Network Admin - TS/SCI - Washington, DC

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Admin to schedule adds, moves and changes and technology upgrades and installs for network routers and switches, address break fixes and minor configuration updates for a classified customer. This position is fully onsite in Washington, DC with 25-30% travel.

Must have active TS/SCI Clearance

Role & Responsibilities:

• Performing switch and router installs, upgrades to ensure smooth operations of the enterprise.
• Executing network site surveys and supporting engineering designs data calls.
• Performing system patching and IAVA patches to network routers and switches.
• Drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for network operations.
• Conducting approved minor network changes (VLAN, ACL and port assignment)
• Performing IOS and Software upgrades
• Troubleshooting systems failures and accessibility problems within the network to our services.
• Supporting new/enhanced network implementation, installation, and technical refresh projects within a site or locale.
• Works independently with some supervision.
• In remote locations must function as independent engineering, maintenance, and network problem solving with minimal or intermittent input from other Tiers/locations.
• Problems faced are difficult, will require detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation to understand problems. You will employ creativity and ingenuity for new technical solutions applicable across the enterprise, drawing heavily on prior experience.
• Perform 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 Crypto.
• 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)
• May configure, deploy, manage, and maintain monitoring systems used by the technicians to ensure availability and overall performance of system and services.
• 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 50% CONUS travel.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• IAT II certification
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain a CI poly
• Preferred: CCNA
  
  

Compensation:

$145,000k -155,000k**depending on experience and degree**

Full Benefits -Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Holidays, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law

This job opens for applications on 8/1/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

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