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Senior Network Administrator

DP Professionals Inc
Columbia, SC Contractor
POSTED ON 10/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/31/2026
DPP is seeking a Senior Network Administrator for an opportunity with our client in the healthcare insurance industry.
 
Work Location: Hybrid in Columbia, SC; onsite Tues, Wed, Thurs
Duration: 11 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: ; must be able to obtain/maintain a low-level (Public Trust) clearance
 
About the Team:
  • The Network Operations Center (NOC) is responsible for the daily operation and support of a highly available enterprise network environment that supports the entire organization.
  • The team ensures the security, reliability, and performance of critical network services through proactive monitoring, incident response, operational support, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • This team plays a vital role in maintaining business continuity and partnering with other IT organizations to ensure infrastructure and application availability.
Responsibilities:
  • Performing daily operational health checks and environment validation.
  • Monitoring network performance, availability, and capacity.
  • Responding to and resolving network incidents and outages.
  • Performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  • Managing break-fix activities and service requests.
  • Executing operational changes in accordance with established change management processes.
  • Supporting compliance remediation efforts.
  • Managing network backup and recovery processes.
  • Developing and maintaining operational documentation and procedures.
  • Collaborating with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application support teams to ensure service availability and operational excellence.
Required Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree;
  • OR 4 years of job-related work experience;
  • OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree.
Required Technologies:
  • Palo Alto Firewalls
  • F5 Load Balancers
  • Cisco ACI
  • SolarWinds
  • Cisco Catalyst Center
  • Nexus Insights
Required Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in network operations, network administration, or infrastructure support environments.
  • Experience supporting enterprise network technologies in a 24x7 operational environment.
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex network incidents.
  • Experience performing network monitoring, operational maintenance, and infrastructure support activities.
Preferred Technologies:
  • Ansible
  • GitHub
  • ThousandEyes
Preferred Experience:
  • 8 years of experience working in enterprise infrastructure and network environments.
  • Experience with highly available, large-scale network environments.
  • Experience leading operational initiatives, major incident response, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Experience in creating and maintaining operational documentation and procedures.
Soft Skills:  
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities simultaneously.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Ability to remain effective during critical incidents and outage situations.
  • Team-oriented mindset with a strong customer service focus.
Interested? Learn more:
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