Network Administrator
Colorado Springs, COJob$80–120K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
SAIC seeks a Tier II Network Administrator to support the NORAD and NORTHCOM network enterprise solution onsite in Colorado Springs. The role operates and maintains a dispersed network, helps plan and implement upgrades, hardens the digital environment, and supports reliable, stable, and secure voice, data, and critical services. It also involves infrastructure operations, performance monitoring, and end-user connectivity support.
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Description
SAIC is seeking a Tier II Network Administrator to support the NORAD and NORTHCOM network enterprise solution onsite in Colorado Springs. This position will help plan and implement upgrades, harden the digital environment, and operate and maintain a dispersed network across the north American continent. The network administrator ensures reliable operations, stability, and security of the organization’s voice, data, and critical services.
The Network Administrator will ensure the daily operation and maintenance of a dispersed network that provides services from the user distribution layer through a dispersed core. A firm understanding of routing and switching technologies along with security implementation and best practices will be used daily. This role manages daily infrastructure tasks, monitors performance bottlenecks, and supports end-users with connectivity issues.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Candidate must be familiar with Cisco IOS, IP routing protocols, long haul communication transport, network test equipment and NSA type 1 encryption devices.
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Must have solid technical skills and experience with a variety of network protocols, software, and hardware involved in LAN and WAN operations.
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Troubleshooting and analytic and diagnostic skills, along with good communication.
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Layer 1 and Layer 2 network experience (CAT5, SM/MM Fiber, Serial cables, SFP).
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Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (VLAN’s, Port Security, Thin Configs).
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Bachelor’s degree + 3 years’ experience or High School Diploma is required and 7 + years of experience. At least 3 years of experience must be in Network Administration or similar field.
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CCNA or Juniper Certification.
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Must have a current Security+ required by DoD 8570 / 8140.
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Must have a current Top Secret with SCI eligibility.
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Knowledge of Cisco IOS, Juniper JUNOS, Brocade and Foundry OS.
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Requires comprehensive knowledge of Inline Network Encrypting technologies.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Prior experience dealing with military and government customers.
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Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education.
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Clearance: TS/SCI.
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Cisco classes or certification(s), familiarity with IP Multicast, Fiber Optic and Copper Cabling Standards, DoD cryptographic equipment (e.g. TACLANE) is a plus.
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Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
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Working knowledge of basic routing fundamentals.
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CCNP or equivalent Juniper Certification.
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618482
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 735 open Network Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–120K/yr
- Colorado median$90–137K/yr33 salary ranges
- US median$100–133K/yr474 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 10% below the Colorado median midpoint ($111K) — in the middle half of Network Administrator salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Network Administrator jobs in Colorado and 735 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Network Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (634 postings).
- Education
- 129 of the 735 open Network Administrator jobs (18%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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