Network/Systems Administrator
About The Position
Empower AI is seeking a Network Administrator to support a mixed and growing environment serving functional teams and customers. The environment includes MS Windows Server 2019/2022, MS SQL 2019, MS Windows 11, VMware 7.x, OEL 8x–9x, and Oracle operating systems. The role works with team members who design and support complex networks across multiple locations, helping manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support networks across customer environments. This is a remote-eligible position. Local candidates in the Roanoke and Radford, Virginia area are encouraged to apply; work may also be performed locally in an on-site or hybrid arrangement. The position supports mission-critical Army IT services across enterprise data centers and cloud-hosted environments, with emphasis on enterprise network administration and DoD cybersecurity compliance. The Network Administrator leads network implementation efforts, maintains technical documentation and procedures, monitors network performance and security, recommends enterprise improvements, and supports mixed-vendor datacenter equipment. The role also designs and maintains complex networking solutions and administers Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco networking equipment.
Requirements
- CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, or Palo; this may be waived for 30 days after the project join date.
- DoD Secret security clearance.
- Experience in Computer Science or IT.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience.
- At least three years of experience designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions.
- At least three years of experience configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls.
- At least three years of experience using network management, analysis, and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, and Men and Mice.
- At least five years of experience configuring, updating, maintaining, and administering Cisco Nexus (9K, 7K, 5K, 2K), Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR/ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower.
- Three years of experience or working knowledge of Software Defined Networking.
- At least three years of experience creating, maintaining, and following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
- Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to be a team player.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience.
- At least three years of experience in automation and scripting with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible.
- At least three years of experience supporting cybersecurity patch management and STIGs, SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).
Responsibilities
- Lead efforts to plan, execute, and implement new network implementations.
- Create and maintain team technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies.
- Monitor and tune system and network performance; harden the network and report on overall security and operational status.
- Recommend enterprise improvements and manage new software and hardware integrations.
- Produce utilization reports to identify problems and corrective actions.
- Support the lifecycle of mixed-vendor datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance.
- Design, implement, document, and maintain complex networking solutions.
- Configure, update, maintain, administer, and migrate Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco networking equipment, including Nexus, Catalyst, ASR/ISR routers, and Firepower.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
