Senior Network Administrator

Peraton; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to join their team in Dallas, Texas. This remote role involves critical responsibilities such as maintaining network integrity, problem-solving network incidents, and collaborating with team members for optimal business continuity. Candidates must have extensive experience in network technologies, including load balancers and firewalls, and be able to work evening shifts and weekends as necessary.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience required, or 12 years in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive experience with network components and protocols.
• Ability to work evening shifts and be on-call.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance and troubleshooting for network incidents.
• Drive problem resolution for business continuity.
• Document processes in accordance with ITIL requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Network management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

F5 LTM load balancers

Checkpoint firewalls

Juniper firewalls

Cisco IOS

Nexus OS

Job description

Senior Network Administrator

Job Locations

US-TX-Dallas

Requisition ID

2025-157183

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Public Trust

Responsibilities

We are HIRING! We are adding a Senior Network Administrator to the team. This is a remote position with evening shift (5pm - midnight) and on-call after hours (5pm - 8am) and all weekend support rotation every two weeks.

What will you do:

General maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network incidents in the environment
• Resolve all network issues assigned to the network team
• Drive problem resolutions to ensure business continuity
• Work shift rotations and weekends to accommodate maintenance restrictions and after-hours response.
• Improve quality and ensure consistent and timely resolution of incidents
• Implement necessary steps to prevent future incidents
• Audit network devices to confirm network policies and guidelines meet or exceed targets for successful audits
• Perform change management (CM) role on all network devices. Implement network change requests based on CM processes
• Install, upgrade and maintain all network components
• Document processes in accordance with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) requirements

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
• Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading F5 LTM load balancers
• Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls
• Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading Cisco IOS routers, Cisco IOS, and Nexus OS switches
• Extensive experience troubleshooting network traffic flows between servers, appliances, and network equipment
• Experience performing routine maintenance and incident break / fix issues
• Advanced level knowledge of any of the following protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, and TCP/IP
• Ability to script in programming languages, such as Perl, Python, or Bash
• Professional, responsible attitude and can work independently
• Extensive written documentation (processes, user guides)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work evening shift (5pm - midnight) and on-call after hours (5pm - 8am) and all weekend support rotation every two weeks
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work with remote, matrixed teams
• Ability to work effectively in a team, and with clients

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.