TS/SCI Network Systems Administrator – Onsite Fort Meade

Piper Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Network System Administrator to join a leading technology and engineering company delivering mission-critical IT, cybersecurity, digital modernization, and defense solutions to U.S. government and national security customers.

This fully onsite role is in Fort Meade, MD and requires an active TS/SCI security clearance. The Network Systems Administrator will support operations, engineering, and sustainment of a mission-critical IP messaging and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of network engineering/troubleshooting experience.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers/switches/firewalls; CCNP Route/Switch and/or Security preferred.
• Strong defense-in-depth and network/security architecture knowledge.
• Experience with network operations, integration, test/evaluation, and transition to NetOps.
• Excellent technical documentation, analysis, reporting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.
• Define STIG compliant baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking with network architects.
• Test and validate automation and best practices; develop SOPs/TTPs.
• Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI) and incident management escalation.
• Perform maintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers.

Skills

Routing & Switching

IP Subnetting

MPLS

VPNs

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

VLANs

VoIP

WAN Technologies

Network Security

Documentation

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Cisco Routers

Cisco Switches

Cisco Firewalls

Security Devices

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Network System Administrator to join a leading technology and engineering company delivering mission-critical IT, cybersecurity, digital modernization, and defense solutions to U.S. government and national security customers.

This fully onsite role is in Fort Meade, MD and requires an active TS/SCI security clearance. The Network Systems Administrator will support operations, engineering, and sustainment of a mission-critical IP messaging and