Senior Network Administrator – SD-WAN & OT Security

V Group Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee referral bonus

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

V Group Inc., a NJ-based IT services provider, seeks a Senior Network Administrator to lead secure deployment and operation of the ITS communications infrastructure for the TSMO program. You will orchestrate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, deploy IR1101 devices, and centrally manage Palo Alto firewalls via Panorama, ensuring Zero-Trust segmentation and robust security across OT/IT networks.

You will collaborate with field technicians and TMC stakeholders to optimize routing, multicast CCTV, and edge

Qualifications

• 6+ years in enterprise-grade network administration in large, multi-endpoint environments
• 6+ years with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, including SD-WAN Manager, Controllers, and Validator
• 6+ years administering Palo Alto NGFWs and Panorama; VM-Series in cloud is a plus
• 0.5 years' experience with Cisco IR1101 hardware and IOS-XE SD-WAN software
• 5 years' experience with routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP) and IPsec VPNs
• 3 years' OT/ITS/TSMO environment experience managing roadside communications

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and manage Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN overlay and policies
• Deploy and manage rugged IR1101 roadside routers with dual-active cellular backhaul
• Develop bootstrap configurations and WAN Edge templates for rapid provisioning
• Configure and transport legacy ITS data over modern IP/MPLS/SD-WAN
• Manage security centrally via Palo Alto Panorama across firewalls and cloud egress points
• Enforce strict Zero-Trust segmentation for critical infrastructure networks
• Configure and tune Palo Alto security profiles to protect transport infrastructure
• Monitor multicast CCTV distribution and ensure low-latency video delivery
• Provide Tier 3 escalation and on-site field support for outages and fiber/cellular issues
• Ensure FHWA, NEMA TS-2, and NIST SP 800-82 compliance

Skills

Cisco SD-WAN

Palo Alto NGFWs

VM-Series Firewalls

IR1101 hardware

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)

NTCIP/ITS/OT experience

Zero Trust security

Tools

Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

Panorama

Change/config templates

Job description

V Group Inc., a NJ-based IT services provider, seeks a Senior Network Administrator to lead secure deployment and operation of the ITS communications infrastructure for the TSMO program. You will orchestrate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, deploy IR1101 devices, and centrally manage Palo Alto firewalls via Panorama, ensuring Zero-Trust segmentation and robust security across OT/IT networks.

You will collaborate with field technicians and TMC stakeholders to optimize routing, multicast CCTV, and edge