Network Administrator

The Network Administrator II is a key role responsible for the development, design, planning, and construction of robust networks, as well as seamless integration with client networks. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams to communicate engineering design plans, supporting the deployment of network plans, upgrades, and enhancements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and administer LAN, WAN, and SD-WAN environments, including the handling of multiple vendor firewalls such as Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, and others.
• Provide hands-on experience and troubleshooting for Cisco ACI environments, SD-WAN technologies, SSL VPN, Firewall, and Network Switches.
• Monitor system performance, analyze workload, and address traffic and utilization trends.
• Ensure network security by monitoring and reporting on security logs from firewalls and IPS/IDS systems, promptly addressing issues as they arise.
• Participate in multiple network projects, maintaining operational excellence for all networks and designing integration solutions between internal and client networks.
• Research, test, evaluate, and recommend telecommunications and data network systems, seeking continual performance improvements in a highly secure environment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Competencies:

• Communicates With Impact: Clearly and compellingly presents information and ideas both verbally and in writing. Seeks to understand the perspectives of others.
• Drives and Delivers Results: Sets clear priorities, takes focused action, and overcomes barriers to deliver expected results.
• Lives Our Values: Demonstrates commitment to organizational values, including integrity, passionate client service, teamwork, accountability, performance excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Information Security and Compliance: Adheres to policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, ensuring confidentiality and security of all data.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of IP protocols, OSPF, BGP, Cisco, Juniper SD-WAN and SDN, fiber and copper infrastructure, optical data networking, and other relevant concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, PaloAlto Global Protect VPNs, F5 Load Balancers, and datacenter switching (Cisco Nexus 9300 series).
• Familiarity with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations, work independently and as part of a team, and provide on-call support for critical production issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Proven history of documenting projects and processes.
• Professional demeanor with the ability to handle confidential information.
• Flexible schedule to work evenings, weekends, and support 24×5 rotational shifts.

Education + Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent in a relevant stream.
• 4 to 5+ years of Network Engineering experience or related field.
• CCNA, CCNP certification preferred.