Network Administrator I (Cloud & Infrastructure

• Cheyenne, WY

Job Title: Network Administrator I (Cloud & Infrastructure)

Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Employment Type: Remote, 6 months Contract to hire

This role is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and stabilization of a modern cloud-enabled network infrastructure supporting approximately 300 users across 7 sites. The Network Administrator I will play a key role in transitioning the organization from traditional on-premise systems to a more scalable, secure, and cloud-integrated environment using Azure-based technologies. This includes standing up new internet connectivity, implementing cloud firewalls, secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, and modern proxy systems.

In parallel, the role will support Level 3 network and systems operations, ensuring reliability and performance across all locations. The position requires close collaboration with desktop support, security, and infrastructure teams in a highly cross‑functional, hands‑on environment.

This role offers the opportunity to directly build and modernize the company’s core network and cloud infrastructure from the ground up. Rather than maintaining legacy systems, the individual will take ownership of critical initiatives that impact every employee across all sites, making this a highly visible and meaningful position.

Given the small, collaborative team environment, the person in this role will gain hands‑on experience across networking, cloud architecture, security, and end‑user systems. This exposure provides accelerated career growth into senior infrastructure, cloud engineering, or security roles within 12–24 months.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, ownership, and learning beyond a single silo. The role offers the ability to work across multiple domains, experiment with new technologies, and contribute to real infrastructure decisions rather than simply executing predefined tasks.

Within the first 90–120 days, take ownership of designing and implementing new internet connectivity across all 7 sites, ensuring reliable and scalable network performance for 300 users. This includes configuring Azure-integrated networking components, cloud firewalls, and secure routing solutions to support business operations. Success will be measured by achieving full deployment within the timeline, maintaining minimal disruption during rollout, and meeting defined uptime and performance SLAs.

This objective may be enhanced using AI-based network monitoring and configuration optimization tools to improve deployment speed and accuracy.

Within 3–6 months, lead the implementation of a secure access service edge (SASE) framework, including cloud proxy solutions and identity‑aware access controls. The goal is to improve security posture while enabling flexible, modern access to systems for all users. Performance will be measured by successful deployment, reduction in security vulnerabilities, and improved access performance metrics. This initiative may leverage AI-driven threat detection and traffic analysis tools to enhance security monitoring and response.

Over a 3–6 month period, plan and execute the migration from traditional phone systems to a softphone‑based communication platform. This includes coordinating with stakeholders, ensuring user adoption, and minimizing downtime or disruption. Success will be measured by full migration completion, user satisfaction, and reduced operational costs. AI-enabled analytics tools may be used to monitor call quality and optimize system performance.

Within the first 60–90 days, stand up and optimize DNS services and provide Level 3 support for network and infrastructure issues across all sites. This includes troubleshooting complex issues, improving system reliability, and documenting processes for ongoing support. Performance will…