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Network Administrator

SAIC, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23500

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Description SAIC is looking for

Network Administrators

with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end‑to‑end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission‑critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

This position is onsite in Suffolk, VA.

Specific Duties Include:

Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalating to Tier 3 support as required

Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance

Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments

Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations

Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions

Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures

Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures

Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment

Enact change management for the solution

Operate and maintain existing incident management processes

Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment

Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities

Support analysis of short/long‑term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling

Conduct tests of network systems

Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network

Qualifications Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and two (2) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure

4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree

Required Security Clearance:

Active TS/SCI

Required Skills and Experience:

Experience required with: Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP); Access Control Lists; Layer 2 Switching; Spanning Tree; Packet Analysis; SPINE‑LEAF architecture

Experience with the following is a plus: Arista switches; Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, NetScout); SD‑WAN and Spine‑Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues

Working knowledge of SD‑WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices

Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting

Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube

Required Certifications:

IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP. Six‑month waiver authorized to obtain

Working Environment:

Must be able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment

REQNUMBER: 2512573

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.

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