunnels.
• Ability and willingness to work 3rd shift (10:00 PM–6:00 AM) and support a 24×7 operational environment, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting DISA/DISA mission partners, including AWS cloud or cloud-based network environments.
• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph preferred, with hands-on experience administering or troubleshooting Palo Alto Networks devices.

Core Benefits

• Paid Time Off PTO):TEN (10) Paid days off & FIVE (5) Floating days off.
• Holidays: 11 Paid Holidays. Flex time can be utilized instead of holiday time usage.
• Payroll: Paid Bi-Monthly.
• 401(k): Partnered with the SECOND LARGEST Retirement plan provider in the U.S. Guaranteed 3% match. Eligibility – 21 years of age or older, after 3 months of employment
• Individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards (Quarterly)
• UNITED HEALTHCARE PPO, extensive national coverage.
• Eligible on the first of the month, immediately after the start date.
• Submit the enrollment form within 30 days of your start date otherwise, you will have to wait until October for the new year enrollment.

Quality of Life Benefits

• Training & Career Development Reimbursement of Tuition and training needed to support career development.
• $150 monthly reimbursement contribution paid monthly towards parking expenses.
• Receipts must be submitted by the close of business on the 25th of each month.
• Reimbursements will be paid on the first payroll AFTER reimbursements are submitted each month.