Network Administrator

Job Title : Network Administrator ((ITS Administrator)

Location : Orange, CA

Direct Hire Fulltime Position

Only For GC and USC) - Only For W2

Job Description :

The Network Administrator (ITS Administrator, Sr.) will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of multi-platform network environment.

The incumbent will support Microsoft Azure, Extreme Networks, F5 Networks, Palo Alto Networks, RSA Security, Pulse Secure and Zscaler systems.

The incumbent will coordinate with respective internal support and engineering teams and various external partners and vendors.

Duties & Responsibilities :

80% - Technical and Network Support

• Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.
• Provides network escalation support to other Information Technology Services (ITS) teams.
• Works closely with and advises Information Security on vulnerabilities and threats by identifying, analyzing and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• Performs administration duties for on-prem and cloud-based network systems and services in collaboration with team members, architects and leadership in accordance with best practices and strategic direction.
• Manages medium to large-sized projects.
• Plans, develops, tests and implements new projects.
• Upgrades, installs and configures network systems and associated equipment.
• Responds to, updates and closes complex service desk tickets generated by internal business partners.
• Monitors network / system performance by identifying system and network events and security and environmental alarms.
• Develops documentation for new and existing systems.

15% - Administrative Support

• Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals / priorities for the department.
• Guides and assists junior staff in skills development.

5% - Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or related field required.
• 6 years of experience working with Extreme Networks or similar products required.
• 6 years of experience working with Palo Alto Networks required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Cloud-based certification in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Network vendor certifications for Extreme, Palo Alto or F5.
• Experience in a multi-cloud, hybrid cloud or collocation environments.
• Experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations or relevant best-practice framework.
• 6 years of experience working with Microsoft Azure Government Community Cloud (GCC) and / or Commercial Cloud.
• 6 years of experience working with Palo Alto’s next-generation firewall (NGFW), virtual private network (VPN), software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) or Cortex.
• 6 years of experience working with F5 local traffic manager (LTM).
• 6 years of experience working with Zscaler secure web proxies, Pulse VPNs with an emphasis on remote workforce.
• 6 years of experience working with RSA, YubiKey, Azure Active Directory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
15 days ago