Network Administrator

Base Power Company • Austin, TX

70d • Onsite

About The Position

Base is seeking a Network Administrator to support and maintain its network infrastructure across various locations including offices, warehouses, and factories. The role involves ensuring smooth network operations, assisting with new site rollouts, and supporting the manufacturing environment's infrastructure. This position has a significant focus on Operational Technology (OT) within a manufacturing setting, requiring direct interaction with servers, network equipment, and systems critical to production. The Network Administrator will also be expected to contribute to broader IT tasks, including designing and supporting network implementations and providing day-to-day organizational support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of network administration experience in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with Unifi networking equipment and supporting physical network infrastructure in an enterprise setting.
• Experience administering Palo Alto firewalls.
• Experience with network monitoring solutions and alerting configuration.
• Experience maintaining a server room/network closet, including physical installation and cable management in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with wireless deployments and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows systems primarily with BASH and PowerShell CLIs.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with OT infrastructure, networking, and systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment (production line connectivity, industrial network segmentation, uptime-critical systems) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain the network at all Base locations, including day-to-day management of VLANs, routing, and VPN.
• Monitor network performance and proactively install, configure, and improve network equipment.
• Maintain firewalls, keeping rules and policies current, and maintain network documentation including topology, standards, and procedures.
• Support the infrastructure behind manufacturing, including servers, network equipment, and related systems on the factory floor, helping keep it reliable and secure.
• Respond to and remediate network-related incidents across both IT and OT environments, escalating as needed.
• Collaborate with the IT team and the company overall on outages and upgrades.
• Work with the security team to help ensure compliance with security frameworks and best practices.
• Willingness to do any type of IT task, including help desk support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed