Senior Network Administrator

Helsinki Think Company; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Think Company is seeking a hands-on network and infrastructure leader to run a multi-campus environment in Beverly Hills. You will work directly with the client's CTO, stabilizing the current setup and planning modernization across Cisco Catalyst switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Aruba wireless.

Role requires deep networking experience, Windows server administration, and a security-minded approach. Onsite five days a week with potential evening or weekend coverage and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Hands-on networking and infrastructure experience across multi-campus environments.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise firewalls and switches.
• Ability to stabilize an inherited environment and plan upgrades.
• Solid Windows server and identity/access management administration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead technical resource for network, server, and infrastructure operations across a multi-campus environment.
• Administer and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst, Palo Alto, and Aruba devices daily.
• Stabilize inherited environment, then plan upgrades and modernization work.
• Maintain reliable, secure, available server/storage/virtualization/cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Network engineering

Firewall administration

Enterprise networking

Cloud & virtualization

Security mindset

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Palo Alto

Aruba wireless

Windows Server administration

Job description

If you've wanted to be the person who knows a network inside and out and decides where it goes next, this is that role. You'll lead a multi-campus environment running Cisco Catalyst, Palo Alto, and Aruba that's ready for a fresh set of eyes, get it steady, then modernize it with real say over what gets built and when. This role is a Think Company staffing opportunity supporting network and infrastructure operations for one of our clients.

Quick facts

• Location: Onsite, 5 days per week, Beverly Hills, CA
• Engagement type: W-2 hourly or 1099
• Travel: Occasional travel between client campus locations
• Pay: $70 to $90 per hour, depending on experience

What you'll do

• Serve as the lead technical resource for network, server, and infrastructure operations across a multi-campus environment, working directly with the client's Chief Technology Officer
• Administer and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst switching and routing, Palo Alto firewalls, and Aruba wireless day to day
• Stabilize an inherited environment first, then plan and execute upgrades and modernization work
• Keep server, storage, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure reliable, secure, and available
• Implement and maintain security controls, identity and access management, and backup and disaster recovery
• Build the documentation this environment is missing: diagrams, configurations, standards, and asset records
• Coordinate vendors and recommend hardware, software, and infrastructure improvements

What you bring

• Deep, hands-on command of Cisco Catalyst switching and enterprise routing, the kind you can demonstrate live
• Practical experience configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto firewalls, including policy and segmentation
• Experience administering Aruba or comparable enterprise wireless across a large, multi-building footprint
• Strong Windows server and directory services administration, including authentication and access controls
• A working security mindset: patching, vulnerability remediation, access management, and incident response
• The judgment to walk into an undocumented environment, figure out what's happening, and sequence the fixes
• The practical requirements: a valid California driver's license, availability onsite five days a week with occasional evening, weekend, or emergency coverage, and the ability to lift equipment up to 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in K-12, higher education, or public sector technology environments
• A degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (not required, and equivalent hands-on experience is equally welcome)

About this role with Think Company

Think Company is a design and technology consultancy that helps organizations solve meaningful problems through thoughtful strategy, design, and delivery. This role is a Think Company placement, which means you'd be employed by us and embedded with one of our client teams, doing the work alongside them while we stay in your corner.

You'd be part of Think Company too, with invitations to our company gatherings. Placements are hired as either 1099 or W-2, and W-2 placements are offered a comprehensive benefits package.

How we work on client engagements

You'd work within the client's schedule, tools, and rhythms, with onsite expectations set by the engagement. Day-to-day direction comes from the client team.

Think Company stays close throughout. You'd have a point of contact for anything about your contract, your experience on the engagement, or what comes next when the work wraps. We believe good placements come from trust, transparency, and people feeling supported in the room they're working in.

Interested?

If you're the kind of administrator who gets satisfaction from walking into an old network and leaving it better than you found it, we'd like to hear from you, whether you're ready to apply or just want to ask questions first.

Worth knowing upfront:

the process is a video conversation followed by an onsite, hands-on technical assessment on switches and routers, plus a comprehensive background check. No surprises, and no substitute for real skill.