Network Administrator III - Site Survey and Design Support

Network Administrator III

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph clearance to be considered.

As a Network Administrator III, you'll be challenged with hard complex support problems where you will coordinate with other NOC and Operational staff and be asked to lead and perform platform upgrades. You are expected as one of the leaders on the Network team to coordinate ticket acceptance and resolutions. You will develop technical resolution reports for critical outages in the Network.

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Network Administrator III: $160,000 - $170,000

Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Network Administrator III Responsibilities Include:

• Lead new/enhanced network implementation, installation, and technical refresh projects within a site or locale.
• Facilitating engineering design data calls.
• Making recommendations that enhance operational efficiencies for network monitoring, management, and overall operations.
  
  
  
  • Uses experience and knowledge articles to understand/implement potential workarounds.
  • Updates knowledge articles and handles "how to" questions.
  • Support KM management by entering solutions into the Solutions database.
  
  
• Monitoring network performance, track usage and develop capacity planning reports.
• Developing and maintaining IP Address allocations tables.
• Creating, reviewing, and publishing in KM system Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for network operations.
• Performing System patching and IAVA patches to network routers and switches.
• Performing IOS and Software upgrades.
• Troubleshooting systems failures and accessibility problems within the network to our services.
• Working independently while providing leadership to the rest of the Network team.
• Preform Network ticket resolution.
  
  
  
  • Support Network ticket closure across Network OPS staff to include:
    
    
    
    • Completes initial categorization of Service Requests (type, sub-type, location device, priority, etc.)
    
    
  • Use administrative access to the network to provision new switches, router, VLANs and Krypto.
  • Uses administrative access to network components to research errors, incidents, problems and to perform incident analysis and identify potential problems.
  • Routing Service Requests to the appropriate organization required for incident resolution.
  • Performs root cause analyses.
  • Completes problem resolutions associated with incident ticket(s).
  
  
• Will configure, deploy, manage, and maintain Network monitoring systems used by the technicians to ensure availability and overall performance of system and services.
• Assists with development of network-related implementation and deployment documentation.
• Tests and evaluates network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
• Support development of testing aids for validating lab configurations or systems in the lab
• Assists with testing and documentation for products/solutions/systems being tested.
• Lead research and testing of new or modified hardware or software products to determine performance and interoperability.
• Supports engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of new solutions.
• Lead validation of lab environment disaster recovery plans.
• Will require travel to other sites for network engineering and administration activities.
• May require unpacking, moving network components of average weight and volume.
• It is anticipated this role will have up to 25% CONUS travel.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Network Administrator III Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Active TS/SCI with the willingness and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in network engineering, NOC operations, or a similar role
• Proven experience supporting enterprise-level networks, including backbone and core infrastructure
• Hands-on troubleshooting with advanced routing/switching, firewalls, and load balancers
• Experience responding to and resolving critical network outages and performance issues
• IAT II
• CCNA
• Preferred: CCNP
• Diagnose and resolve complex network issues with minimal supervision
• Lead root cause analysis and develop preventive strategies
• Work collaboratively across multiple teams and vendors during escalations
• Create and maintain technical documentation and network diagrams
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company Information:

Criterion is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about Criterion, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

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Keywords:

• Routing
• Switching
• Troubleshooting
• Protocols
• Escalation

Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.