Working at PVA provides the opportunity to join a diverse and passionate team of individuals committed to improving the lives of veterans, specifically the lives of veterans with spinal cord injuries and disease and their caregivers.
At PVA, our employees know they are making a difference every day. Our unique backgrounds and cultures blend together to help us fulfill PVA’s mission. So, whether you’re at our National Office in Washington, D.C., or one of our several service offices across the country, you have the benefit of knowing that everything you do is part of PVA’s effort to help our veterans. Join us and make a difference!
Must reside in the DC/MD/VA area: this is a full-time in-office position.
Job Title: Network Administrator & System Architect
Reports To: Director of Information Technology
Position Overview: Provides technical and analytical expertise in support of PVA’s IT Infrastructure. Manages these IT assets to support the PVA Senior Leadership, Program Directors, all National Office staff, and all Service Offices.
Position responsibilities and duties:
- Serves as an IT network architect and manager for PVA’s data centers, networks (WAN/LAN/SAN), including physical, virtual & cloud infrastructure assets.
- Responsible for the maintenance, evaluation, testing and implementation of ongoing enhancements of PVA’s IT infrastructure including hardware and software assets such as network operating system software, switch, router, storage, server hardware, virtualization software, application software, backup systems, internal web servers, firewalls, cloud applications and cloud systems.
- Establishes and maintains system security for the PVA networks (WAN/LAN), PVA applications, corporate internet access and PVA managed endpoints.
- Establishes and maintains data protection/backup and recovery scheme for PVA IT assets in PVA data centers and IT managed cloud assets.
- Responsible for IT infrastructure capacity planning and implementation.
- Supports IT, staff members, by developing end-user and technical documentation relating to the PVA WAN/LAN.
- Provides technical training for PVA’s IT infrastructure to IT staff as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in computer science or related IT discipline preferred.
- 2-3 years of experience administering a complex Linux/Microsoft/vSphere network and VoIP phone systems.
- 2-3 years of experience managing routers, switches, and appliances by Juniper, Cisco, Riverbed, and Palo Alto Networks.
- In-depth working knowledge of network architectures, network operating systems, protocols, security methods and models.
- Understanding of diverse workstation operating systems, including Windows and Mac O/S
- Familiarity with enterprise database systems such as Oracle, MS SQL
- Certifications: JNCIA-Junos, VCAP, LPIC-2 or LPIC-3, Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, GIAC Security Essentials.
Top Perks and Benefits:
- Employer-Paid Benefits – Employer-paid benefits like Medical Insurance, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-term Disability.
- Healthcare Insurance – Affordable Medical, Vision, and Dental options for team members and their families.
- Optional Insurance – Including Accident, Critical Illness, Short-Term Disability, and more.
- 401k Match–401k retirement savings plan with a guaranteed employer contribution and matching option.
- Tuition Reimbursement – We empower our team to be the very best they can be by offering a competitive reimbursement plan for education related to your role.
- Work-Life Balance – We honor 14 paid holidays, vacation leave starting at 15 days per year, and sick leave with no limit on the amount to be accrued.
- Additional Benefits –Health Savings Account with an employer contribution, Parking & Transit Spending Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, TicketsAtWork Membership, and more!
