Network Administrator III (Wide Area Network) JBSA

Sumaria Systems, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a Network Administrator III to support critical operations in network management and defense. The role requires extensive experience with advanced networking technologies such as VPNs, BGP, and MPLS. Candidates must hold a High School Diploma or equivalent and relevant certifications such as Security+ and CCNP. This position offers a full-time schedule based in San Antonio, TX, with a salary range of $100,000 - $110,000 and less than 10% travel expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with enterprise networks.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of networking technologies.
• Deep knowledge of VPNs, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, and SDN.

Responsibilities

• Manage Virtual Private Networks and advanced routing technologies.
• Perform Traffic Engineering and network optimization tasks.
• Support Command and Control operational frameworks.

Skills

VPN management

iBGP/eBGP

MPLS

OSPF

Traffic Engineering

IPSec

Software-Defined WAN

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Security+ or DoDD 8140 IAT-II

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Job description

Network Administrator III (Wide Area Network) JBSA

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Job Details

Job Title: Network Administrator III (Wide Area Network) JBSA

Location: Joint Base San Antonio, TX

Work Type: Full Time

Travel: Yes (less than 10%)

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Position Type: Full Time

# Openings: 1

Expected Salary: $100,000 - $110,000

Job Description

Information Networks are critical to modern warfare. This position plays a critical role in our nation’s defense through the operation, management, and defense of the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN). It supports the Air Force in achieving the following desired effects:

• Assured System and Network Availability that ensures uninterrupted availability and protection of system and network resources, including graceful degradation, self‑healing, fail‑over, diversity, and elimination of critical failure points.
• Assured Information Protection of information in storage, at rest, while it is passing over networks, from the time it is stored and catalogued until it is distributed to users, operators, and decision makers.
• Assured Information Delivery of information to users, operators, and decision makers in a timely manner.

Role Responsibilities

• Administrate Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Border Gateway Protocol (iBGP/eBGP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and other advanced routing technologies.
• Perform advanced networking techniques to solve complex requirements such as Traffic Engineering (TE), manual load‑balancing/load‑sharing, policy‑based route manipulation, and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) with Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunneling.
• Administer iBGP Layer 3 VPN Mesh (VPNv4/VPNv6) routing accompanying Group Encrypted Transport.
• Utilize Software‑Defined WAN and other intent‑based solutions to manipulate network intent and behavior.
• Configure and optimize Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches to maximize aggregation links and inter‑VLAN routing.
• Analyze network traffic for spikes and bandwidth hogging events and determine the origin of such traffic.
• Support the development, testing, and implementation of solutions and best practice methodologies that enable prioritization of uptime by implementing fail‑over and high‑availability configurations with two‑person integrity (TPI).
• Support essential tasks—including Situational Awareness (SA) and Command and Control (C2)—that comprise the operational framework of NetOps.
• Support DoDIN Enterprise Management (EM), DoDIN Network Defense (DoDNetD), and DoDIN Web Content Management.
• Perform other network administration tasks as assigned.

Required Skills & Education

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Certification Requirements: Security+ or DoDD 8140 IAT‑II equivalent; Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in Collaboration, Data Center, Enterprise, or Service Provider.
• Years of Experience: 7+ years installing, configuring, troubleshooting, upgrading, patching, and hardening routers, serial consoles, load balancers, and switches. Intermediate to advanced understanding of Enterprise network architectures, including VPNs, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, and advanced routing technologies. Deep knowledge of enterprise‑level network architectures and Software‑Defined Networking (SDN) is desired.

Other Information

Sumaria Systems is an equal‑opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Sumaria is a Full Lifecycle Engineering, Technical Services and Professional Solutions company supporting the Warfighter. For more information, visit www.sumaria.com.

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