Senior Network Administrator
Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation
Alexandria, VAJobSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Senior Network Administrator manages and maintains the agency’s network infrastructure, including Cisco devices, Palo Alto firewalls, and cloud networks. The role supports network performance, security, and availability, and includes infrastructure architecture, troubleshooting, and coordination with other IT teams. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, plus either a CCIE certification or at least ten years of relevant IT experience.
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Full job description
Years of Experience: 10 years of experience
Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Program Description: The contractor shall provide IT Infrastructure support services, which includes Tier 1 Help Desk, Tier 2 End User Support, Tier 3 Server, Platform, and Network Infrastructure Support and Engineering. Services shall include, but are not limited to, technical assistance for hardware, software, and network issues; incident and problem resolution; service request management; infrastructure monitoring and support; hardware and software lifecycle support; and management of escalation across all tiers.
Position Description: The Senior Network Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the
agency's network infrastructure. This role involves overseeing the deployment,
configuration, and support of Cisco network devices, Palo Alto Firewall devices, Cloud
networks while ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or
related field.
- A Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification or a minimum of ten
(10) years of experience in a relevant IT area, to include LAN, WAN, wireless,
VoIP, data center and software-defined networking (SDN) administration,
engineering, and architecture.
Responsibilities
- The senior network administrator shall be responsible for, but is not limited to, performing
the following:
- Leading the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Cisco network
devices, including routers, switches, and firewalls.
- Monitoring and optimize the performance of the network, ensuring efficient
resource allocation and minimal downtime.
- Diagnosing and resolving complex network issues, including connectivity,
performance, and security problems.
- Ensuring the security of the network by applying patches, updates, and security
configurations of all network devices.
- Maintaining comprehensive documentation of network configurations,
procedures, and policies.
- Working closely with other IT teams to support network needs and integrate
network solutions with other systems.
- Providing guidance and mentorship to junior network administrators and other IT
staff.
- Providing architect network infrastructure services to include establishing secure
baseline network configurations, developing network implementation plans, and
service deployments.
- Leading complex troubleshooting layer 2, layer 3, wireless network, VoIP, data
center and SDN technologies.
- Researching and report on new technologies and how they provide value to
the organization.
- Performing hardware installations and supporting the configuration of IT network
systems in NCUA on-prem environments.
Required Skills:
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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
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Ability to maintain a Public trust security clearance
Benefits
SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:
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Medical
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Dental
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Vision
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AD&D
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STD
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LTD
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Company paid Life Insurance
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401k with employer contribution
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Paid Time Off
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Pet Insurance
How this job compares
Set against the 744 open Network Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$95–133K/yr48 salary ranges
- US median$40–45/hr32 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 66 open Network Administrator jobs in Virginia and 744 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Network Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 639 postings).
- Education
- 124 of the 744 open Network Administrator jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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