Network Administrator 4

Mbi Llc; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking a mid-level Network Administrator to join our team in Fairfax, VA. The role focuses on supporting LAN/WAN and Internet systems, maintaining hardware/software, and ensuring security best practices across the Transportation Operations Center.

Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of hands-on networking experience, a 4-year degree or relevant certifications, and the ability to work independently and with others. Growth opportunities and collaborative projects are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on networking experience.
• 4 year degree and/or industry certifications.
• Experience, creativity and multi-tasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives for the Transportation Operations Center.
• Ability to work without assistance; manage medium complexity; provide limited leadership; collaborate with others.
• Hands-on LAN/WAN/Internet systems experience; maintain network hardware and software.
• May supervise other network support and client server specialists; plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures.
• Coordinate development, implementation, and maintenance of LAN/WAN.
• Maintains network’s physical and logical structures; inventory; change history.
• Document solutions for ongoing support; provide training.
• Tuning and capacity planning to enhance network performance.
• Assess existing network, software, and current solutions; recommend based on specs and cybersecurity best practices.
• Configure equipment and software to meet business needs; train others; document solutions.
• Team-based on larger projects or individual on smaller projects.
• Provide technical support and assist with Infrastructure design.
• Experience in technical services, support, and network administration (DHCP, DNS, routers, firewall).
• Respond to Tier 1 and 2 network/software support requests.
• Communicate effectively with teammates and customers of varying technical expertise.
• Respond to break/fix requests associated with network resources.
• Design extensions of and connections to the campus network.
• Assist with deployment of new/replacement network hardware and communications infrastructure.
• Maintain up-to-date project/architecture documentation.
• Maintain inventory and maintenance records.
• Monitor network resources for faults and traffic anomalies.
• Resolve connection issues between users and resources.
• Maintain detailed change history of network changes.
• Support ITS Field Maintenance with communications implementation and troubleshooting.
• Support cybersecurity controls and defenses; threat hunting and mitigation.
• Manage time and resource constraints.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support LAN/WAN and Internet systems.
• Monitor network availability and perform maintenance.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of LAN/WAN networks.
• Provide technical support and design infrastructure solutions.
• Train users and document network solutions.

Skills

General Information Technology

Cisco Routing

VLAN Management

Network Design

Network Security

DNS/DHCP

Network Monitoring

Network Cable Management

Solutions Design Build

Integration Troubleshooting

Cybersecurity

Software Integrations

Job description

LEADERSHIP SKILLS/QUALITIES HIGHLY DESIRED.

• - Team is looking for a solid mid-level team member who brings a minimum of 5 years of hands-on networking experience.
• - The best candidate will be someone who is looking for long term professional growth opportunities, possesses a 4 year degree and/or industry certifications.
• - Requires experience, creativity and multi-tasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives for the Transportation Operations Center.
• - Individual is able to work without assistance; is able to manage medium complexity work efforts; has some industry experience; can provide limited leadership to others; collaborates well with others.
• - The Network Administrator installs, configures, and supports an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet system or a segment of a network system.
• - Maintain network hardware and software.
• - Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.
• - May supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures.
• - Coordinate the development, implementation, and maintenance of a local area network or wide area network.
• - Maintains the network's physical and logical structures, including network connections.
• - Maintains network support software, analyzes user support statistics, and recommends appropriate measures.
• - Installs, tests, and maintains network hardware and software.
• - Prepares and analyzes statistics on network utilization and availability.
• - Prepares training courses and provides user support and training in the use of available hardware, software, and utilities.
• - Performs tuning and capacity planning activities to enhance the performance of the network resources.
• - Assesses existing network, software, and current solutions and makes recommendations based on product specifications and best cybersecurity practices.
• - Configures equipment and software to meet business needs, trains others on the solution, and documents the solution for ongoing support.
• - Functions as part of a team on larger projects, or individually provides the services on support visits or smaller projects.
• - Provides technical support and assists with the design of Infrastructure solutions.
• - Requires experience in the technical services and support fields as well as experience in network administration (DHCP, DNS, routers, firewall, etc.).
• - Responds to Tier 1 and 2 network and software support requests.
• - Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.
• - Responds to all break/fix requests associated with network resources.
• - Designs extensions of and connections to the campus network.
• - Assists with configuration and deployment of new/replacement network hardware and communications infrastructure.
• - Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.
• - Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.
• - Monitors network resources for faults and traffic anomalies.
• - Resolves connection issues between users and resources.
• - Maintains detailed change history of network changes.
• - Supports ITS Field Maintenance with communications' implementation and troubleshooting.
• - Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defenses.
• - Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation.
• - Manages time and resource constraints.

Skill

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

General Information Technology

Required

10

Cisco Routing and Switching

Required

5

VLAN Management

Required

5

Network Design

Required

2

Required

5

Required

3

Network Security

Highly desired

2

DNS/DHCP

Nice to have

2

Network Monitoring

Nice to have

2

Network Cable Management

Nice to have

2

Nice to have

2

Solutions Design Build

Nice to have

3

Integration Troubleshooting

Required

2

Cybersecurity

Highly desired

2

Software Integrations

Nice to have

2