Senior Network, Firewall & Voice Infrastructure SME; ITAR

Position: Senior Network, Firewall & Voice Infrastructure SME (ITAR)
Job : Q-6C7IBeY=Job Code: VDart-2026-J5906

Location:

cary, NC, United States Salary: USD 46 - 47 (Hourly)
Contact:
Elankumaran VTitle          :

Senior Network, Firewall & Voice Infrastructure SME (ITAR)
Location :
Cary, NC(Onsite)
Contract Seeking an experienced Network, Firewall & Voice SME to support Benchmark's global enterprise network infrastructure, security platforms, SD-WAN environment, wireless infrastructure, and voice services. The role will be responsible for managing LAN/WAN connectivity, routing and switching, firewall administration, wireless platforms, SD-WAN solutions, network security, monitoring, and operational support for mission-critical systems supporting ITAR/CUI-regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support global LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, firewall, and voice infrastructure.

• Manage Arista switching infrastructure, VLANs, routing, network segmentation, DMZ environments, and data center networking.

• Support Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama management, firewall policy administration, rule reviews, NAT, VPN connectivity, security controls, and firewall lifecycle management.

• Support Velo Cloud SD-WAN environments, WAN optimization, branch connectivity, and site onboarding activities.

• Administer and support enterprise voice infrastructure, telephony systems, voice routing, call services, and operational support activities.

• Manage Extreme Wireless infrastructure, wireless controllers, SSIDs, RADIUS authentication, 802.1X security controls, and wireless access services.

• Perform network provisioning, configuration management, software upgrades, patching, hardware refreshes, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, availability, and capacity using Solar Winds and enterprise monitoring tools.

• Perform root cause analysis, troubleshooting, incident resolution, vendor coordination, problem management, and operational escalations.

• Support network security requirements, compliance initiatives, ITAR/CUI controls, and enterprise governance standards.

• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide Level 3 support for critical production incidents and outages.

• Develop and maintain network diagrams, operational procedures, runbooks, standards, SOPs, and technical documentation.
Mandatory Skills

• ITAR / Export Control Eligible (U.S. Person Required)

• Network Administration

• LAN / WAN Technologies

• Data Center Networking

• Arista Switch Administration

• Palo Alto Firewall Administration

• Panorama Management

• Firewall Policy Management

• VPN & NAT Technologies

• Velo Cloud SD-WAN

• Voice Infrastructure / Telephony Support

• Extreme Wireless Networks

• Wireless Controllers

• 802.1X Authentication

• RADIUS Administration

• VLAN, Routing & Switching

• Network Monitoring (Solar Winds)

• Network Security

• Incident & Problem Management

• Production Support / On-Call Support

Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of Enterprise Network Administration experience.

• Experience supporting Palo Alto Firewall environments.

• Experience with SD-WAN technologies.

• Experience supporting enterprise voice environments.

• Experience managing global network infrastructure.

• Experience supporting regulated environments (ITAR/CUI).

• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
Additional Details
Recruiter Screening Criteria (Must Have)

• Palo Alto Firewall Experience

• Panorama Administration Experience

• Arista Switching Experience

• LAN/WAN Experience

• SD-WAN / Velo Cloud Experience

• Voice Infrastructure Experience

• Wireless Infrastructure Experience

• Solar Winds Monitoring Experience

• Network Security Experience

• Data Center Networking Experience

• On-Call / Production Support Experience

SkillsLAN/WAN, SD-WAN