Network Administrator with Transportation Systems

Maagsoft Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of New York in Albany seeks a seasoned network administrator to design, deploy, and troubleshoot enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure for a large-scale environment. The role covers SD-WAN, NGFW management, and extensive routing configurations, supporting 1,000+ remote endpoints.

Legal contract spans 24 months (Job ID HBITS-08-15078) with on-site responsibilities in Albany, NY. Relevant CCNP/PCNSE-type certifications and Palo Alto Panorama experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 72 months of enterprise-grade network administration, incl. LAN/WAN across 1,000+ endpoints.
• 72 months with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and related management.
• 72 months administering Palo Alto NGFWs and Panorama; VM-Series in cloud environments preferred.
• 60 months with Cisco IR1101 hardware and IOS-XE SD-WAN.
• 60 months of routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP) and IPsec VPNs.
• 36 months in OT/ITS/TSMO environments, roadside communications.
• Exact Job ID HBITS-08-15078; Duration 24 Months; Location Albany, NY.

Skills

Enterprise network administration

LAN/WAN

VPN

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)

Wireshark / packet capture

Network policy deployment

OT/ITS/TSMO familiarity

Tools

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

SD-WAN Manager/Controllers/Validator

Palo Alto Panorama

VM-Series firewalls

IOS-XE SD-WAN

Cisco IR1101 hardware

Job description

Required Qualifications

• 72 months of experience in enterprise-grade network administration, including configuring and troubleshooting LAN/WAN infrastructure across complex environments with 1,000+ remote endpoints. Experience with switches, routers, firewalls, VPN devices, Wireshark, and network packet capture analysis.
• 72 months of experience with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, including SD-WAN Manager, Controllers, and Validator. Expertise in deploying centralized and localized policies, firmware management, and configuration standardization.
• 72 months of experience administering Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Panorama. Experience with VM-Series firewalls in public/private cloud environments is preferred.
• 60 months of experience with Cisco IR1101 hardware, including IOS-XE SD-WAN software, expansion modules, and cellular configuration.
• 60 months of experience with routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), IPsec VPNs, Quality of Service (QoS), and Multicast protocols (PIM, IGMP).
• 36 months of experience with NTCIP 1202 (Traffic Signals), NTCIP 1203 (Dynamic Message Signs), and video streaming protocols (H.264/H.265, RTSP).
• 36 months of experience in Operational Technology (OT), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), or Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) environments, managing roadside communications infrastructure, including fiber, wireless, and cellular networks.

Job ID: HBITS-08-15078

Duration: 24 Months

Location: Albany, NY 12233

Client: State of New York

Required Certifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
• Cisco Certified Specialist Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation (300-415 ENSDWI)
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)