Senior Network Administrator

SAIC, a leading provider of systems development & deployment, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.  

We are seeking a highly motivated Network Administrator to join our National Intelligence Program supporting the operations, maintenance of a complex, hybrid on-premises and cloud enterprise IT environment. As a Network Administrator supporting Network Operations, you'll be challenged with enterprise support problems where you will coordinate with other NOC and operational staff to address break fix, minor configuration update, schedule add moves and changes, technology upgrades, and installs for network routers and switches.  As an experienced Network team members, you will be expected to coordinate ticket acceptance and resolutions. You will support the development of technical resolution reports for critical outages in the Network. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Perform System patching and IAVA patches to network routers and switches 

• Conduct approved minor network changes (vlan, ACL and port assignment)  

• You will perform IOS and Software upgrades, switch and router installs, upgrades to ensure smooth operations of the enterprise 

• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for network operation 

• Troubleshoot systems failures and accessibility problems  

• Support site survey and engineering designs data calls 

• Support new/enhanced network implementation, installation, and technical refresh projects 

• Support Network ticket closure across Network OPS staff to include: Completes initial categorization of Service Requests  

• Use administrative access to the network to provision new switches, routers, and other network components to research errors, incidents, problems  

• Perform incident analysis, identify potential problems and perform root cause analyses  

• Complete problem resolutions associated with incident ticket(s) 

• Stay abreast of the latest network technology trends that can enhance the performance and capability of analytics and software services 

• Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience 

• Solid professional experience in network administration as part of a NOC 

• 8+ years’ experience with modern networking technologies, including SD-WAN, MPLS, VPN, and cloud networking services 

• 8+years of proven expertise in configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers, switches and other network components 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and experience performing root-cause analysis 

• Excellent communication skills, with the capacity to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 

Desired Skills: 

• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages to streamline network operations 

• Understanding of modern networking technologies, including SD-WAN, MPLS, VPN, and cloud networking services