Senior Network Administrator
About The Position
This role is a Think Company staffing opportunity supporting network and infrastructure operations for one of our clients. You'll lead a multi-campus environment running Cisco Catalyst, Palo Alto, and Aruba that's ready for a fresh set of eyes, get it steady, then modernize it with real say over what gets built and when. Think Company is a design and technology consultancy that helps organizations solve meaningful problems through thoughtful strategy, design, and delivery. This role is a Think Company placement, which means you'd be employed by us and embedded with one of our client teams, doing the work alongside them while we stay in your corner. You'd be part of Think Company too, with invitations to our company gatherings. Placements are hired as either 1099 or W-2, and W-2 placements are offered a comprehensive benefits package. You'd work within the client's schedule, tools, and rhythms, with onsite expectations set by the engagement. Day-to-day direction comes from the client team. Think Company stays close throughout. You'd have a point of contact for anything about your contract, your experience on the engagement, or what comes next when the work wraps. We believe good placements come from trust, transparency, and people feeling supported in the room they're working in.
Requirements
- Deep, hands-on command of Cisco Catalyst switching and enterprise routing, the kind you can demonstrate live
- Practical experience configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto firewalls, including policy and segmentation
- Experience administering Aruba or comparable enterprise wireless across a large, multi-building footprint
- Strong Windows server and directory services administration, including authentication and access controls
- A working security mindset: patching, vulnerability remediation, access management, and incident response
- The judgment to walk into an undocumented environment, figure out what's happening, and sequence the fixes
- A valid California driver's license
- Availability onsite five days a week with occasional evening, weekend, or emergency coverage
- Ability to lift equipment up to 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation
Nice To Haves
- Experience in K-12, higher education, or public sector technology environments
- A degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (not required, and equivalent hands-on experience is equally welcome)
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead technical resource for network, server, and infrastructure operations across a multi-campus environment, working directly with the client's Chief Technology Officer
- Administer and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst switching and routing, Palo Alto firewalls, and Aruba wireless day to day
- Stabilize an inherited environment first, then plan and execute upgrades and modernization work
- Keep server, storage, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure reliable, secure, and available
- Implement and maintain security controls, identity and access management, and backup and disaster recovery
- Build the documentation this environment is missing: diagrams, configurations, standards, and asset records
- Coordinate vendors and recommend hardware, software, and infrastructure improvements
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
