Sr. Network Administrator
| Company | MetroStar |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- You have an active TS/SCI clearance
- 7+ years of experience with experience managing the provisioning, installation, and support of network communications
- 7+ years of experience with advanced troubleshooting, network security, and cloud networking
- You have 7+ years of experience in a NOC environment.
- Understanding of network communications standards and concepts, to include: Physical layer media (copper, fiber), Ethernet (switching, spanning-tree, media access-control (MAC) addressing), TCP/IP (UDP vs TCP, subnetting, DHCP, gateway, access-control lists), Higher-level protocols (DNS, IPSec, HTTP)
- Experience with implementation and operation of cross-domain solutions.
- Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
- Experience with NOC tools like SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG, or Wireshark.
- Knowledge/experience in administering network monitoring tools such as NeuralStar, and Splunk. ManageEngine experience a plus
- Hands-on experience with Cisco equipment – Switch, router configuration
- An understanding of working in a secure federal environment
- A High-level networking and network security certifications: CISSP, CCNA, MCSE, Security+ or equivalent
- You are familiarity with ITIL frameworks, incident management, and service desk operations.
Responsibilities
- Supervise daily shift activities (6:00 AM – 2:30 PM) and coordinate other shift analysts for a seamless handover.
- Responsible for evaluating, maintaining, and improving the network reliability, availability and performance
- Continuously monitor network performance, availability, and security using NOC monitoring tools.
- Respond to network alerts, diagnose failures, and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and update NOC processes, playbooks, and incident response plans.
- Apply security patches, updates, and firewall configurations.
- Maintain up-to-date network diagrams, documentation, and inventory records.
- Manage and configure routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.
- Conduct thorough security audits and assessments to identify vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
- Investigate security incidents to determine root causes and implement remediation strategies.
- Conduct threat intelligence analysis to identify and mitigate emerging cyber threats.
- Perform real-time analysis of security logs and network traffic for anomalies.
- Work with Cisco switch, router and firewall infrastructure and technologies
- Interface with customers to resolve network and connectivity related issues.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.