Senior Network Administrator – Security-Cleared

Prana Comunicación; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IPT Associates (IPTA) in Radford, VA, is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to lead strategy for managing, maintaining, deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting complex networks across multiple locations. You will drive planning and rollout of new network implementations.

The role requires 3+ years designing and maintaining network solutions, 5+ years with Cisco products, and active security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions.
• 3+ years configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls.
• 5+ years configuring and administering Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR and ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower.
• 3 years of experience with, or working knowledge of, software-defined networking.
• 3+ years creating and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and problem resolution.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player attitude.

Responsibilities

• Help lead network management and deployment strategy for several customer environments
• Write and maintain technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies
• Monitor and tune system and network performance, harden the network, and report on security and operational status
• Recommend enterprise improvements, manage integrations, and write utilization reports
• Support the lifecycle of datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Tools

SolarWinds

Cisco Prime

Palo Alto Panorama

Men and Mice

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco ASR/ISR

Cisco Firepower

Job description

IPT Associates (IPTA) in Radford, VA, is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to lead strategy for managing, maintaining, deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting complex networks across multiple locations. You will drive planning and rollout of new network implementations.

The role requires 3+ years designing and maintaining network solutions, 5+ years with Cisco products, and active security clearance.