Network Administrator

Description
Our customer, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), provides, operates, and assures command and control of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations. This position directly supports the DISA-provided capabilities and services.
We are seeking an experienced Network Systems Engineer to provide network operations and engineering sustainment support to a mission critical IP messaging and communications transport network. A successful candidate will develop an understanding of the services offered to external organizations, provide lifecycle systems engineering support to development and operations on the program, and use a combination of technical and functional expertise to recommend solutions to satisfy customer requirements.
Primary Responsibilities:
Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.
Collaborate with network architects to define and/or continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking.
Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
Lead development of SOPs/TTPs.
Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
Support system performance tuning and enhancements.
Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
Support tier escalation of incident management support tasks.
Active participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Problem Management activities.
Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production.
Perform highly technical maintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers.
Provide expert knowledge of network engineering and operations, large scale enterprise network solution implementation and transition to Network Operations, as well as test and evaluation activities. Perform highly technical maintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Active DoD clearance at the Top-Secret level with SCI eligibility
Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Lvl II Certification within a certain timeframe after starting if not starting with one when hired.
Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
4+ years' experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
Experience developing and presenting technical information to customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management.
Hands-on experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network routing, switching and firewall/security devices.
Ability to travel up to 10% OCONUS travel.
Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills
Skills
Cisco routers, Bgp, Troubleshooting, voip
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fort Meade, MD.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $50.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Fort Meade,MD.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 20, 2026.

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We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

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