Network Administrator

SAIC is looking for a Network Administrator with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability in Suffolk, VA. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

Schedule includes two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, along with two 8‑hour weekday shifts.

Specific Duties Include:

• Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 3 support as required
• Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
• Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
• Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
• Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
• Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
• Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
• Enact change management for the solution
• Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment
• Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities
• Support analysis of short/long term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling
• Conducts testing of network systems
• Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and two (2) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure
• Additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree

Required Security Clearance:

• Must have an active Secret clearance

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience required with: Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP); Access Control Lists; Layer 2 Switching; Spanning Tree; Packet Analysis; SPINE-LEAF architecture
• Experience with the following is a plus: Arista switches; Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, NetScout); SD-WAN and Spine-Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues
• Working knowledge of SD-WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
• Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting
• Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube

Required Certifications:

• IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP. Six-month waiver authorized to obtain

Desired:

• Experience with SVLAN (Service VLAN) configuration and management
• Experience with Arista CloudVision Portal

Working Environment: 

• Required to work a dedicated weekend shift consisting of two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, plus two 8‑hour weekday shifts 

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