Network Administrator – Position

Contract Length: 6 months with the possibility of extending based on performance and project need.
Candidates should be local to Richmond, VA.

Position is located at client’s current offices in New Kent, VA. Agency is in the middle of reviewing new office space in Richmond, VA. Hybrid work arrangement may be considered at the supervisor’s discretion (after the mgr has a chance to evaluate their performance). Selected candidate should plan on working onsite until after that evaluation occurs.

Standard business hours (8:30 – 5:30) Monday–Friday.

• General IT knowledge across networking, systems, web, and cybersecurity — enough to speak the language and triage issues
• Experience coordinating or managing IT vendors or contractors
• Comfortable serving as the bridge between non-technical agency staff and technical contractors
• Ability to track open tickets, follow up on deliverables, and elevate as needed
• Experience in a small office or government environment preferred
• Familiarity with Commonwealth of Virginia IT standards (VITA) a plus

• IT vendor and contractor management
• General networking and systems knowledge (awareness level)
• Cybersecurity awareness and VITA/COV compliance coordination
• Website content coordination (not development)
• IT asset and software license tracking
• Help desk triage and escalation
• Project coordination and ticket/task management
• Microsoft Office / productivity tools

• IT vendor and contractor management — Required, 5 Years
• IT asset and software license tracking — Required, 5 Years
• Project coordination and ticket/task management — Required, 5 Years
• Help desk triage and escalation — Required, 5 Years
• Website content coordination (not development) — Required, 5 Years
• General networking and systems knowledge (awareness level) — Required, 3 Years
• Microsoft Office / productivity tools — Required, 3 Years
• Cybersecurity awareness and VITA/COV compliance coordination — Highly desired, 2 Years
• Hands-on network or systems administration — Nice to have, 3 Years
• Hands-on cybersecurity engineering — Nice to have, 3 Years
• VITA IT procurement / eVA system experience — Nice to have, 3 Years