WAN Administrator - 24/7 Enterprise Network & Security Ops

SMS DATA PRODUCTS GROUP, INC; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SMS DATA PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. seeks a WAN Administrator to sustain AFCENT Enterprise Network 24/7. Responsibilities include troubleshooting BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, IP/MPLS, and coordinating outages with government partners to ensure mission readiness.

Required: 3+ years WAN/LAN experience, firewall expertise, AD and Microsoft server familiarity, and DoD Secret clearance or eligibility. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• 3+ years WAN/LAN administration experience.
• Firewall experience and security focus.
• Microsoft server roles and AD management basics.
• Knowledge of storage performance concepts.
• DoD Secret or Interim Secret clearance or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide 247 WAN transport operations support.
• Troubleshoot WAN/LAN protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• Configure and monitor IP/MPLS backbone networks.
• Assist with WAN transport system installation/configuration.
• Develop testing and cutover plans for AFCENT WAN equipment.
• Establish remote monitoring procedures for reliability.
• Collect networking metrics for performance analysis.
• Identify and address substandard network performance.
• Provide first-level AFCENT user support.
• Consult with government to optimize WAN transport.
• Assess outage impact and coordinate resolutions.
• Notify outages per policy and SOPs.
• Support daily AFCENT status reporting.
• Provide general networking, LAN, WAN support.
• Support O&M and documentation efforts.
• Assist with meetings and briefings.
• Provide training support as needed.
• Support OCONUS/CONUS TDY travel requirements.

Skills

WAN Admin

Firewall

Microsoft Server

Active Directory

Network Monitoring

Education

CCNA

ITIL Foundation

DoD Secret clearance or Interim Secret

Job description

SMS DATA PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. seeks a WAN Administrator to sustain AFCENT Enterprise Network 24/7. Responsibilities include troubleshooting BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, IP/MPLS, and coordinating outages with government partners to ensure mission readiness.

Required: 3+ years WAN/LAN experience, firewall expertise, AD and Microsoft server familiarity, and DoD Secret clearance or eligibility. Equal opportunity employer.