Tier II Network Technician — 24/7 Global Support

Peraton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a driven Network Technician to join the Network and Unified Communications Architecture team in Washington, DC.

You will provide Tier II escalated support, expert troubleshooting, remote diagnostics, and systems analysis to accelerate issues to Tier III engineers. Responsibilities include evaluating LAN/WAN performance, network tuning, and implementing Layer 2/3 concepts to ensure high availability.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Must work 24/7 Panama shift.
• Bachelor's in IT/related field + 5+ years experience; or equivalent.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II.
• CompTIA Network+ certification.
• Experience with Cisco/Juniper devices, VLANs, VPNs, LAN/WAN.
• Experience in 2–3 areas: network troubleshooting, routers/switches, Cisco IOS/Junos, firewalls, NetScout/Wireshark, SolarWinds, Call Manager Unity, DNS, QoS, VPN.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate LAN/WAN performance and bottlenecks.
• Provide LAN/WAN support with network analysis and tuning.
• Ensure overall network performance and availability.
• Analyze client LANs/WANs and implement new hardware as needed.
• Implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking concepts.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

LAN/WAN concepts

Cisco IOS/Junos

Firewalls

NetScout/Wireshark

SolarWinds

VPN

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Tools

Wireshark

NetScout

SolarWinds

Call Manager Unity

Job description

Peraton seeks a driven Network Technician to join the Network and Unified Communications Architecture team in Washington, DC.

You will provide Tier II escalated support, expert troubleshooting, remote diagnostics, and systems analysis to accelerate issues to Tier III engineers. Responsibilities include evaluating LAN/WAN performance, network tuning, and implementing Layer 2/3 concepts to ensure high availability.