Senior Space Network Admin — Onsite, TS/SCI Clearance

Iridium; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Iridium seeks a Senior Network Administrator to support a Space Development Agency project. You’ll manage LAN/WAN across sites, maintain security infrastructure, and lead DevSecOps deployments with Juniper devices.

A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required, with offshore opportunities limited to on-site operations in a classified center. The role emphasizes proactive problem solving, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years managing mid-to-large LAN/WAN networks and security.
• 8+ years working with multiple firewall vendors.
• 3+ years with Juniper Firewalls and management platforms.
• Strong knowledge of OSI, Spanning-Tree, VDC, VFR, VTP, VSS, and routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP).
• Experience with Netconf/Yang.
• Proficient MS PowerPoint, Excel, Visio.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for SDA Network Infrastructure across LAN/WAN.
• Support DevSecOps link for software deliveries to the Operational System.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot networking and security hardware (Juniper devices).
• Create and maintain documentation and audit logs; ensure configuration management and compliance.
• Research network products and standards to stay current with DevOps practices.
• Provide 24x7 on-call assistance as needed.

Skills

LAN/WAN networking

Firewall management

Juniper equipment

Networking protocols

Netconf/Yang

Documentation

Communication

Analytical thinking

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Juniper EX4400/ACX/SRX

Juniper Routers/Switches

Cisco ASA/Check Point/Palo Alto/Fortinet firewalls

Netconf/Yang tooling

Nagios monitoring tools

Job description

Iridium seeks a Senior Network Administrator to support a Space Development Agency project. You’ll manage LAN/WAN across sites, maintain security infrastructure, and lead DevSecOps deployments with Juniper devices.

A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required, with offshore opportunities limited to on-site operations in a classified center. The role emphasizes proactive problem solving, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.