Network Administrator

Peraton•Washington, DC

4d•$80,000 - $128,000

About The Position

Peraton is a national security company and enterprise IT provider supporting government agencies and every branch of the U.S. armed forces. As a Tier 2 Network Administrator, you will support enterprise network operations and coordinate with the Network Operations Center and other operational staff on break-fix issues, configuration changes, scheduled adds, moves and changes, technology upgrades, and installations involving network routers and switches. You will coordinate ticket acceptance and resolution and help develop technical resolution reports for critical network outages. The role involves resolving challenging network problems through information gathering, analysis, and investigation, and developing technical solutions that may apply across the enterprise. You will work independently with some supervision; in remote locations, you may perform engineering, maintenance, and network troubleshooting with minimal or intermittent input from other tiers or locations. You will also support site surveys, engineering design data calls, new and enhanced network implementations, installations, and technical refresh projects.

Requirements

TS/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
A bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, a master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 1+ year; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. The posting also lists an alternative qualification of a bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience, a master's degree with 0 years of experience, or 6 years of experience without a bachelor's degree.
Experience with routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, or 802.1x.
Experience with Cisco-ISE.
Knowledge of KG-175 Series TACLANES configuration, fault isolation, and firmware upgrade procedures.
Familiarity with Cisco and Juniper network devices.
Active IAT Level II certification.
Active CCNA certification.

Responsibilities

Conduct approved network changes, including VLAN, ACL, and port assignments.
Perform IOS upgrades on routers and switches.
Perform routing and switching equipment technology upgrades to support continued enterprise operations.
Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for network operations.
Resolve network system failures and service accessibility problems.
Support site surveys and engineering design data calls.
Support new and enhanced network implementation, installation, and technical refresh projects at a site or locale.
Work independently with some supervision, including engineering, maintenance, and troubleshooting in remote locations with minimal or intermittent input from other tiers or locations.
Perform network ticket resolution and support ticket closure across Network Operations staff.
Use administrative network access to provision switches, routers, and cryptographic devices.
Use administrative access to network components to research errors, incidents, and problems; perform incident analysis; and identify potential problems.
Route service requests to the appropriate organization for incident resolution.
Perform root-cause analyses and resolve problems associated with incident tickets.
Review and implement Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Coordinate ticket acceptance and resolution with the Network Operations Center and other operational staff.
Support development of technical resolution reports for critical network outages.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Life insurance.
Health savings account.
Short- and long-term disability.
Employee assistance program (EAP).
Parental leave.
401(k).
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation.
Company-paid holidays.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.