Senior Network Administrator

Interactive Process Technology • Radford, VA

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About The Position

IPT Associates (IPTA) is seeking a Senior Network Administrator for a mixed, growing enterprise environment supporting several teams and customers. The role helps lead strategy for managing, maintaining, deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting complex networks across multiple locations, as well as planning and rolling out new network implementations. The position also supports datacenter equipment throughout its lifecycle. IPTA describes its culture as collaborative, supportive, and grounded in determination, integrity, service, learning, and growth.

Requirements

• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Computing environment certification, such as CCNA, Palo Alto, MCSE, Server+, or Red Hat, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of starting.
• Active security clearance.
• Experience in computer science or IT.
• At least 3 years designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions.
• At least 3 years configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls.
• At least 3 years using network management and troubleshooting tools, such as SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, or Men and Mice.
• At least 5 years configuring and administering Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR and ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower.
• At least 3 years of experience with, or working knowledge of, software-defined networking.
• At least 3 years creating and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and problem resolution.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of automation and scripting experience with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible.
• At least 3 years supporting cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA.

Responsibilities

• Help lead network management and deployment strategy for several customer environments.
• Write and maintain technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies.
• Monitor and tune system and network performance, harden the network, and report on security and operational status.
• Recommend enterprise improvements, manage integrations, and write utilization reports.
• Support the lifecycle of datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance.
• Plan and lead the rollout of new network implementations across multiple locations.

What This Job Offers

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