Network Administrator - Secret Clearance

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunhill Government Solutions in Columbia, SC, is hiring for a mission-critical federal program focused on defense cyber and IT operations. You will deliver day-to-day network administrator support in a secured environment and help shape how the job gets done from day one.

You will work with a cleared team on modernization efforts, maintain available, secure, and audit-ready systems, and participate in a long-term federal program offering growth and stability.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Security+, CCNA/CCNP, DoD 8570/8140, Network+ certifications preferred.
• Hands-on experience in network administration discipline.
• Willingness to on-site in Columbia, SC.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day network administrator support for a mission-critical federal environment in Columbia, SC.
• Work alongside a cleared team on modernization work with real visibility and real ownership.
• Keep systems available, secure and audit-ready in a high-accountability setting.

Skills

Security+

CCNA/CCNP

DoD 8570/8140

Network+

Job description

A newly awarded federal program supporting critical defense cyber and IT operations is standing
up its team, and we are hiring 1 opening on it now. Getting in at the start of a contract is
the difference between inheriting someone else's work and shaping how the job actually gets done.

What you will do

• Deliver day-to-day network administrator support for a mission-critical federal environment in Columbia, SC.
• Work alongside a cleared team on modernization work with real visibility and real ownership.
• Keep systems available, secure and audit-ready in a high-accountability setting.

What you need

• An active Secret clearance.
• Security+, CCNA/CCNP, DoD 8570/8140, Network+
• Relevant hands-on experience in the discipline.
• Willingness to work on-site in Columbia, SC.

Compensation:

$85,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience and clearance level.

Why people take this role

• New contract — you help set the standard rather than inherit one.
• The employer is rated by its own employees, year after year, among the Top 50 Best
  Places to Work.
• Genuine growth: cleared work compounds, and this program has room to move up.
• Stability of a long-term federal program with a defined mission.

Dunhill Government Solutions has placed cleared professionals across the federal government for more than 25 years. AI-Powered. Human-Delivered.