Network Administrator

SAIC is looking for a Network Administrator with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability in Suffolk, VA. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission‑critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

Schedule includes two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, along with two 8‑hour weekday shifts.

• Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalates to Tier 3 support as required.
• Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance.
• Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments.
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations.
• Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions.
• Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures.
• Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures.
• Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment.
• Enact change management for the solution.
• Operate and maintain existing incident management processes.
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment.
• Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities.
• Support analysis of short/long term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling.
• Conducts testing of network systems.
• Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and two (2) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure.
• Additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree.

• Must have an active Secret clearance.

• Experience required with:
  Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP);
  Access Control Lists;
  Layer 2 Switching;
  Spanning Tree;
  Packet Analysis; SPINE-LEAF architecture.
• Experience with the following is a plus:
  Arista switches;
  Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, Net Scout); SD-WAN and Spine-Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues.
• Working knowledge of SD-WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices.
• Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting.
• Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube.

• IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP. Six-month waiver authorized to obtain.

• Experience with SVLAN (Service VLAN) configuration and management.
• Experience with Arista Cloud Vision Portal.

• Required to work a dedicated weekend shift consisting of two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, plus two 8‑hour weekday shifts.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.