Network Administrator

  • Gainesville, VA
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 6 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Innovation
Arista
Watchguard
Critical Thinking
Network Layer
Leadership
Requirements Analysis
Network Operations
Design Documentation
Social Network Analysis
Science
Computer Science
Internet
IP
Intellectual Property
CompTIA
Network+
Cisco
Cisco Certifications
Team Leadership
Encryption
Data Link Layer
Research
Testing
User Experience
Switches
Firewall
Management
Optimization
Network Optimization
Training
System Documentation
Communication
Reverse Engineering
Documentation
Security Clearance
System Integration Testing
Continuous Integration
Network
QoS
SMB
Server Message Block
Storage
Remote Direct Memory Access
Cloud Computing
Computer Networking

Job Details

ALTA IT has a Direct Hire position open for a Network Administrator. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more, please send your updated resume to Looking forward to working with you!
Clearance: Top Secret and willing to sit for CI Poly
Onsite - Quantico, VA

A relevant industry certification, such as COMPTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), etc.
Senior Network Administrator supporting a highly capable and diverse team driving technical innovation. In the environment: Arista, Netgear switches, Watchguard firewalls. You can learn this... Successful candidate will be strong in critical thinking, has done some design and is a problem solver. Troubleshooting layer 3 level is a big plus.

The SNA shall lead moderately complex network projects or phases of a large project. She/he shall coordinate work activities for a small group of technical/professional employees, or manages a moderately large, complex function. The SNA shall provide technical guidance and leadership; determines deliverable and work schedules. She/he shall act as Offeror's representative to customer technical personnel while leading Offeror's network requirements analysis activities, as well as Offeror's maintenance and/or upgrades to customer network operations. The SNA shall be responsible for ensuring Offeror meets established network deliverable deadlines and performance standards. SNA shall have demonstrated past performance of leading teams of personnel with Network Administrator skills. SNA shall have senior level engineering knowledge in design, documentation and implementation of all Network Administrator skillsets. The SNA shall support the unit with other duties as assigned within the scope of work.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, with 6(six) or more years of work experience in monitoring, managing and administering internet protocol (IP) networks in a production environment or, in lieu of education, ten (10) years of experience. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described above.
SKlLL Level: At a minimum, the Network Administrator, senior level, shall have demonstrated experience in:
  • A relevant industry certification, such as COMPTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), etc.
  • Experience leading teams of personnel with Network Administrator skills
  • Proficiency designing, building, and maintaining physical and virtual networking devices, encryption (experience with Taclanes preferred), Firewall devices and rules, and networking Layer 2 and 3 devices and configurations
  • Expertise researching, evaluating, testing, recommending, integrating deploying, and installing network equipment and solutions to meet objectives and requirements to include new technologies.
  • Ability to confer with and advise management, engineers, senior network administrators, and system administrators on the management, functional capabilities and enhancement of supported networks.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, test, document, and implement changes to communications networks to ensure efficient operation, interoperability with supported and affiliated tools, systems and networks, and maximized user experience.
  • Development of automated methods to deploy switches and firewalls with consistent results using applicable technologies for various manufacturer products.
  • Ability to manage, train and developing skills of junior network administrators.
  • Proven ability to proactively troubleshoot, resolve, and provide technical assistance related to networking issues in support of mission objectives and customer issues and requirements.
  • Experience conducting reverse engineering of networks, producing documentation, and the ability explain results and potential areas of improvement and optimization.
  • Resolve interoperability problems to maintain connectivity throughout the network
  • Analyze traffic information and provide analyses to justify network optimization and reconfiguration
  • Provide technical assistance, training and system documentation for users to promote efficient operation of communication networks
  • Evaluate and recommend products and services from vendors
  • Conduct reverse engineering of networks, provide documentation, and explain results.
  • Must have Top Secret clearance with the ability to sit for a CI Poly.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Implementation of network Quality of Service (QoS) policies
  • Use of SMB protocols to allow advancement of storage technologies
  • Configuring and validation of RDMA technologies
  • Expertise with Cloud and/or Hybrid Cloud networking integration and sustainment.
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