TEKsystems · 9 hours ago
Network Administrator
Columbia, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$25/hr - $30/hrTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, helping clients activate ideas and solutions. The Network Administrator will be responsible for building and operating client infrastructure while ensuring high-quality work delivery within timelines.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Build and operate the client infrastructure
Develop understanding of and implement shared responsibility model on premises, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Implementation of ITIL Framework Incidents, Changes, requests etc
Analyze the requirements from Architect, SME, Client, Application team etc
Work on Monitoring, Backup, Patching, Vulnerability Remediation
Monitor the client infrastructure
Identity and access management
Identify, Analyze, and automate routine tasks
Develop understanding of SLA, SLO, SOW etc
Coordinate with multiple teams to serve the request or resolve the incidents
Implementation of High Availability, update management, Disaster recovery, Backup and Restore
Documentation, Weekly/Bi-Weekly Deck preparation, KB article update
Train and Knowledge transfer to junior resources
Handover and On call support during weekends on rotational basis
Qualification
Required
Must have worked on routers, switches, wireless LAN controllers, access points, (Add-on - F5LTM, Cisco ISE and network management of APC UPS devices)
Experience in Network administration, troubleshooting, implementation, (add-on – planning, designing and architecture)
Must know the difference between Core, Distribution, Access and edge network layer
Any technical certifications like Cisco, ITIL
Must have experience in performing IOS upgrades, L3/L2 VLAN configuration, complete configurations of switch and router from scratch, working with on-site engineer to take console of any network device
Minimum knowledge about MPLS configuration
Hands-on experience with ticketing tools specifically Service-Now
Must have knowledge about ITIL/ITSM processes like Incident, problem, change, task management
Working knowledge about Routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and most of the LAN protocols
Must have experience in any of the WAN technologies like MPLS, DMVPN, GRE IPSec Tunnels, SD-WAN
Working experience with protocols like NTP, SNMP, Syslog, 802.11, 802.1x, AAA, ACL, NAT, TACACS, RADIUS, Port-Security, Port mirroring
Exposure to Enterprise composite network models like Datacenter architecture, branch or remote office architecture
Troubleshooting experience on network performance like QoS, Bandwidth policing, Traffic shaping, Latency, Jitter, bandwidth utilizations
Hands-on experience in managing monitoring tool, NetFlow /bandwidth analyzation tools, ( add-on – Cisco Prime Infra, Nagios, Op Managaer ( NetFlow, CMDB, backup management), SolarWinds Orion)
Hands-on experience on managing and administering DHCP and DNS services (either on Windows or Infoblox), SFTP/TFTP
Added experience with tools like Wireshark, Debugging, EEM, Python, Automation, Cisco ACI, SD-WAN(Viptela, Velo cloud, or any), SASE technologies
Any technical training completed like CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, Cisco Wireless
Troubleshoot wireless issues like WLC Code upgrades, AP join issues, Client association issues, Authentication issues, Guest wireless issues
Operational troubleshooting of ISE with respect to supplicants and related error understanding
Working experience with ISPs to troubleshoot issues like link down, slowness, link flapping and turning up new circuits
Experience in network monitoring tool
Associate/Professional level certification on CCNA or CCNP
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Flexibility to adapt and apply innovation to varied business domains and apply technical solutioning and learnings to use cases across business domains and industries
Knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office tools
Preferred
Understanding of Application and other infrastructure monitoring tools
Understanding of end-to-end infrastructure landscape
Experience on virtualization platform
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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Ryan Skains
Vice President, TEKsystems Global Services
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