Senior Network Administrator - DoD Lab & Security Ops (Secret)

Taurean Corp; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Taurean Corp is seeking a lead network administrator to support DISA technology evaluation and laboratory operations at Fort Meade, MD. You will configure, secure, and troubleshoot the lab’s network infrastructure to enable engineering tests and pilots, working autonomously or with minimal oversight.

The role requires DoD experience and a strong background in firewall policies, VPNs, IP addressing, and IaC-driven configurations, with mandatory training and government environment readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field plus 3+ years' general experience; or 7+ years total experience with 5+ years DoD experience.
• Experience configuring, optimizing and troubleshooting networks with minimal oversight, including firewall policies, VPNs and network access.
• Ability to maintain physical/virtual networking, configuration backups, IP/VLAN records, security updates and relevant automation.
• Complete required on-the-job training and demonstrate the ability to perform duties in the Government environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain physical and virtual switching infrastructure and firewalls; configure network access and security policies.
• Track and allocate network addresses; maintain IP, subnet and VLAN documentation and configurations.
• Establish and maintain VPN connectivity and support service-mesh networking in laboratory environments.
• Apply software and security updates, maintain configuration backups and automate repeatable network configurations through infrastructure as code.
• Monitor and troubleshoot connectivity across lab assets and coordinate resolution with the Government’s test and integration personnel.
• Configure and support network components for technology integration testing, evaluations and pilots; document ports, protocols, services and interfaces.
• Support security assessment, remediation and configuration evidence with the broader engineering and security team.
• Maintain network operating procedures and architecture/configuration records; contribute lab status, risks, license/warranty information and service-level documentation.
• Coordinate authorized changes and handover activities while protecting system availability and controlled information.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

DoD environment

Independent work

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Firewall management tools

VPN configurations

Infrastructure as Code tooling

Job description

Taurean Corp is seeking a lead network administrator to support DISA technology evaluation and laboratory operations at Fort Meade, MD. You will configure, secure, and troubleshoot the lab’s network infrastructure to enable engineering tests and pilots, working autonomously or with minimal oversight.

The role requires DoD experience and a strong background in firewall policies, VPNs, IP addressing, and IaC-driven configurations, with mandatory training and government environment readiness.