Network/Systems Administrator

Empower AI • Roanoke, VA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Empower AI is hiring a Network/Systems 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. Working with team members who design and support complex networks across multiple locations, this position helps lead strategies to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support networks across customer environments. The role supports mission-critical Army IT services across enterprise data centers and cloud-hosted environments, with an emphasis on enterprise network administration and DoD cybersecurity compliance.

The position is remote-eligible. Local candidates in the Roanoke and Radford, Virginia area are encouraged to apply; local on-site or hybrid work is also possible for those who prefer it.

Requirements

• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, or Palo; may be waived for 30 days after project join date.
• DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience in Computer Science or IT.
• 10–15 years of relevant experience.
• Three or more years of experience designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions.
• Three or more years of experience configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls.
• Three or more years of experience with network management, analysis, and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, and Men and Mice.
• Five or more 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.
• Three or more 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.
• Ability to sit and stand for long periods, ambulate throughout an office and between several buildings, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience.
• Three or more years of experience in automation and scripting with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible.
• Three or more 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 data center 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.

What This Job Offers

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