Sr. Network Administrator
Apolis
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Skills
- NETWORK
- ADMIN
- ADMINISTRATION
- CCNA
- LINUX
- PALO ALTO
- PALOALTO
- SEC+
- COMPTIASEC+
- SECURITY+
Summary
Location: Onsite in Ft. Meade, MD 5 days a week
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Clearance: Must be able to obtain & maintain Active TS/SCI (SCI needs to be active in the last 2 years)
Pay rate: up to $63/hr on Apex W2
Shift: 5am-1pm or/ 11am-7pm
Key skills: Candidates that are supporting enterprise network environments. This role will be responsible for network infrastructure administration, firewall configuration and troubleshooting, hardware configuration management, and Linux-based systems support. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls, network troubleshooting, and systems administration within complex environments. CCNA certification is also a requirement for this role.
Travel Requirements/Off hours Expectations
• Up to 10% travel, including occasional visits to customer or operational sites across the United States.
• Additional travel may be required during critical network or power outage events, though occurrences are infrequent.
•Expect off hours up to 1x per month for maintenance and upgrades. The candidate will be on a rotation for this.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and connected hardware devices.
• Perform configuration management activities for network and infrastructure hardware.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize network connectivity, performance, and security.
• Configure, deploy, and support Palo Alto firewalls, including firewall policy management, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Support initiatives to enable remote service capabilities through firewall technologies and security solutions.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure components and security appliances.
• Provide Linux systems administration support utilizing command-line tools and scripting.
• Assist with the deployment, administration, and future expansion of Trellix server environments.
• Participate in network hardware installation and infrastructure refresh projects.
• Respond to and resolve network outages, connectivity issues, and infrastructure incidents.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure secure and reliable network performance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and configuration records.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of overall experience and a Bachelors degree. Other level of degrees will be accepted with correlating years of experience. + CCNA certification
• Sec+ certification or other DoD 8140 certification
• Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise firewall environments.
• Experience configuring and supporting Palo Alto Firewalls.
- Dice Id: 10106862
- Position Id: 26-05822
- Posted 8 hours ago
Company Info
About Apolis
Founded 1996, RJT Compuquest, Inc. is an ERP and IT consulting services provider focused on providing innovative and successful business solutions. We are capable of working across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. RJT has experience in performing implementations, technical and functional upgrades, optimization projects, and full service staffing.
RJT consultants have real world experience across a broad spectrum of industries and can apply that knowledge to best face your business needs. Our recruiting process selects only the most highly qualified individuals for your project. If we cannot find the best consultant for your project, then we have a large pool of third-party consultants that we recruit from to ensure your business needs are met.
Our consultants have up to twenty years of business experience and an average of more than six years of IT and ERP experience. This means that the project team not only understands how systems work, they also understand how the technology impacts the business processes of organizations. We believe that the success of an engagement is determined by strong project management, as well as clear communication and mutual commitment working collaboratively. Our methodology begins with listening to the customer about their needs, then working with their team to gain a clear understanding of the requirements, while providing a knowledge transfer of best practices for the organization. The RJT team is committed to this goal.
When you leverage our exceptional recruiting and management capabilities and unparalleled client service skills, you take the most important step toward accomplishing your business goals. As a trusted advisor to companies of all sizes, we make it our business to become a specialized, physical extension of your team. We listen to your goals, assess your needs, and then take the steps necessary to achieve your objectives. Built on long-term, trusted client and employee relationships, RJT strives to consistently and efficiently plan, execute and deliver high quality services and results.
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