Job Description
Title Senior Network Administrator
Location: Onsite in Ft. Meade, MD 5 days a week
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Clearance: Must be able to obtain & maintain Active TS/SCI (SCI needs to be active in the last 2 years)
Shift: 5am-1pm or/ 11am-7pm
Key skills: Candidates that are supporting enterprise network environments. This role will be responsible for network infrastructure administration, firewall configuration and troubleshooting, hardware configuration management, and Linux-based systems support. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls, network troubleshooting, and systems administration within complex environments. CCNA certification is also a requirement for this role.
Travel Requirements/Off hours Expectations
• Up to 10% travel, including occasional visits to customer or operational sites across the United States.
• Additional travel may be required during critical network or power outage events, though occurrences are infrequent.
•Expect off hours up to 1x per month for maintenance and upgrades. The candidate will be on a rotation for this.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and connected hardware devices.
• Perform configuration management activities for network and infrastructure hardware.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize network connectivity, performance, and security.
• Configure, deploy, and support Palo Alto firewalls, including firewall policy management, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Support initiatives to enable remote service capabilities through firewall technologies and security solutions.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure components and security appliances.
• Provide Linux systems administration support utilizing command-line tools and scripting.
• Assist with the deployment, administration, and future expansion of Trellix server environments.
• Participate in network hardware installation and infrastructure refresh projects.
• Respond to and resolve network outages, connectivity issues, and infrastructure incidents.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure secure and reliable network performance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and configuration records.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of overall experience and a Bachelors degree. Other level of degrees will be accepted with correlating years of experience. + CCNA certification
• Sec+ certification or other DoD 8140 certification
• Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise firewall environments.
• Experience configuring and supporting Palo Alto Firewalls.
Location: Onsite in Ft. Meade, MD 5 days a week
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Clearance: Must be able to obtain & maintain Active TS/SCI (SCI needs to be active in the last 2 years)
Shift: 5am-1pm or/ 11am-7pm
Key skills: Candidates that are supporting enterprise network environments. This role will be responsible for network infrastructure administration, firewall configuration and troubleshooting, hardware configuration management, and Linux-based systems support. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls, network troubleshooting, and systems administration within complex environments. CCNA certification is also a requirement for this role.
Travel Requirements/Off hours Expectations
• Up to 10% travel, including occasional visits to customer or operational sites across the United States.
• Additional travel may be required during critical network or power outage events, though occurrences are infrequent.
•Expect off hours up to 1x per month for maintenance and upgrades. The candidate will be on a rotation for this.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
• Administer, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and connected hardware devices.
• Perform configuration management activities for network and infrastructure hardware.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize network connectivity, performance, and security.
• Configure, deploy, and support Palo Alto firewalls, including firewall policy management, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Support initiatives to enable remote service capabilities through firewall technologies and security solutions.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure components and security appliances.
• Provide Linux systems administration support utilizing command-line tools and scripting.
• Assist with the deployment, administration, and future expansion of Trellix server environments.
• Participate in network hardware installation and infrastructure refresh projects.
• Respond to and resolve network outages, connectivity issues, and infrastructure incidents.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure secure and reliable network performance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and configuration records.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of overall experience and a Bachelors degree. Other level of degrees will be accepted with correlating years of experience. + CCNA certification
• Sec+ certification or other DoD 8140 certification
• Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise firewall environments.
• Experience configuring and supporting Palo Alto Firewalls.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ft. Meade, MD |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $60–$63 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.apolisrises.com/ |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Employee Referral Program, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans
About Company
Since 1996, RJT has provided successful SAP, Oracle, and IT consulting solutions and staffing services to clients around the world. The new Apolis brings you the same personalized service fortified with a greater array of IT solutions, global expertise, and cost-management strategies.
We are a global IT consultancy that seamlessly integrates experts and leading-edge solutions into your organization so you can focus on what really matters.