Network Administrator

Position Title: Network Administrator

Location: Ft Polk, LA

Clearance level: Secret

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Under general supervision, responsible for the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and usage of the organization's local area network.
• Manages network performance and maintains network security.
• Ensures that security procedures are implemented and enforced.
• Installs all network software.
• Evaluates, develops and maintains telecommunications systems.
• Troubleshoots network problems.
• Establishes and implements network policies, procedures, and standards and ensures their conformance with information systems and organization objectives.
• Trains users on network operation.
• Frequently reports to a PC support manager or Senior Network Administrator. 
• Apply technical standards and security policy for LAN topologies and components; identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, harden, and support enterprise network devices (i.e. layer 2 & 3 switches and routers). Implement, troubleshoot, and support Enterprise Provider Edge (E-PE) Router, Area Bridging Switch (ABS), Area Core Switch (ACS), Area Distribution Switches (ADS), Edge Access Switches (EAS) and Wireless Access Points (WAPs) equipment and Voice over IP (VoIP) solution; manage CiscoPrime, CA Spectrum, Brocade Network Advisor (BNA), Aruba 6000 Controller, Cisco IOS, Cisco NS-OX and Cisco Call Manager and Unity devices; install, troubleshoot, move, and remove E-PE, ABS, ACS, ADS, EAS, WAPs and VoIP equipment as required.
• Provide local common-user LAN and CAN (Campus Area Network) touch labor (troubleshooting, repairing, etc.).
• Install, configure, support, and troubleshoot converged IP and Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), Multi-Spanning Tree (MST), Domain Naming Service, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Media Access Control (MAC), and Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP). Support remote access, wireless networking, virtual private networking, circuit provisioning.
• Monitor the limited geographic CAN and LAN by utilizing enterprise management software to monitor network performance, analyze network activity, and maintain a high level of network availability. Perform network discovery and conduct fault analysis.
• Provide network utilization reports to the COR.
• Manage network equipment/software to include configuration management and capacity management.
• Responsible for development of an updated Quarterly Enterprise System Management Architecture Design Document describing service level offering deployed and planned enhancements.
• Draft and maintain Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents for the functional category.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Information Technology related field desired, not required.
• CompTIA Security+
• CCNA.
• CompTIA Security+ baseline certification required. Full CE certification required. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certifications required.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 3+ years’ direct experience.
• Previous experience on DoD networks required.
• Familiarity with ITIL.
• Experience with CiscoPrime, CA Spectrum, Brocade Network Advisor (BNA), Aruba 6000 Controller, Cisco IOS, Cisco NS-OX and Cisco Call Manager, Wireless protocols (802.11b/g/n), Wireless Authentication Protocols (EAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS, etc.) and Solarwinds Orion software (NPM, netflow, and virtualization, etc.) on a heterogeneous network; thorough understanding of network protocols and services (TCP, UDP, IP, STP, CDP, HSRP, DNS, DHCP, VTP, VPN, FTP, TFTP, IAS, VoIP, NAT and Dot1.x).
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting network components (ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, 3000/4000/5000/6000 series multilayer switches and routers, Cisco Unified IP Phones, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience communicating networking concepts to technical and non-technical personnel; ability to develop technical documents and produce system design documentation.
• Excellent customer service skills; project a positive image and professional manner at all times; ability to work within the confines of a set time schedule.