Network Administrator

DataStaff, Inc. is seeking a Network Administrator for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Fairfax, VA.

*This position is onsite.

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a solid mid-level team member who brings a minimum of 5 years of hands-on networking experience. The best candidate will be someone who is looking for long-term professional growth opportunities, possesses a 4-year degree and/or industry certifications. Requires experience, creativity and multitasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives for the Transportation Operations Center. Individual is able to work without assistance; is able to manage medium complexity work efforts; has some industry experience; can provide limited leadership to others; collaborates well with others.

Responsibilities:

• Installs, configures, and supports an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet system or a segment of a network system.
• Maintain network hardware and software.
• Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.
• May supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, and maintenance of a local area network or wide area network.
• Maintains the network’s physical and logical structures, including network connections.
• Maintains network support software, analyzes user support statistics, and recommends appropriate measures.
• Installs, tests, and maintains network hardware and software.
• Prepares and analyzes statistics on network utilization and availability.
• Prepares training courses and provides user support and training in the use of available hardware, software, and utilities.
• Performs tuning and capacity planning activities to enhance the performance of the network resources.
• Assesses existing network, software, and current solutions and makes recommendations based on product specifications and best cybersecurity practices.
• Configures equipment and software to meet business needs, trains others on the solution, and documents the solution for ongoing support.
• Functions as part of a team on larger projects, or individually provides the services on support visits or smaller projects.
• Provides technical support and assists with the design of Infrastructure solutions.
• Requires experience in the technical services and support fields as well as experience in network administration (DHCP, DNS, routers, firewall, etc.)
• Responds to Tier 1 and 2 network and software support requests.
• Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.
• Responds to all break/fix requests associated with network resources.
• Designs extensions of and connections to the campus network.
• Assists with configuration and deployment of new/replacement network hardware and communications infrastructure.
• Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.
• Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.
• Monitors network resources for faults and traffic anomalies.
• Resolves connection issues between users and resources.
• Maintains detailed change history of network changes.
• Supports ITS Field Maintenance with communications’ implementation and troubleshooting.
• Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defenses.
• Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation
• Manages time and resource constraints.

Required Skills:

• 10 Years - General Information Technology
• 5 Years - Cisco Routing and Switching
• 5 Years - VLAN Management
• 2 Years - Network Design
• 5 Years - Subnetting
• 3 Years - Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, etc).
• 2 Years - Network Security

Desired Skills:

• 2 Years - DNS/DHCP
• 2 Years - Network Monitoring
• 2 Years - Network Cable Management
• 2 Years - Cisco FMC/Firepower
• 3 Years - Solutions Design Build
• 2 Years - Integration Troubleshooting
• 2 Years - Cybersecurity
• 2 Years - Software Integrations

This opportunity is available as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.