Senior Network Administrator

Pivotal Solutions; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivotal Solutions in Milwaukee, WI is seeking an IT Network Administrator to manage LAN/WAN, install, troubleshoot, and optimize network systems in a dynamic environment.

You'll work with monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Cisco Prime, Cisco Meraki), perform audits, ensure data integrity, and provide 2nd-3rd level support while helping document infrastructure and contribute to disaster recovery planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in IT or related discipline.
• 2-5 years of progressive experience in network management, including routing protocols, layer 2 switching, STP, network design, troubleshooting, and BGP routing.
• Experience reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation.
• Background in troubleshooting networking products.

Responsibilities

• Install, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize LAN/WAN in evolving network topology.
• Deploy and troubleshoot network configurations.
• Monitor and report on network usage.
• Operate daily network and telecom infrastructure.
• Work with monitoring tools like Solarwinds, Cisco Prime, Cisco Merak.
• Design and perform network and security audits.
• Backup networks data and ensure data integrity.
• Provide 2nd & 3rd level support on infrastructure issues.
• Create and update documentation of networking infrastructure.
• Assist in disaster recovery planning for OSes, databases, networks, servers, and apps.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software upgrades/purchases.
• Research emerging products, services, protocols, and standards.

Skills

Routing protocols

Layer 2 switching

Spanning Tree Protocol

Network design

Troubleshooting

BGP routing

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Information Technology

Tools

VMware

Symantec

Radio Communications

Physical Security Solutions

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Milwaukee, United States | Posted on 09/08/2026

Participate in the general management and network duties including:

• LAN/WAN installation, implementation, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and management in a quickly-evolving network topology
• Deploying and troubleshooting Network configurations
• Perform monitoring and reporting on network usage as requiredd
• Participate in the daily operation of the company’s network and telecom infrastructure
• Work with network monitoring tools, Solarwinds, Cisco Prime, Cisco Merak
• Design and perform network and security audits
• Network backup and recovery and ensure data integrity for critical data

Ensure timely user notification of maintenance requirements and effects on system availability.

Create, maintain, and update documentation of the networking infrastructure.

Responsible for 2nd & 3rd level support on infrastructure issues.

Provide guidance to staff regarding work procedures, technical issues, work priorities, and special requests from regions.

Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Help design and implement a disaster recovery plan for operating systems, databases, networks, servers, and software applications.

Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases.

Conduct research and provide recommendations on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development.

Preferred but not required knowledge of the following:

• VMWare
• Symantec
• Radio Communications
• Physical Security Solutions
• Microsoft Teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Information Technology or a related discipline.

Minimum of two to five (2-5) years of progressive experience in network management, including knowledge of routing protocols, layer 2 switching, spanning tree protocol, network design, troubleshooting, and BGP routing.

Experience reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals.

Background in troubleshooting networking products.