Network Administrator

Back Network Administrator
Data & Analytics Columbia, SC Contract Hybrid Oct 1, 2026

Location: Columbia, SC (hybrid)

Contract Length: 6 Months

Pay Rate: $35/hr - $40/hr

Join a highly visible Network Operations Center (NOC) team responsible for supporting a large-scale enterprise network environment. This role focuses on network monitoring, incident response, operational support, infrastructure maintenance, and ensuring the availability, security, and performance of critical network services.

• Perform daily operational health checks and environment validation activities.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity across enterprise infrastructure.
• Respond to and resolve network incidents, outages, and service disruptions.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Manage break-fix activities and service requests.
• Implement operational changes following established change management processes.
• Support compliance and remediation initiatives.
• Manage network backup and recovery procedures.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, processes, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application support teams to ensure operational excellence and service availability.

• Palo Alto Firewalls
• F5 Load Balancers
• Cisco ACI
• Solar Winds
• Cisco Catalyst Center
• Nexus Insights
• Ansible
• Git Hub
• Thousand Eyes

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; OR
• 4 years of relevant work experience; OR
• 2 years of relevant experience plus an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in network operations, network administration, infrastructure support, or related environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise network technologies in a 24x7 operational environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues.
• Experience performing network monitoring, operational maintenance, and infrastructure support activities.

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure and network environments.
• Experience supporting highly available, large-scale network environments.
• Experience leading major incident responses and operational improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation and operational procedures.

• CCNA
• CCNP
• CCVP

This role offers an opportunity to work within a critical enterprise network environment supporting business continuity. You will be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the security, reliability, and performance of essential network services.

As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.