Network Administrator - TS/SCI Poly | Cloud & Security

Nightwing; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Network Administrator to design, deploy, operate, and maintain terrestrial, satellite, and WAN/MAN/LAN networks. You will work with leadership and engineering teams on deployment planning, monitoring, and documentation to ensure robust, secure connectivity.

The role requires strong networking fundamentals, OS knowledge, scripting, and security skills, with experience in monitoring tools and proposal generation for new technologies. On-site work in Sterling, VA is expected.

Qualifications

• Networking fundamentals, protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP), and routing/switching hardware.
• Troubleshooting to diagnose connectivity, performance, and security issues.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, macOS networking configurations.
• PowerShell or Python scripts for automation and management.
• Knowledge of network security principles, firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption.
• Experience with network monitoring tools to track performance and issues.

Responsibilities

• Plan network configurations for integration with existing systems and performance optimization.
• Prepare technical proposals for engineering review boards prior to adding new technologies.
• Perform operational and maintenance activities including performance testing and troubleshooting.
• Use monitoring tools to analyze links and identify architecture, provider, or environment issues.
• Troubleshoot to restore network to optimal performance levels.
• Create design, deployment, system specs, and user manuals; produce diagrams and reports.

Skills

Networking Fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Operating Systems

Scripting

Security

Monitoring & Management

Cloud Computing

Wireless Networking

Virtualization

Network Design

Project Management

Education

CompTIA Network+

CCNA

CCNP

Azure Network Engineer Associate

Red Hat Certified Engineer

CISSP

MCSE

Tools

Wireshark

Nagios

SolarWinds

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Network Administrator to design, deploy, operate, and maintain terrestrial, satellite, and WAN/MAN/LAN networks. You will work with leadership and engineering teams on deployment planning, monitoring, and documentation to ensure robust, secure connectivity.

The role requires strong networking fundamentals, OS knowledge, scripting, and security skills, with experience in monitoring tools and proposal generation for new technologies. On-site work in Sterling, VA is expected.